TechWatch report looks at metadata
20 May 2008
Latest JISC TechWatch report calls for libraries to adopt 'coherent approach to metadata'.
James Gray assesses the situation and how it can be addressed
Industry trends
Seal sets standards for open-access journals
19 May 2008
The SPARC Europe Seal for Open Access journals intends to address the confusion that sometimes surrounds the use and reuse of material published in OA journals.
British Library CEO advises ministers on intellectual property
19 May 2008
Lynne Brindley has been appointed to the UK's Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property.
Developing world research grows faster thanks to information access
19 May 2008
Free and low-cost access to health research in developing countries is boosting research output, according to the HINARI Access to Research Initiative.
HINARI delivers ADA's event knowledge
18 May 2008
ADA and Conference Archives increase impact of ADA's education activities and courses in developing countries through HINARI.
MIT Press and Tizra create online library
17 May 2008
MIT Press signs agreement with Tizra to create a website that will enable users to find, buy and view books published by the press online.
Reprints Desk comes top in Outsell survey
17 May 2008
Reprints Desk rated first in customer satisfaction in a recently published Outsell survey 'Document Delivery - Best Practices and Vendor Scorecard'.
Harvard law faculty votes for open access
8 May 2008
HLS unanimously votes to make faculty member's scholarly articles available online for free.
Fee reduction on ALT certified membership
4 May 2008
JISC funding facilitates fee reduction on certified membership of the ALT.
SPARC Europe Award for Leo Waaijers
30 April 2008
Dr Leo Waaijers has won the 2008 SPARC Europe Award for Outstanding Achievements in Scholarly Communications.
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Matt Balara explains how an established publisher, De Gruyter, completed an extraordinary transformation
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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
Céline Richard explains what the Large Hadron Collider has taught us about the importance of open access research
Ivy Cavendish
Ivy Cavendish tells the inspirational tale behind the formation of a writing tool for researchers, TooWrite
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There is a continuing need for the sorts of insights and judgements that only a person can bring, writes David Stuart
Tasha Mellins-Cohen
COUNTER reports have an integral role to play in our wider scholarly communication system, writes Tasha Mellins-Cohen
Tony Roche
Emerald Publishing CEO Tony Roche talks of his career in scholarly publishing and a love of eastern cuisine
Alicia Wise
Alicia Wise, CLOCKSS executive director, reflects on her career and explains the importance of robustly preserving academic resources
Heather Staines
Heather Staines sums up proceedings at this year's Researcher to Reader conference
