AAP July 2020 StatShot report: publishing industry declines 9.4% for month; 5.8% year to date - September 14, 2020
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has released its StatShot report for July 2020 reflecting reported revenue for all tracked categories, including Trade (consumer publications), K-12 Instructional Materials, Higher Education Course Materials, Professional Publishing, and University Presses. Total revenues across all categories for July 2020… Read More
New Springer Nature white paper analyses geographical diversity and usage of OA books - September 11, 2020
Open access (OA) books are reaching more countries and have greater usage and higher citation numbers than non-OA books. A new analysis collaboratively produced by Springer Nature and COARD (Collaborative Open Access Research & Development) presents these and other key findings in a new white paper,… Read More
Nature Postdoc survey hints at long-term impact of pandemic on the development of science - September 10, 2020
Data from Nature’s first-ever international postdoctoral survey illustrates the devastating impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had, and continues to have, on the longer-term development of scientific research, the career paths and mental well-being of postdoctoral researchers. In an early analysis of the survey’s COVID-19 specific… Read More
New white paper explores how the transition to OA can be made more equitable for the Global South - September 8, 2020
The Research4Life initiative has expanded in scope since 2002 to provide free or very low- cost access to the current research literature in over 10,000 registered institutions in eligible countries, helping address research inequalities from the readership side. Given an increasing focus on UN Sustainable… Read More
Ex Libris-commissioned report reveals challenges among researchers and research office leaders - September 4, 2020
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced the publication of its annual study on the challenges that academic researchers face, the priorities of research office leaders, and key opportunities for research offices and libraries to support scholarship at institutions of higher education. The study was… Read More
ARL, CNI and EDUCAUSE publish report on future scenarios for research libraries and emerging technologies - August 24, 2020
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), and EDUCAUSE have published a report on two invitational workshops with experts in learning and research applications of emerging technologies. The workshops, held this spring, focused on identifying likely futures for partnerships with libraries.… Read More
LibQUAL+ library customer satisfaction survey 2021 registration is now open - August 17, 2020
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has opened 2021 registration for LibQUAL+®, a leading library customer satisfaction assessment tool. For the past 20 years, libraries have depended on LibQUAL+ survey data to evaluate the needs and satisfaction levels of their users. With LibQUAL+, libraries are able… Read More
The State of Journal Production and Access 2020: Report on survey of society and university publishers - August 14, 2020
Scholastica has announced the release of their first report on ‘The State of Journal Production and Access’ among scholarly society and university publishers. The report details the results of a global survey of 63 individuals working with scholarly society and university publishers… Read More
Global study reveals that learners worldwide see COVID-19 as a major turning point for modern education with online learning as a lasting legacy from the pandemic - August 11, 2020
Pearson, the world's learning company, has released the results of its second Global Learner Survey, an annual study capturing the voice of learners worldwide. The findings show learners believe there is little likelihood of ever returning to the pre-COVID world of fully in-person work and learning,… Read More
AAP StatShot Annual Report: Book publishing revenues up slightly to $25.93 billion in 2019 - August 4, 2020
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has released the StatShot Annual report for Calendar Year 2019, estimating that the U.S. book publishing industry generated $25.93 billion in annual revenue, up by 1.1% as compared to 2018. In terms of units the report estimates that 2.76 billion… Read More
