Researchers find open data key to future of search and discovery: Elsevier survey - September 29, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has released highlights from a new online survey titled 'Future of Search and Discovery'. The survey reveals that researchers around the globe are not only ready for the next phase in search and discovery, but also prepared to actively contribute to making… Read More
US report stresses importance of education and scientific innovation to economy - September 27, 2010
The US' National Academy of Sciences has released a report titled 'Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited'. According to the report, if the US is to recover from years of severe job losses and financial crisis, it must stay the course of smart, sustained investments in… Read More
National Archives and Records Administration releases Federal Web 2.0 use report - September 23, 2010
The US' National Archives and Records Administration has released a report on how Federal agencies are using web 2.0 tools to create and share information. The report titled 'A Report on Federal Web 2.0 Use and Record Value', is available online at Read More
Increasing commercialisation of science is cause for concern, say researchers - September 20, 2010
The rise in commercialisation of science is impeding access to key scientific knowledge and slowing down the progress of science, researchers on bmj.com have claimed. Varuni de Silva and Raveen Hanwella from the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka contend that copyrighting or patenting medical scales,… Read More
Disclosures not revealing author-industry ties consistently, says study - September 14, 2010
Medical journal Archives of Internal Medicine has published a study, according to which current journal disclosure practices do not yield complete or consistent information regarding authors' industry ties. It has become standard practice in medical journals to require authors to disclose their relationships with industry. However,… Read More
E-reader shipments to reach 35 million by 2014 despite tablet PC impact, says report - September 14, 2010
Market research services provider In-Stat, US, has released a report, according to which e-reader shipments will grow from 12 million units by the end of this year, to 35 million in 2014. This is despite the potential impact that the tablet PC market may have on… Read More
Asia-Pacific improves global share of published scientific articles, says Thomson Reuters - September 13, 2010
Researchers at institutes and universities in many Western countries worry about budget pressures, while scientists in several Asian countries are reportedly translating huge R&D investments into impressive gains in research output. According to the Thomson Reuters National Science Indicators, the Asia-Pacific region improved its global share… Read More
RIN report looks at trends in the finances of UK higher education libraries from 1999-2009 - September 13, 2010
The UK's Research Information Network (RIN) has released a briefing paper that looks at how the financial position of libraries in the higher education sector has changed over the period between 1999 and 2009 (the latest year for which statistics are available). It is based on… Read More
Informa predicts tablet computers will outsell e-readers - September 7, 2010
Sales of smartbooks are expected to rapidly grow from 3.65 million in 2010 to nearly 50 million in 2014, representing over 50 percent of all embedded device sales, according to projections from research firm Informa Telecoms & Media. Also, it is projected that multifunctional portable devices… Read More
FCC releases latest report on Internet access trends in the US - September 6, 2010
The US' Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has updated and released its latest report on Internet access service subscribership in a bid to better monitor these trends. Titled 'Internet Access Services: Status as of June 2009', the report is seen to reflect the evolution of performance standards… Read More
