New JISC report calls for British universities to become more radical in their use of new technology - June 24, 2009
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has commissioned a report according to which British universities will lose their leading international standing unless they become much more radical in their use of new technology. British universities occupy four of the top ten world rankings and the… Read More
RIN report examines UK’s share of world research outputs - June 22, 2009
The Research Information Network (RIN) has announced a new report that highlights key issues both for those who produce bibliometric analyses of research performance, and for those who commission and make use of such work. Bibliometrics is observed to be playing an increasing role in assessing… Read More
RIN report on catalogue creation in bibliographic records - June 15, 2009
The Research Information Network (RIN) has released a new report titled 'Creating Catalogues: bibliographic records in a networked world'. The report is projected as a timely overview of the process of producing and disseminating bibliographic data for scholarly journals, journal articles and for printed and e-books.… Read More
OA to scientific and scholarly information can save the Netherlands EUR 133 million annually, says study - June 12, 2009
If every scientific and scholarly article were publicly available, it would save the Netherlands EUR 133 million a year, according to a SURFfoundation study. The figure is given by Australian economist Prof. John Houghton in a study that SURFfoundation presented to the Dutch Ministry of Education,… Read More
Strategic Content Alliance and Collections Trust publish report on Orphaned Works - June 12, 2009
The Strategic Content Alliance and the Collections Trust have published a report according to which access to over 50 million items held in trust by publicly funded agencies such as libraries, museums, archives and universities are being prevented from being available online due to current copyright… Read More
CIBER survey to examine electronic resources changes and trends in tough economy - June 3, 2009
The UK-based Centre for Information Behaviour and the Evaluation of Research (CIBER) research group has announced that it will conduct a global library survey to understand electronic resources challenges, trends and best practices in tough economic times. Sponsored by ebrary, a provider… Read More
First ALPSP Book and eBook Publishing Practice Survey announced - May 26, 2009
Marketing services provider Frontline Global Marketing Services Ltd, UK, and John Cox Associates have announced the opening of the first ALPSP Book and eBook Publishing Practice Survey. The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishing (ALPSP) has previously… Read More
US book publishing industry sees rise in on-demand sales, says Bowker report - May 21, 2009
Bibliographic information provider Bowker, US, has released statistics on the US book publishing industry for 2008, compiled from its Books In Print database. Based on preliminary figures from domestic publishers, Bowker is projecting that US title output in 2008 decreased by 3.2 percent, with 275,232 new… Read More
ARL releases report on contemporary preservation activities in member libraries - May 18, 2009
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released a report titled 'Safeguarding Collections at the Dawn of the 21st Century: Describing Roles & Measuring Contemporary Preservation Activities in ARL Libraries.' The report seeks to provide a current picture of preservation activities in ARL member libraries, and… Read More
JISC and the Higher Education Academy welcome HE in a Web 2.0 World report - May 13, 2009
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and the Higher Education Academy have welcomed the recent publication of the HE in a Web 2.0 World report. The report looks at the projected future trends in the use of technology in higher education.… Read More
