Physicists get new research network
9 September 2009
Sian Harris finds out about a new social network to help physicists work together and share information
Publishing news
Infomedia 18 merges publishing services
20 August 2009
India-based Infomedia 18 has merged its publishing businesses to form Glyph International, reportedly one of the largest providers of publishing services in the world
'Smart Materials and Structures' applauded by ScienceWatch
14 August 2009
Institute of Physics Publishing journal recognised as one of the most influential journals in the field of engineering by ScienceWatch
CrossRef claims huge growth in book deposits
10 August 2009
Book deposits continue to grow faster than any other content type in its reference linking system, boasts US-based CrossRef
Semantico implements Shibboleth for Brill
7 August 2009
Technology provider for online publishing, Semantico, has added the Shibboleth protocol to Brill's access management system.
UN offers free journal access to poorest nations
6 August 2009
New UN scheme allows free academic journal access to research institutions in the world's poorest nations
Ethical digitisation business opens European office
4 August 2009
US-based Digital Divide Data opens European office to boost employment of disadvantaged youngsters in Asia
AIP and Collexis join forces to exploit search and discovery software
3 August 2009
American Institute of Physics selects Collexis as a 'key technology partner' and says new products will follow soon
Elsevier redefines online articles
21 July 2009
The journal Cell is leading a push to redefine how peer-reviewed articles are accessed and used online. Sian Harris spoke to Emilie Marcus, editor in chief of Cell Press, to find out why
Mike Rossner honoured as SPARC innovator
9 July 2009
SPARC has named Mike Rossner, executive director of the Rockefeller University Press in New York, as the latest SPARC innovator
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Antonia Seymour, chief executive at IOP Publishing, and Andrew Barker, director of library services and learning development at Lancaster University, talk about hybrid working and re-thinking how we work
David Stuart writes: are new ways of measuring research are providing a more realistic picture of scholarly communication?
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Siân Harris looks at what role cloud-based services play in libraries today, their benefits and limitations and what challenges remain
Charlie Rapple
Kudos co-founder Charlie Rapple explains her passion for accelerating the dissemination – and impact – of science
Sowmya Swaminathan
Sowmya Swaminathan discusses the implications for publishers in helping to foster open research practices
Nandita Quaderi
Nandita Quaderi explains how Covid-19 continues to affect the citation network, and introduces a new kind of citation distortion
Oluchi Ojinamma Okere
Oluchi Ojinamma Okere outlines how researchers in sub-Saharan countries are being hamstrung by economics
Helen Lippell
Helen Lippell explains why organisations should learn more about taxonomies, ontologies and metadata - and describes her love of a good quiz
Mark Hahnel
Figshare founder Mark Hahnel describes the company's beginnings and raison d’être – and his wider hopes for scholarly communications
Miriam Maus
If scientists are successful, we are successful, writes Miriam Maus, publishing director at IOP Publishing
