ARL brings out special report on liaison librarian roles - September 30, 2009
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released a report on liaison librarian roles as a special issue of Research Library Issues (RLI). Guest edited by ARL’s Karla Hahn, this special issue of RLI focuses on the evolution of new roles and institutional strategies for liaison… Read More
YBP Library Services and ebrary to co-sponsor CIBER’s library survey - September 24, 2009
Baker & Taylor’s YBP Library Services has announced that it is co-sponsoring CIBER’s library survey with ebrary, a US-based digital content products and technologies provider. Based on input from more than 170 librarians worldwide, the CIBER survey will examine electronic resources challenges, trends and best practices… Read More
Researchers’ perceptions of research assessment affect publishing channel: report - September 21, 2009
The Research Information Network (RIN) and the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) have published the findings of a new report titled ‘Communicating knowledge: how and why UK researchers publish and disseminate their findings’. The report shows how researchers are concerned by what they perceive as mixed… Read More
Growth in the European STM information market remains resilient despite the current economic crisis, says report - September 17, 2009
Market research and data services provider Research and Markets, Ireland, has announced the addition of the ‘The European Scientific, Technical and Medical (STM) Information Market’ report to their offering. According to the report, growth in the European STM information market remains resilient despite the current economic… Read More
Peer Review Congress sees further evidence of positive bias - September 15, 2009
Evidence of publication bias favouring positive results, both in which studies are reported in journals and in how they are treated by peer reviewers, emerged at the recently concluded 6th Peer Review Congress in Vancouver. Dr. Seth Leopold, orthopedic surgeon at the University of Washington School of Medicine, described his… Read More
National approach to technology in education shows benefits, says JISC study - September 14, 2009
A nationally coordinated approach to technology in education allows learners and researchers to adopt new technologies faster, according to an international study by the UK’s Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). Led by JISC in the UK and SURF in the Netherlands, coordinated national initiatives and central… Read More
Ghostwriting in medical journals is highly prevalent, says JAMA study - September 11, 2009
Editors at the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) have released a new study on the prevalence of ghostwriting. The move follows recent reports that scientific research has been contaminated by ghost writers funded by drug companies. According to the study, six of the top… Read More
Research and Markets adds Scholarly Communication for Librarians report to their offering - September 11, 2009
Market research and data services provider Research and Markets, Ireland, has announced the addition of Woodhead Publishing Ltd's new report ‘Scholarly Communication for Librarians’ to their offering. The Scholarly Communication for Librarians report explains complex concepts in a clear, concise manner. It… Read More
Co-op, web most relevant in books marketing today, says survey - September 9, 2009
Online publishing newsletter Publishing Perspectives has released the results of a survey, conducted among publishing and ad execs in the US, discussing the issue of declining marketing budgets. The survey revealed that one stable area of the marketing spend is on ‘co-op,’ or the cash paid… Read More
British group studies use of journals by staff of small and medium enterprises - September 7, 2009
The Publishing Research Consortium has released a study analysing the use of journals by the staff of high-tech small businesses (small and medium-sized enterprises, or SMEs) in the UK – with 250 employees or fewer. The study says that these staffers place a high value on,… Read More
