JISC report puts forth cost computation models for universities adopting OA - February 26, 2010
The UK’s Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has launched a new report that shows how universities can compute their cost-savings and increase their contribution to Corporate UK when they share their research papers through open access (OA). The ‘Modelling scholarly communication options: costs and benefits for… Read More
Study to assess role of libraries in supporting humanities PhD students - February 24, 2010
2CUL, a partnership between the libraries at Cornell University and Columbia University, has announced a study to discover if the library can help ameliorate high attrition and low completion rates for doctoral students in the humanities. The goal of the project is to listen to graduate… Read More
British Library Business & IP Centre report on supporting SME growth in London - February 19, 2010
The British Library has published a new report titled 'Supporting Economic Growth 2007 - 2009', the full version of which is available online at www.bl.uk/bipc/evaluation. The report describes British Library Business & IP Centre's professed success in providing London’s aspiring entrepreneurs with… Read More
Data quality and methodology key concerns in higher education rankings, says Thomson Reuters study - February 12, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced the results of a worldwide survey of opinion leaders at key research institutions. The survey report, New Outlooks on Institutional Profiles (http://science.thomsonreuters.com/m/pdfs/Global_Opinion_Survey.pdf), captures opinions from the global academic community on the most relevant indicators… Read More
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
