InformationWeek Analytic releases new report on ROI of Cloud Computing - June 25, 2010
InformationWeek Analytics has announced the release of its research report 'Cloud ROI: Calculating Costs, Benefits, Returns.' The report includes an exclusive analysis of the approach respondents' organisations use to quantify risks (such as project failure or budget overruns) as cash flow in an ROI analysis. The… Read More
Worldwide cloud services market to cross $148 million by 2014, says Gartner report - June 23, 2010
Technology research services firm Gartner, Inc., US, has released forecasts for worldwide cloud services, according to which revenue from these services are expected to reach $68.3 billion in 2010. That would mark a 16.6 percent increase from 2009 revenue of $58.6 billion. Also, the industry is… Read More
ACRL’s new report examines trends that may impact the future of higher education - June 22, 2010
The Association of College and Research Libraries' (ACRL) has released a new report, 'Futures Thinking for Academic Librarians: Higher Education in 2025.' The report seeks to prompt academic librarians to consider what trends may impact the future of higher education in order to take strategic action… Read More
Thomson Reuters study examines research scenario in Japan - June 22, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has released a study according to which Japan's performance in scientific research has remained mostly static despite world-class universities, established government laboratories and several Nobel Prizes. The overall national trend points to a comparatively flat research output and declining share… Read More
Tablets to outsell netbooks by 2012, says Forrester report on US PC market - June 21, 2010
Independent research company Forrester Research, US, has released a report titled 'The US Consumer PC Market In 2015.' Fuelled by a growing interest in tablet computers, nearly half a billion PCs will be sold to consumers in the US between now and 2015, according to the… Read More
Kyoto University study uses Scopus data to examine effectiveness of 21st Century COE programme for accelerating research performance - June 21, 2010
Abstracting and indexing database Scopus, part of STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that Kyoto University is employing its data and functions in a study performed by Dr. Takanori Ida, Professor at the Graduate School of Economics - Kyoto University. Scopus claims to be the world's… Read More
Universities can contribute millions to economy by adopting OA, says JISC report - June 17, 2010
Universities could be adding millions of pounds to the UK economy, according to findings announced this week by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) at a Universities UK event. The report, Modelling scholarly communication options: costs and benefits for universities, is authored by Alma Swan. It… Read More
Thomson Reuters completes Academic Reputation Survey, achieves record response rate - June 17, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that it has completed its Academic Reputation Survey, achieving a record 13,388 responses from professional scholars worldwide. The survey forms part of Thomson Reuters Global Institutional Profiles Project, an initiative that will create data-driven profiles of globally significant… Read More
OCLC-RIN report examines information tools used by researchers - June 17, 2010
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, and the UK's Research Information Network (RIN) have released a report titled 'A Slice of Research Life: Information Support for Research in the United States'. According to the report, relationships between researchers and traditional library and university support for research… Read More
Mobile computing to overtake desktops, says web-based survey - June 15, 2010
The Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project and the Imagining the Internet Center at Elon University recently released the results of a web-based survey. According to the survey, mobile computing will outpace desktop technology in the next 10 years if challenges to access, security… Read More
