Data preservation: to infinity and beyond
Neil Grindley of JISC reports on an international project that is making the business case for digital preservation
Industry trends
Report helps universities present OA business case
A new report shows universities how to work out their potential cost savings using various open-access models, writes Sian Harris
Industry changes challenge traditional peer review
Branwen Hide of the UK's Research Information Network (RIN) examines some of the latest challenges and initiatives with the peer-review process
Libraries expect e-book growth
Librarians expect significant growth in e-book acquisitions, according to HighWire's recent 'eBooks Librarian Survey'
SPARC guide explores OA funds
SPARC has released a guide and supporting web resource exploring campus-based open-access publishing funds
Google is important to Chinese scientists, says study
More than three-quarters of Chinese scientists use Google as the primary search engine for their research
Portugal joins SCOAP3
The Fundação para a Computação Científica Nacional has joined the international consortium driving open-access to high-energy physics research
New grant supports open-access publishing in the Netherlands
The Dutch higher education sector is convinced of the need for open access, writes Annemiek van der Kuil, project manager of SURFshare in the…
Study shows importance of data quality and methodology
Data quality and methodology are key concerns in higher education rankings, according to a study by Thomson Reuters
US universities start $20 million archiving project
A $20 million US archiving project led by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries aims to help preserve scientific data
Is Citizen Science the future for researchers?
The general public are increasingly being invited to get involved in scientific data collection and view the results. Neil Jacobs of JISC looks at…
Data sharing advice helps protect patient privacy
New guidance sets out how personal information from clinical trials should be shared to help minimise risks to patient privacy