Carving new roles in the library
Many discussions at the Online Information 2013 conference focused on the changes and opportunities for information professionals, writes Sian Harris
Many discussions at the Online Information 2013 conference focused on the changes and opportunities for information professionals, writes Sian Harris
Siân Harris reports on some of the trends in the industry and considers what we can expect from 2012
A project to help digital repositories control and make money from their digital assets has attracted funding from the UK government
As the role of social networking grows in research and publishing David Stuart takes a look at Google Plus and what it promises
Boosting 'findability' is vital for medical professionals and researchers to uncover knowledge for the benefit of patients, writes Jeremy Bentley of Smartlogic
Technology can help universities reduce costs while retaining strong values, according to discussions at the annual conference of the UK's JISC, which was held in March
The New Journal of Physics has recently launched video abstracts. Tim Smith explains how this will help communicate research
David Utting of JISC shares how £12.5 million from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) is being invested to give opportunities to UK researchers to store, manage and use their data using cloud computing
Friedel Grant looks at some new web-based initiatives that provide virtual access to the treasures of art galleries, libraries and museums around the world
Alastair Dunning discusses how new large-scale data analysis techniques of many different types of data sets can give researchers new insight
From rapid disease information to a way to promote and share regional knowledge in multiple languages, preprints have come into their own in recent years. Siân Harris finds out more
Céline Richard explains what the Large Hadron Collider has taught us about the importance of open access research
Ivy Cavendish tells the inspirational tale behind the formation of a writing tool for researchers, TooWrite
There is a continuing need for the sorts of insights and judgements that only a person can bring, writes David Stuart
COUNTER reports have an integral role to play in our wider scholarly communication system, writes Tasha Mellins-Cohen
Emerald Publishing CEO Tony Roche talks of his career in scholarly publishing and a love of eastern cuisine
Alicia Wise, CLOCKSS executive director, reflects on her career and explains the importance of robustly preserving academic resources
Heather Staines sums up proceedings at this year's Researcher to Reader conference