ORCID User Facilities and Publications Working Group working collectively to promote facilities use - December 14, 2017
The ORCID User Facilities and Publications Working Group has issued a report that suggests a route to improved attribution and acknowledgement of research support related to use of facilities and specialised equipment, and better tools for the capture and analysis of that information. The Working… Read More
North American academic libraries struggle to meet demand for non-English language content, says new report - December 8, 2017
Academic libraries are struggling to meet a rising demand for non-English language content, according to new survey results published by ProQuest. Rising international student enrolments and the popularity of programs that use foreign language content are increasing the importance of foreign language materials in library collections,… Read More
New Nature Index data indicates surge in collaboration as businesses outsource discovery to academia - December 7, 2017
New data from the Nature Index show that as corporations have scaled back their own in-house research, there has been a surge in collaboration with academic and government research bodies, as they look to share the burden of scientific discovery. These findings are featured in the… Read More
37% of UK research outputs freely available immediately at the time of publication, says new report - December 6, 2017
The Universities UK Open Access Coordination Group has released a report, according to which, the proportion of UK research which is available via open access is increasing at a considerable rate, with 37% of research outputs freely available to the world immediately at publication. This report,… Read More
COAR publishes Behaviours and Technical Recommendations of the COAR Next Generation Repositories Working Group report - November 30, 2017
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has published the report, Behaviours and Technical Recommendations of the COAR Next Generation Repositories Working Group. In April 2016, COAR launched the Next Generation Repository Working Group to identify new functionalities and technologies for… Read More
New Digital Science report reveals potential behind blockchain technology for scholarly communication and research - November 28, 2017
Global technology company Digital Science has released a landmark report titled - Blockchain for Research - Perspectives on a New Paradigm for Scholarly Communication. The report offers a perspective on blockchain technology and how it could impact scholarly communication and research. It… Read More
New Emerald whitepaper calls on research communities to tackle the reward and incentive cultures that continue to stifle relationships between academia and society - November 22, 2017
Academic publisher Emerald Publishing has launched a provocative new whitepaper and 'Real World Impact' campaign calling for funders, business schools and research communities to tackle the 'structural disincentives' that continue to hamper efforts to create bridges between academia… Read More
Data Conversion Laboratory and Bowker’s 4th Annual Digital Publishing Survey shows conversion quality and accuracy remains at the top of publisher concerns - November 15, 2017
The Fourth Annual Digital Publishing Survey fielded by Data Conversion Laboratory, Inc. (DCL) and Bowker attracted over 1000 publishing professionals and the results reveal consistent trends - most notably that content quality and accuracy after a digital conversion are still top concerns. For instance, 86 percent… Read More
New Research Information report warns of a ‘failing system’ in scholarly publishing - November 9, 2017
Research Information has commissioned a new report asking publishers, librarians and researchers about challenges in the scholarly publishing cycle. The Scholarly Publishing Research Cycle: Perspectives of a failing system from the publishing, library and research sectors will be published on December 4, and unveiled at… Read More
Open access academic books downloaded, discussed and cited far more than traditional books, says Springer Nature report - November 8, 2017
Springer Nature has released a report, according to which, there is a tangible benefit to publishing academic books using immediate, or 'gold', open access (OA) models. The research found that such books are downloaded seven times more - on average, there are… Read More
