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
Interviews for this article have been adapted from recent PhaidraCon roundtable events and from upcoming 2023 editions of EpistemiCast
Patrick Hargitt explains why 2022 became the year that accessibility got serious
Joseph Koivisto and Jordan Sly from the University of Maryland discuss the implications of the publications-as-data model
Despite the collective and decisive step changes in enabling the transition to open access this year, we should not be complacent, writes Susie Winter
Thomas Shaw and Andrew Barker from Lancaster University Library discuss the realities, challenges and future impact of open access in the research community
It’s not a question of if, but how. The future of scholarly publishing is open, yet the debate on how to accelerate the growth of open access continues