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Ten years ago, many in scholarly publishing worried about digital preservation, but didn’t know what to do. Preservation solutions were nigh on non-existent and…
Ten years ago, many in scholarly publishing worried about digital preservation, but didn’t know what to do. Preservation solutions were nigh on non-existent and…
In 1991, the world’s first online, open-access (OA) repository, arXiv, was born. Superseding a multinational email distribution list, the repository for high-energy physics (HEP)…
The Library of Alexandria opened its doors around 2,300 years ago, with a mission to collect the entire world’s printed works in one place.…
Back in the 1960s and 1970s, authors and publishers who held copyrights for text works became increasingly concerned with changes in printing and duplication…
Web 2.0 sites and technologies are increasingly recognised as important tools for the research community. They offer both new networking opportunities and the ability…
One of the highlights of the Frankfurt Book Fair for many people is expected to be discussions about the new EPUB 3 standard. ‘We…
Anybody involved in publishing or reading mathematical formulae online will know that this is not always straightforward. Mathematical expressions are a key building block…
The growth in collaborative efforts among researchers, regardless of geographic boundaries and subject areas, is creating an influx of information while new technologies are…
'The ongoing march of the online movement means that XML is about to be as pervasive as the PC.' Vanessa Spedding, Research Information, Autumn…