‘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
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
