Internet rated as most important source of business information, says Forbes/Gartner study - July 27, 2009
The Ninth Annual Forbes/Gartner C-Level Executive Study has revealed that the Internet is viewed as the most important source for business information, followed by daily newspapers, trade publications, magazines, TV and radio, respectively. More than 650 C-Level and senior management executives participated in the study, 'Preparing for Growth in the… Read More
JISC, Ithaka unveil study on revenue models for digital resources - July 16, 2009
JISC-led Strategic Content Alliance and Ithaka S+R have released a research that looks at 12 different digital resource projects across the globe and how they are successfully identifying sources of support and generating revenue. Spending on digital resources is under the spotlight in this international study, which aims to help… Read More
Thomson Reuters survey analyses Brazil’s rising scientific prominence - July 15, 2009
Thomson Reuters has announced the results of a study documenting Brazil's steady rise during the last two decades in both the volume and impact of its scientific work. According to Science Watch, Thomson Reuters' subscription newsletter, these findings underscore Brazil's standing among the emergent 'BRIC' nations.… Read More
‘Trials’ brings out study questioning authenticity of RCTs published by Chinese journals - July 7, 2009
Trials, a journal brought out by open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has published a study questioning the authenticity of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) published in Chinese journals. The study says that more than 90 percent of a sample of RCTs published in these journals between… Read More
Benefits of OA substantially outweigh costs in three European countries, says report - July 6, 2009
Knowledge Exchange, a co-operative effort, has commissioned a study on the costs and benefits of scholarly communication in three countries - Denmark, the UK and the Netherlands. The study titled 'Open Access - What are the economic benefits? A comparison of the United Kingdom, Netherlands and… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell study predicts impact of economic downturn on publishing partners - July 2, 2009
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, recently conducted a study examining the potential impact of the economic downturn on its society publishing partners. Sixty percent of professional and scholarly societies believe that the global economic downturn might be… Read More
Elsevier releases Alternative Energy Research Leadership study results - June 29, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced results of its SciVal Spotlight Alternative Energy Research Leadership study. Analysing the work of 3,000 research institutions from across the globe, the study identifies the top 25, using a new method for determining leadership. Highlights of the findings were shared… Read More
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
