The changing face of databases
Abstracting and indexing (A&I) databases have played an important role in finding scholarly information for many years. Originally these indexes were in bound, print…
October/November 2012
Report reveals impact of open access on libraries
Open access (OA) has been making the headlines recently – and not just in industry-specific publications. The interest stems from large-scale studies and big…
Librarians envisage positive role in open-access future
In April 2012, InTech conducted an online survey of 211 academic librarians across a range of regions, including the USA, Canada, Australia, the UK,…
Considering rights in a digital age
ACTA, SOPA, the Hargreaves Review... the list of recent developments in the world of copyright goes on. But since when did copyright become such…
Mobile publishing grows but questions still remain
Everywhere today people are using mobile devices for things other than traditional phone calls and text messages. ‘I’ve got an app for that’ or…
Free tool helps with journal selection
Over recent years there has been a massive growth in research carried out in China and elsewhere and published in international, English-language journals. It…
User needs are crucial
What has changed?What the Press is trying to do is the same as it has always done: to advance knowledge and research around the…