Research and Markets adds Book Publishers report to their offering - May 7, 2010
Market research and data services provider Research and Markets, Ireland, has announced the addition of the ‘Book Publishers’ report to their offering. The US book publishing industry consists of about 2,600 companies with combined annual revenue of about $27 billion. Major players include John Wiley &… Read More
Japanese publishers take industry-wide efforts to address issues related to e-books - May 4, 2010
The Japanese publishing industry is reportedly taking combined efforts to comprehend the opportunities and challenges put forth by the advent of e-books. The issues being examined include whether traditional paper books will totally disappear, and whether e-books will significantly change reading patterns. In March, 31 publishers including Kodansha and Shinchosha… Read More
CHCF report examines smartphones use by healthcare providers and consumers - April 29, 2010
The California Healthcare Foundation (CHCF) has released a report titled ‘How Smartphones are changing healthcare for consumers and providers.’ The report, by Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, focuses on the recent adoption and use of smartphones by both consumers and healthcare providers. According to the report, the uptake of… Read More
ARL calls for proposals for 2011 SPEC survey topics - April 27, 2010
The Association for Research Libraries (ARL) is seeking proposals for 2011 SPEC survey topics. For more than 35 years ARL has gathered and disseminated data through the SPEC survey programme to assist libraries in the continuous improvement of their management systems. Proposals for topics for the… Read More
EU-funded research examines how pressure to publish impacts research quality - April 26, 2010
New EU-funded research, published in the journal Public Library of Science ONE, shows that the ever-growing pressure to produce publishable results can adversely impact the quality of scientific research. Support for the work came from the Objective Science ('Quantifying objectivity in the natural and social sciences')… Read More
OCLC reports analyse research data on digital information seekers - April 22, 2010
Library cooperative OCLC has announced that its Senior Research Scientist Dr. Lynn Silipigni Connaway and Post-Doctoral Researcher Dr. Timothy J. Dickey have published two reports in the context of the JISC-funded project, ‘Towards a Profile of the Researcher of Today: What Can We Learn from JISC… Read More
JISC Inform articles examine how colleges can enhance operations with technology - April 21, 2010
The latest issue of JISC Inform – which looks at how relationships with students, businesses and the public can be improved with digital tools – says universities and colleges can break down traditional barriers using new technology. The relationships are explored through a debate on whether… Read More
Rise in digital textbooks sales to overhaul publishing processes, says Xplana study - April 20, 2010
Educational software and consulting services provider Xplana, US, has released a study titled ‘Digital Textbook Sales in US Higher Education – A Five-Year Projection’. According to the study, more than 18 percent of new textbook revenue in the higher education and career education markets will come… Read More
Rider Research report examines impact of iPad on digital media industry - April 16, 2010
Rider Research, US, has released a new 19-page research paper that seeks to analyse how the iPad alters the media and publishing industries. According to the report, the iPad is causing the entertainment, publishing and information industries to undergo a radical paradigm shift in their methods… Read More
Traditional US book production sees flat growth in 2009, says Bowker report - April 15, 2010
Bibliographic information provider Bowker, US, a business unit of ProQuest, has released statistics on US book publishing for 2009, compiled from its Books In Print database. Based on preliminary figures from publishers in the nation, Bowker is projecting that traditional US title output in 2009 was… Read More
