Chinese e-reader market sales to cross 4 million in 2010, says CRI report - July 8, 2010
Industries and markets research firm China Research and Intelligence (CRI), China, has published a new research report on the local e-readers market, which is seen to have entered the rapid development stage since 2009. The sales volume of e-readers in China exceeded 300,000 with the market… Read More
ARL publishes Evaluating E-resources, SPEC Kit 316 - July 7, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced the publication of Evaluating E-resources, SPEC Kit 316. The kit re-examines the ways in which ARL member libraries have (re)structured themselves to identify the availability of new e-resources in the market; evaluate them as candidates for acquisition; decide… Read More
RIN report examines use and relevance of web 2.0 tools for researchers - July 7, 2010
The UK's Research Information Network (RIN) has released a new report on the use and relevance of web 2.0 for researchers. The report looks at the extent of adoption of different web 2.0 tools in different subject fields and disciplines, and the different types of researchers… Read More
Reading on paper faster than on reading devices, says Nielsen Norman study - July 6, 2010
Product development consultancy Nielsen Norman Group, US, recently conducted a study, according to which it takes longer to read a book on an iPad or Kindle than on the printed page. For the study, Dr. Jakob Nielsen compared the reading times of 24 users on the… Read More
Three million orphan books in Europe, says European Commission report - July 5, 2010
The European Commission has published a new report according to which at least 3 million orphan books exist in Europe - works which are still in copyright but cannot be digitised because the rights holders cannot be traced to grant permission. The study gathered responses from… Read More
iPad beats Android in web browsing usage, says Net Applications data - July 5, 2010
Analytics firm Net Applications, US, has released a new monthly browser usage data, according to which more people are browsing the web via an iPad than on an Android-powered device. Apple's iPad currently holds a 0.17 percent share in web browser traffic tracked by Net Applications.… Read More
‘PLoS ONE article’ examines open access adoption for research papers - June 28, 2010
A recent survey published in PLoS ONE, a peer-reviewed online publication of open access (OA) publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS), reveals that one in five research papers published in 2008 are currently available for free on the Internet. Bo-Christer Bjork and colleagues at the Hanken… Read More
Study examines demands of mobile technology on e-books collection development - June 28, 2010
A collaborative study on the demands of mobile technology on virtual collection development was recently conducted by Mari Aaltonen, Saija Nieminen and Marja Hjelt from the Aalto University Library, Espoo, Finland, and Petri Mannonen from the Aalto University, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Strategic Usability Research Group, Finland. The… Read More
China leading in bioethanol patents, says CAS report - June 28, 2010
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, has announced that in 2009, China surpassed all other countries in the production of bioethanol patents, emerging as the global leader in the commercialisation of bioethanol research. In the CAS Chemistry Research Report: China Takes… Read More
RSC and IOP study finances of Chemistry and Physics departments in UK Universities - June 25, 2010
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and the Institute of Physics (IOP) have warned that science departments in UK universities will be beset by financial difficulties if adequate funding is not ensured. According to the two societies, the chemistry and physics departments in the UK have… Read More
