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
Study launched on inventory of digital repositories in developing countries - May 11, 2009
Not-for-profit organisation eIFL.net, the University of Kansas Libraries, the DRIVER project and Key Perspectives Ltd. are conducting a study as part of a cooperative programme between the organisations. The study aims at creating an inventory of current digital repository activities in developing and transition countries, at… Read More
RCUK publishes report on open access study - April 28, 2009
Research Councils UK (RCUK) has published an independent study commissioned by the Research Councils to identify the effects and assess the impact of open access to research outputs on pay-to-publish and self-archiving publishing models. The purpose of the study was to identify the effects and impacts… Read More
E-books usage has no impact on print sales, says UK report - April 28, 2009
The UK's JISC has announced that, according to a panel at the London Book Fair, a key myth has been shattered by early results from JISC Collections' recently concluded e-books observatory project. During the two-year project, JISC provided free access to 36 core e-textbooks in science,… Read More
Bundling print and digital drives electronic sales, says study - April 24, 2009
John Smith & Son, an academic and professional bookselling chain in the UK, has released results of a study proving market demand for e-textbooks and confirming their value as a new revenue stream for publishers. The programme is powered by VitalSource, an interactive e-textbook platform offered… Read More
UK research put at risk by economic challenges - April 23, 2009
The Research Information Network (RIN) has published a new briefing note, Scholarly books and journals at risk: responding to the challenges of a changing economy. The briefing note warns that if libraries are forced to make budget cuts on their journals and books subscriptions, then the… Read More
Downloads predict impact factor of scientific articles, says JOV analysis - April 13, 2009
While the number of times a scientific article is cited by other articles is currently the gold standard for ranking its impact, online publishing offers another measure: the number of unique downloads. A recent analysis in the online Journal of Vision (JOV) finds that downloads are… Read More
