Copyright law prevents access to millions of 'orphan works'
15 June 2009
Millions of "orphan works" cannot be accessed online because their rights holders cannot be found
Industry trends
Open access could save money in the Netherlands
15 June 2009
Open-access publication could save the Netherlands up to 133 million euros, according to new research from Australian economist John Houghton
Can HE keep up with the Web 2.0 world?
12 June 2009
Research released in May suggests that universities and colleges are falling behind their students in the use of new technologies. Malcolm Read, executive secretary of JISC, explains what this research means for the future of higher education
Green open-access study publishes guidelines
5 June 2009
A Europe-wide project to investigate the effects of large-scale deposit ('green open access') has published guidelines for publishers and repository managers
Research4Life programmes show dramatic growth
18 May 2009
Three international programmes aimed at giving free or low-cost information access to researchers in the world's poorest countries have seen impressive growth in their numbers of registered institutions
Bundling print and digital drives textbook sales
12 May 2009
There is a growing demand for e-textbooks, according to a study by John Smith & Son, a UK academic and professional bookselling chain
Higher e-journal spend linked to better research outcomes
7 May 2009
There is a clear correlation between levels of usage of e-journals and research outcomes, according to studies done by the CIBER group at University College London on behalf of the UK's Research Information Network
More than 1000 researchers now collaborating on Methodspace
30 April 2009
Methodspace, SAGE's free public social network dedicated to the discussion of research methods online, attracted more than 1000 members in its first month
More US universities back open-access physics initiative
27 April 2009
Five universities and a consortium in the USA plan to re-direct their current high-energy physics journal subscriptions to the SCOAP3 initiative
Elsevier announces Grand Challenge winners
22 April 2009
Elsevier has announced the winners of the Elsevier Grand Challenge, which invited researchers to prototype tools dealing with the increasing amount of online life sciences information
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