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
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
