Health plans use MEDai’ predictive analytic solution to forecast, rank risk and drive interventions - February 10, 2009
Health information provider MEDai, Inc., US, part of STM publisher Elsevier, has announced that it is offering a free case study 'Finding Risk Across a Population' on its website that focuses on the use of its leading predictive analytic solution Risk Navigator Clinical and its application… Read More
Nanotechnology publications expanding rapidly in India, says study - February 9, 2009
There has been a significant rise in nanotechnology publications and patents in India since the launch of a national initiative eight years ago, it has been reported. While industry produced few publications and patents during 1990-2007, universities and government-funded institutes have taken the lead in the sector, an analysis has… Read More
ARL task force releases report on libraries’ role in digital repository services - February 5, 2009
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Digital Repository Issues Task Force has released its final report. The task force was charged with evaluating trends, contextualising repository activities among ARL libraries, and recommending leadership roles and activities for ARL. The report, 'The Research Library's Role in Digital… Read More
STM Publishing market grew 3.8 percent in 2008, says report - February 2, 2009
Media industry forecast and analysis firm Simba Information has released a new strategic market report, according to which, the overall growth in scientific, technical and medical (STM) publishing fell a point and half to 3.8 percent in 2008 to approach $16 billion. The report provides an… Read More
Open access publishing offers economic benefits, says UK research - January 29, 2009
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has commissioned a new research project to study the economic and social implications of new models for scholarly publishing. According to the findings of the research, sharing research information via a more open access (OA) publishing model would bring… Read More
Research and Markets unveils new report on scientists’ use of social media - January 27, 2009
Market research and data services provider Research and Markets, Ireland, has announced the addition of the 'The Brave New World of Scientific Publishing' report to their offering. The report is based on responses to a 37-question online survey conducted by BioInformatics, LLC.… Read More
Publishing Technology publishes case studies on two archive digitisation projects - January 23, 2009
Publishing Technology, a UK-based provider of software and services for the publishing industry, has announced the publication of two case studies exploring the benefits of digitising backfiles. Two scholarly publishers - Netherlands-based Brill and US-based OceanSide Publications - recently took their journal archives online. The Publishing… Read More
Publishing Research Consortium brings out a preliminary report on Journal Authors’ Rights – perception and reality - January 21, 2009
The Publishing Research Consortium (PRC) has announced that it will shortly be publishing its fifth Summary Paper. The paper compares the findings of a specially commissioned study on what authors want to do with their journal articles, and what they believe they are permitted to do… Read More
Weak pound hurting journal subscriptions in UK, say associations - January 5, 2009
The fall in the value of the pound is reportedly having a "crippling effect" on the budgets of UK university libraries. Costs of subscriptions to overseas research journals from Europe and the US have risen due to changes in the exchange rate. Since July 2008, the value of the pound… Read More
Outsell report predicts steady growth for information industry in 2009 - December 22, 2008
Media industry-focused research and advisory firm Outsell, Inc., US, has published its 'Information Industry Outlook 2009: No Guts No Glory,' offering predictions, analyses and key themes for the information and publishing industry. The report cites Apple, Elsevier and LinkedIn among the 30 innovators to watch. Despite… Read More
