Bowker releases 2009 report on US book buyers demographics - August 25, 2010
Bibliographic information provider Bowker, US, a business unit of ProQuest, has released its 2009 US Book Consumer Demographics and Buying Behaviors Annual Report. The report seeks to provide the US book industry with complete consumer-based research on who buys books and why. The 2009 Annual Report… Read More
Survey results of Transitions and Stress study now available - August 19, 2010
Information Industry professionals participated in a study on transitions and stress in the information industry in July 2009. This study was conducted by Colleen MacDonald Wright, a PhD student in Counseling and Counselor Education at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It was designed to measure the work-to-family and… Read More
Bedford Report provides in-depth fundamental and technical analysis on Search Engine market - August 18, 2010
The Bedford Report that provides in-depth fundamental and technical analysis on the fast-paced Search Engine market has completed research on Google, Inc., Baidu, Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo! Inc. As the global economy begins to stabilise, most anticipate an increase in advertising spending. With corporations committing… Read More
Analysis of ‘Science’ papers suggests correlation between references and citations - August 16, 2010
An analysis of 100 years' worth of papers published in the journal Science suggests that a long reference list at the end of a research paper may be the key to ensuring that it is well cited. The research puts forward the idea that scientists who reference the work of… Read More
ARL publishes E-Science and Data Support Services: A Study of ARL Member Institutions - August 13, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published E-Science and Data Support Services: A Study of ARL Member Institutions, which synthesises data collected in a 2009 survey with subsequent interviews of several responding libraries. Authored by Catherine Soehner, Catherine Steeves, and Jennifer Ward, the study was… Read More
Elsevier study finds correlation between investment in university libraries and grants - August 10, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the results of a new international study that demonstrates the value of the academic library to the institution in improving grant proposal and report writing and in helping researchers attract grant income. Of the eight institutions participating from around the… Read More
Research and Markets adds Survey of Academic Libraries, 2010-11 Edition to their offering - August 9, 2010
Market research and data services provider Research and Markets, Ireland, has announced the addition of the 'The Survey of Academic Libraries, 2010-11 Edition' report to their offering. The report presents more than 245 pages of data and commentary on a broad range of academic library issues.… Read More
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
