Life sciences, mathematics witness highest use of open access models, says OUP - June 11, 2010
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP), UK, has said that through its Oxford Open initiative, launched in July 2005, it has experimented with open access (OA) models and has been carefully monitoring and sharing results. Today, over 90 Oxford journals are hybrid OA and six are… Read More
Amazon’s Kindle tops Consumer Reports’ e-book reader ratings - June 8, 2010
Consumer Reports has published the report and ratings of e-book readers in its July issue and on www.ConsumerReports.org. The Amazon Kindle e-book reader has topped Consumer Reports first full ratings of these devices. Despite improvement to the rival Barnes & Noble Nook… Read More
CLIR report examines transition of research libraries from print to digital collections - June 4, 2010
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), US, has announced the release of a new volume that examines challenges associated with the transition of research collections from an analogue to a digital environment for knowledge access, preservation and reconstitution. The volume, The Idea of Order:… Read More
GVSU reports significant rise in use of library resources post Summon implementation - June 4, 2010
Michigan's Grand Valley State University (GVSU) recently conducted an analysis of resource usage. The study revealed that the library's implementation of the Summon web scale discovery service has had a significant impact on how students connect to content and the type of content they use. The Summon service was introduced… Read More
JISC-funded report stresses need for clear digital preservation policy - June 3, 2010
The digital universe grew by 62 percent in 2009, but those adding to these resources need to think long term if they want to make best use of their public funding, says a new report funded by the UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). Clearly stated… Read More
Social networking ranked as fastest growing mobile content category in comScore report - June 3, 2010
comScore, Inc., a US-based provider of digital marketing information, has released a report on the fastest-growing mobile application and browser content categories based on data from its MobiLens service. The report found that social networking led as the top-gaining category for both application and browser access,… Read More
Mobile broadband e-reader sales to cross 14 million in 2013, says Informa report - May 28, 2010
A recent research released by Informa Telecoms & Media forecasts that e-reader sales will peak at 14 million in 2013. However, it will fall by 7 percent in 2014 as the segment faces increased competition from a wide range of consumer electronic devices, predicts the report.… Read More
Increasing number of web users to join social networking, says eMarketer report - May 27, 2010
Business information provider eMarketer has released a new report titled 'Social Network Demographics and Usage.' eMarketer estimates that 57.5 percent of Internet users will use a social network at least once a month in 2010. Usage of social networking sites is seen to have risen sharply… Read More
AAP reports 16.6 percent increase in publishing sales for March 2010 - May 25, 2010
Book sales tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) for the month of March increased by 16.6 percent at $458.2 million and were up by 8.0 percent for the year. Audio Book sales posted an increase of 8.6 percent in March with sales totaling $9.8… Read More
EBSCO survey to assess impact of current economic conditions on libraries - May 24, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO, US, conducted a survey in February 2010, to assess the impact of current economic conditions on libraries. Many respondents reported that their libraries have been impaired by budget pressures and that they continue to look for cost-saving strategies heading into 2010-2011.… Read More
