Study examines economic returns of public access policies in US - August 5, 2010
Delivering timely, open, online access to the results of federally funded research in the US will significantly increase the return on the public's investment in science, according to a new study. Titled 'The Economic and Social Returns on Investment in Open Archiving Publicly Funded Research Outputs', it is authored by… Read More
Drug trials funded by industry more likely to publish favourable results, says report - August 4, 2010
Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have released a report that says that when published results are systematically tracked for drug trials registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, those from industry-funded trials are the likeliest to be favourable to the drug in question. In the August 3 issue of the… Read More
University of Stellenbosch Business School and Kalahari.net initiate digital content research project - August 4, 2010
The University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) and Kalahari.net are collaborating on a pilot research project that will shed light on the impact of academic content available in electronic format. With this initiative, both parties seek to create a better understanding of the consumption of digital… Read More
Americans wary of web ads but unwilling to pay for online services, says study - July 27, 2010
The US' Center for the Digital Future has released the annual study of the impact of the Internet on Americans. The study found that 49 percent of Internet users said they had used free micro-blogs such as Twitter. But when asked if they would be willing… Read More
InformationWeek Analytic releases new report on hardening web applications - July 27, 2010
IT research and analysis service InformationWeek Analytics, US, has announced the release of its latest research report - Hardening Next-Gen Web Applications. The report provides an in-depth analysis of the challenges around securing dynamic applications without stifling the very attributes that make them so popular with… Read More
Mobile computing solutions expected to become primary revenue driver for the CE industry by 2011, says CEA report - July 26, 2010
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has released the semi-annual US Consumer Electronics Sales and Forecast (July 2010) report, according to which, the consumer electronics industry will exceed initial revenue projections for 2010, with growth of three percent over 2009 and overall shipment revenues of $174.9 billion… Read More
New research community report presents ‘grassroots view’ of the current copyright framework in the UK - July 23, 2010
The British Library has compiled a new report from the research community that looks at the UK's existing intellectual property framework - reflecting the challenges researchers face on a daily basis. The report titled 'Driving UK Research - Is copyright a help or a hindrance?' calls… Read More
ISMPP responds to report on ghostwriting in medical publications - July 23, 2010
The International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) has stated its response to a report entitled 'Ghostwriting in Medical Literature' released by the office of US Senator Charles Grassley. The 31-page report deals with uniform disclosure of financial and editorial support and more specificity in acknowledging… Read More
JISC and British Library release first annual report on three-year study of doctoral researchers - July 22, 2010
The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and the British Library have released the first annual report of a major three-year study of doctoral researchers. The report shows substantial overlap between information-seeking habits of Generation Y and older students - challenging initial assumptions that they are more… Read More
Tiff with Chinese govt. cost Google some market share, says report - July 22, 2010
Research firm Analysys International, China, has released a report that says Google's share of the Chinese search engine market declined in the second quarter while it was involved in a public battle with Beijing over censorship. The search engine firm saw its market share fall to… Read More
