Professional and scholarly books hold 75.9 percent of the US e-book market, says Simba report - April 21, 2011
Media industry and forecast analysis firm Simba Information, US, has released a new report titled ‘Professional Publishing in the Digital Age: E-Books in Libraries.’ Although consumer trade books get a majority of the attention, professional and scholarly books, which include the legal, scientific/technical, medical and business… Read More
STM welcomes new RIN report debating the future of scholarly communication - April 15, 2011
The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) has welcomed the publication of the RIN report 'Heading for the open road: costs and benefits of transitions in scholarly communications.' Commissioned by the Research Information Network (RIN), the Publishing Research Consortium, the Wellcome Trust,… Read More
Apple iOS to dominate media tablet market through 2015, says Gartner report - April 13, 2011
Technology research services firm Gartner, Inc., US, has released a report titled ‘Forecast: Media Tablets by Open Operating System, Worldwide, 2008-2015.’ According to the report, despite mounting competition from other operating systems (OSs), Apple’s iOS will continue to own the majority of the worldwide media tablet… Read More
JISC welcomes new report investigating costs and benefits of transitions in scholarly communications - April 11, 2011
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has welcomed the 'Heading for the open road: costs and benefits for transitions in scholarly communications report', which adds to the growing knowledge into the different publishing models for UK research. JISC co-funded the report with the Research… Read More
New report investigates costs and benefits of transitions in scholarly communications - April 8, 2011
The Research Information Network (RIN), Research Libraries UK (RLUK), the Wellcome Trust, the Publishing Research Consortium (PRC) and the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), have announced the publication of the report 'Heading for the open road: costs and benefits of transitions in scholarly communications'. This new… Read More
Global smartphone sales to hit 468 million in 2011, says Garner report - April 8, 2011
Technology research services firm Gartner, Inc., US, has released a report that says worldwide smartphone sales will reach 468 million units in 2011, a 57.7 percent increase from 2010. By the end of 2011, Android will move to become the most popular operating system (OS) worldwide… Read More
RIN completes case studies on information practices of humanities researchers - April 7, 2011
The UK's Research Information Network (RIN) has completed a second series of case studies to provide a detailed analysis of how humanities researchers discover, use, create and manage their information resources. The project focuses on the behaviours and needs of researchers working in a number of… Read More
Apple’s IPad2 with Wi-Fi and 3G gets top ratings from Consumer Reports tests - April 6, 2011
Consumer Reports' latest tests of the 10 most-promising tablet computers have reportedly given top ratings to the Apple iPad 2 with Wi-Fi and 3G. This is despite many competing products being pitted against the Apple iPad, which is seen to have enjoyed a significant share of… Read More
New LCA guide examines latest decision in the Google Books Search case and its effect on libraries - April 4, 2011
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) has announced the release of 'A Guide for the Perplexed Part IV: The Rejection of the Google Books Settlement,' an analysis of the latest decision in the Google Books Search case and its potential effect on libraries. The LCA is comprised… Read More
OCLC Research and University of Oxford collaborate to study digital ‘residents’ and ‘visitors’ in the transition from secondary to higher education - April 1, 2011
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, and the University of Oxford are collaborating in a six-month, JISC-funded study. The study is part of a larger three-year longitudinal project, to investigate the theory of digital residents and visitors with students in the transitional educational stage between late-stage… Read More
