New study recommends blanket ban on medical ghostwriting - February 5, 2010
PLoS ONE, a peer-reviewed online publication of open access publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS), has published a study that proposes a strict ban on medical ghostwriting. A scientist who takes credit as an author on an article secretly written by a pharmaceutical company should be… Read More
PEER releases baseline report on repositories use by authors and users - February 3, 2010
The Publishing and the Ecology of European Research (PEER) has announced that the PEER Behavioural Research Team from Loughborough University has completed its behavioural baseline report on authors and users vis-à-vis journals and repositories. The report, now available at http://www.peerproject.eu/reports/, is based… Read More
Primary Research Group announces Survey of Higher Education Faculty: Use of Educational Technology report - February 1, 2010
Primary Research Group, US, has published the Survey of Higher Education Faculty: Use of Educational Technology report. The report presents data on how higher education faculty in the US and Canada view the usefulness of college library technology centers and other forms of educational technology such… Read More
Public libraries in England expanding use of Internet, says study - January 29, 2010
A new research report by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) highlights the role of public libraries in opening up free online access and providing support to help people get online. Heads of library service, library managers and IT specialists from 112 local authorities in… Read More
Russia’s research output second lowest among ‘BRIC’ group of nations, says report - January 27, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has released a study according to which Russia’s research output experienced a steady decline over the past 10 years and is now the second lowest among the ‘BRIC’ group of nations. The study, The New Geography of Science: Research and… Read More
Social science and humanities publishers post revenue growth despite odds: report - January 25, 2010
Media industry forecast and analysis firm Simba Information has released a report that says the market for social science and humanities publishing has managed to grow over the past year. This is in spite of challenges from disruptive technologies, an uncertain future for its traditional publishing… Read More
JISC invites experts to contribute to international survey on orphan works - January 22, 2010
The UK’s Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) is calling on experts who create and curate digital content from public sector organisations across Europe to contribute to JISC’s international survey on ‘orphan works’ called ‘In from the Cold Europa 2010’. There are millions of so-called ‘orphan works’… Read More
British Library, HEPI commission study on UK postgraduate education - January 22, 2010
The British Library and Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) have commissioned a study into postgraduate education. Emerging findings focus on current numbers of students, profiles and trends, regional disparities and costs and benefits. Updating an earlier study produced in 2004, it is expected to provide vital… Read More
JISC study moots pooling of business information to boost innovation - January 20, 2010
The UK’s Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has published a report, which says sharing business information more effectively - particularly through colleges, universities and reference libraries - could help recession-hit companies out of crisis and stimulate innovation. The JISC report, undertaken by the British Library Research… Read More
STM states response to US Scholarly Publishing Roundtable Report - January 18, 2010
The International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM) has applauded the efforts of the Scholarly Publishing Roundtable in seeking to establish broad stakeholder agreement and for involving leading researchers and incorporating their research in the Roundtable deliberations. The Scholarly Publishing Roundtable was set up… Read More
