Japan’s e-book content market to cross $2 billion by 2015, says Nomura Research Institute - December 22, 2010
Nomura Research Institute (NRI), a Japan-based think-tank and systems integrator, has predicted that the market for e-book content in Japan will grow to be worth $2.9 billion in 2015. This is 2.8 times its value in 2010. About 14 million digital book readers will have… Read More
Healthcare consumer confidence continues to decline, according to Thomson Reuters monthly index - December 21, 2010
Americans' confidence in their ability to obtain and afford healthcare continued to decline in November, falling another point, according to a consumer sentiment index produced by Thomson Reuters. The Thomson Reuters Consumer Healthcare Sentiment Index was launched in December 2009 with its baseline measurement set at… Read More
New ARL report ‘Fair Use Challenges in Academic and Research Libraries’ now available - December 21, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced the release of Fair Use Challenges in Academic and Research Libraries, a report that summarises research into the current application of fair use and other copyright exemptions to meet the missions of the US academic and research libraries.… Read More
UK study urges colleges to hone e-learning strategies for higher education - December 16, 2010
The use of mobile technologies and a more innovative use of existing institutional systems such as virtual learning environments (VLEs) will be increasingly important to colleges that provide higher education, according to a new JISC funded study. All institutions surveyed recognise the strategic imperative of developing… Read More
Cisco study examines cloud computing trends in IT use by employees - December 10, 2010
Communication technology provider Cisco, US, recently announced the final installment of the Cisco Connected World Report, an international study conducted by InsightExpress, a US-based third-party market research firm. The report examines the behavioral trends of workers in accessing information anywhere, with any device, and the ability… Read More
Worldwide sales of connected e-readers to reach 6.6 million in 2010, says Gartner report - December 9, 2010
Technology research services firm Gartner, Inc., US, has released a report tilted 'Competitive Landscape: Connected E-Readers, North America', available on its website at http://www.gartner.com/resId=1477015. According to the report, worldwide connected e-reader sales to end users are forecast to total 6.6 million units… Read More
E-book reader market to grow exponentially from 2013, says ABI Research report - December 8, 2010
It has been observed that the market for e-book readers has until now been largely restricted to the US, led by Amazon's Kindle, Barnes & Noble's Nook and Sony's Reader. But, according to ABI Research, e-book reader markets will start to expand globally from 2013 onwards.… Read More
Publishing Research Consortium releases findings of global study on access to journal articles - December 7, 2010
The Publishing Research Consortium (PRC) has released findings of a global study, according to which, researchers in all disciplines, across the world, rate journal articles as the most important type of information - and they can get access to them. But there is more to be… Read More
UK poll examines impact of libel laws threat on scientific publishers - December 6, 2010
Sense About Science, a charitable trust to promote good science and evidence for the public, recently released the preview of a survey to estimate the number of medical and scientific journal editors threatened with libel action. The move comes as the UK's Read More
Stanford study on medical device regulations ‘highly flawed’, says CDRH chief - December 2, 2010
The Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) director, Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, has strongly refuted findings from a recent study, according to which, over three-quarters of the cost to bring a medical device from concept to the US market is spent on clearing regulatory obstacles, it… Read More
