Reading on paper faster than on reading devices, says Nielsen Norman study - July 6, 2010
Product development consultancy Nielsen Norman Group, US, recently conducted a study, according to which it takes longer to read a book on an iPad or Kindle than on the printed page. For the study, Dr. Jakob Nielsen compared the reading times of 24 users on the… Read More
Three million orphan books in Europe, says European Commission report - July 5, 2010
The European Commission has published a new report according to which at least 3 million orphan books exist in Europe - works which are still in copyright but cannot be digitised because the rights holders cannot be traced to grant permission. The study gathered responses from… Read More
iPad beats Android in web browsing usage, says Net Applications data - July 5, 2010
Analytics firm Net Applications, US, has released a new monthly browser usage data, according to which more people are browsing the web via an iPad than on an Android-powered device. Apple's iPad currently holds a 0.17 percent share in web browser traffic tracked by Net Applications.… Read More
‘PLoS ONE article’ examines open access adoption for research papers - June 28, 2010
A recent survey published in PLoS ONE, a peer-reviewed online publication of open access (OA) publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS), reveals that one in five research papers published in 2008 are currently available for free on the Internet. Bo-Christer Bjork and colleagues at the Hanken… Read More
Study examines demands of mobile technology on e-books collection development - June 28, 2010
A collaborative study on the demands of mobile technology on virtual collection development was recently conducted by Mari Aaltonen, Saija Nieminen and Marja Hjelt from the Aalto University Library, Espoo, Finland, and Petri Mannonen from the Aalto University, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Strategic Usability Research Group, Finland. The… Read More
China leading in bioethanol patents, says CAS report - June 28, 2010
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, has announced that in 2009, China surpassed all other countries in the production of bioethanol patents, emerging as the global leader in the commercialisation of bioethanol research. In the CAS Chemistry Research Report: China Takes… Read More
RSC and IOP study finances of Chemistry and Physics departments in UK Universities - June 25, 2010
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and the Institute of Physics (IOP) have warned that science departments in UK universities will be beset by financial difficulties if adequate funding is not ensured. According to the two societies, the chemistry and physics departments in the UK have… Read More
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
