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Bright future for libraries in the cloud
4 July 2022
Siân Harris looks at what role cloud-based services play in libraries today, their benefits and limitations and what challenges remain
OPEN ACCESS
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Transformational OA agreements: help or hindrance?
19 July 2021
Many say open access funding agreements will tip the balance of publishing output. But not everyone, reports Rebecca Pool
2020 the year of open data?
30 March 2020
A growing number of mandates, incentives and declarations are driving progress in open data, reports Rebecca Pool
The meaning of open
20 September 2019
David Stuart investigates the concept of open research, and what it means to the scholarly community
Revolution or evolution?
26 July 2018
As the open access landscape grows in volume and complexity, Rebecca Pool asks whether calls for caution should be heard
A monograph for tomorrow
21 July 2017
Open access looks set to shake up the humanities and social sciences book landscape for the better, reports Rebecca Pool
Latest issue
Antonia Seymour, chief executive at IOP Publishing, and Andrew Barker, director of library services and learning development at Lancaster University, talk about hybrid working and re-thinking how we work
David Stuart writes: are new ways of measuring research are providing a more realistic picture of scholarly communication?
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Siân Harris looks at what role cloud-based services play in libraries today, their benefits and limitations and what challenges remain
Charlie Rapple
Kudos co-founder Charlie Rapple explains her passion for accelerating the dissemination – and impact – of science
Sowmya Swaminathan
Sowmya Swaminathan discusses the implications for publishers in helping to foster open research practices
Nandita Quaderi
Nandita Quaderi explains how Covid-19 continues to affect the citation network, and introduces a new kind of citation distortion
Oluchi Ojinamma Okere
Oluchi Ojinamma Okere outlines how researchers in sub-Saharan countries are being hamstrung by economics
Helen Lippell
Helen Lippell explains why organisations should learn more about taxonomies, ontologies and metadata - and describes her love of a good quiz
Mark Hahnel
Figshare founder Mark Hahnel describes the company's beginnings and raison d’être – and his wider hopes for scholarly communications
Miriam Maus
If scientists are successful, we are successful, writes Miriam Maus, publishing director at IOP Publishing
