October/November 2016

RIoct16Interview

Gaining altitude

When and how did you get involved in the scholarly publishing industry? In 1995 I returned to the UK and got my first job…

Revealing the silver lining

How would you define a cloud-based library system? Cloud-based library services platforms like WorldShare Management Services (WMS) allow libraries to run both front-office and…

RIoct16Assesment

Alternative assessment

Altmetrics surfaced in 2010 from a tide of scholarly dissatisfaction. For many, peer-review was slow, citation counting insufficient, and the Journals Impact Factor dubious.…

RIoct16Diversity

Dealing with diversity

In a broad sense, a publishing platform is the software and services needed to effectively and efficiently distribute and monetise a publisher’s digital content,…

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