History researchers have a new resource for searching across a wide range of British historical sources. Sharon Howard describes the Connecting Histories project and gives advice to people undertaking similar projects
Annual Reviews has just published a white paper into the challenges of information overload and how it is and will be addressed, writes Charlie Rapple
Libraries house vast amounts of unstructured data and this is increasing as user-generated content becomes more important. John Pomeroy reports from the recent MarkLogic UK summit about some of the challenges and opportunities with this type of information
JISC executive secretary Malcolm Read has called for more investment in cloud computing
A new report by FreePint Research into managing copyright has concluded that information managers have been successful in communicating about copyright risk and raising awareness amongst workers about their role in managing it
China, Brazil, India and other countries are rivaling traditional "scientific superpowers" in scientific output, according to a new report from the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science
Technology can help universities reduce costs while retaining strong values, according to discussions at this week's JISC annual conference
OCLC Research and the University of Cambridge are working together on a six-month investigation into the value of making collection metadata openly available in a sustainable manner
Researchers want support storing research data, says SURFfoundation study
Robert Massie, president of Chemical Abstracts Service, has been awarded the International Patent Information Award 2011 for his 'significant achievements towards the advancement of patent information'
