US readers less willing than Europeans to pay for online news access: study - November 17, 2009
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has released a study, according to which media companies could counter the effects of the advertising slump and benefit from a major boost in profits if they start charging for online news. A new research, released by BCG, shows that consumers… Read More
JISC releases ‘Open Science’ report - November 13, 2009
The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), UK, has released a report as part of its ‘Research 3.0 – driving the knowledge economy’ activity, which launches at the end of November. The new ‘Open Science’ report trails key research trends that could purportedly have far-reaching implications for… Read More
CIBER releases survey on how libraries plan to cope amid budgetary constraints - November 5, 2009
The CIBER research group at the University College London has announced the completion of its global library survey that examines the challenges, trends and best practices in tough economic times. The results will be presented via a keynote address at the Charleston Conference slated for November… Read More
Dynamic publishing market to see rapid growth worldwide, says Frost & Sullivan report - November 4, 2009
Business consultancy firm Frost & Sullivan, US, has announced – based on its research - that the global dynamic publishing market posted revenues of $330.7 million in 2006. With a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.4 percent, it marked a 15.6 percent revenue growth from… Read More
British Library report studies information usage patterns of researchers vis-à-vis funders - November 4, 2009
The British Library has announced that a report – based on a study conducted along with the Research Information Network – seeks to provide an insight into how information is used by researchers across life sciences. The report has revealed that researcher practices diverge from policies… Read More
China set to become world’s largest producer of research papers, says Thomson study - November 3, 2009
A study conducted by information services firm Thomson Reuters, US, has revealed that China has witnessed significant growth in research output, well above the rest of the world. If the pace continues, China is likely to overtake the US within 10 years. Titled Global Research Report:… Read More
India likely to become publishing BPO hub amid challenges - November 3, 2009
India is all set to become an international hub for outsourced publishing services, it was reportedly stated at the recent Confederation of Indian Industry’s conference, ‘Sustaining India to be the Global Publishing BPO Services Hub’. It has been estimated that offshoring of publishing is likely to cross $1.2 billion. Last… Read More
ARL’ new series of invited reports to address emerging roles for research libraries - October 27, 2009
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is initiating a new series of invited reports addressing emerging roles for research libraries. The New Roles for New Times series will begin publication with five reports in 2010. The reports will identify and outline emerging roles for research library… Read More
Libraries shifting spending from content to technology, says Outsell report - October 20, 2009
Media industry-focused research and advisory firm Outsell, Inc., US, has released the second annual ‘Library Market Size, Share & Forecast Report’. The report shows that libraries are shifting from content spending to technology spending - digitising collections, acquiring native digital content, and developing digital storage and… Read More
STM releases new report on scientific and scholarly journal publishing - October 16, 2009
The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) has published ‘The STM Report: An overview of scientific and scholarly journal publishing’, a follow-up to the 2006 report, ‘Scientific publishing in transition: an overview of current developments’. ‘The STM Report’ is updated and released once… Read More
