New OpenCon report focuses on designing diverse, equitable and inclusive events - July 12, 2017
The organisers of OpenCon, a global community and conference series that aims to empower the next generation to advance openness in research and education, has released a report focused on minimising barriers to participation in conferences that convene academic communities. The report includes relevant lessons learned… Read More
Research and Markets adds ‘Analyzing the Publishing Industry in United States 2017’ report to their offering - July 10, 2017
Market research and data services provider Research and Markets, Ireland, has announced the addition of the 'Analyzing the Publishing Industry in United States 2017' report to their offering. The report begins with an analysis of the Global Publishing Industry and moves on to analyse the… Read More
China’s NCSTE partners with Clarivate Analytics to launch international scientific research collaboration report - July 5, 2017
China National Center for Science and Technology Evaluation (NCSTE) and Clarivate Analytics have launched a collaborative report entitled 'China's International Scientific Research Collaboration Landscape.' The report is based on the publication and citation data of global scientific research collaboration papers from the Web of Science powered… Read More
Collaboration essential for the future of the academic book, reveals Academic Book of the Future report - June 23, 2017
Two major new reports demonstrate that the future of the academic book is at a crossroads with the number of new book proposals growing rapidly but sales per title continuing to fall. Researchers on the Academic Book of the Future project are recommending that academics and publishers work together to… Read More
ProQuest solutions help libraries reclaim space - June 22, 2017
Over 80% of U.S. librarians have deemed space reclamation a priority or stated that it will be in the near future, according to research conducted by ProQuest. In response, ProQuest is combining content solutions with digitisation, assessment and discovery services to help libraries transform spaces and… Read More
OCLC Research and LIBER to launch collaborative information management study - June 14, 2017
OCLC Research and LIBER, the Association of European Research Libraries, will launch a collaborative project to explore the adoption and integration of persistent identifiers (PIDs) in European research information management (RIM) infrastructures. The project will complement and extend previous research institution-scale… Read More
COAR publishes new report – Asia Open Access Regional Survey - June 12, 2017
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has published a new report, Asia Open Access Regional Survey. The report presents the results of a survey of open access activities in Asia undertaken in early 2017. The continent of Asia is rapidly increasing in prominence on the… Read More
New SPARC Europe report provides analysis of Open Data and Open Science policies in Europe - June 1, 2017
Providing an analysis of Open Data and Open Science policies across Europe, SPARC Europe has released a new report. Produced in collaboration with the Digital Curation Center (DCC), it follows on the heels of a previous work that listed national research data policies. This latest… Read More
Over 50% of China’s high-quality research involves international co-authors, reveals Nature Index 2017 China supplement - May 25, 2017
The recently published Nature Index 2017 China supplement reveals that as China's total number of articles included in the Nature Index increased since 2012, the percentage of articles with international co-authors has continued to rise year-on-year. By 2016, papers with international co-authors comprised more than 50%… Read More
Association of Research Libraries seeks proposals for SPEC Survey Topics 2018 - May 16, 2017
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is seeking proposals for 2018 SPEC survey topics. For more than 40 years ARL has gathered and disseminated data through the SPEC survey program to assist libraries in the continuous improvement of their management systems. Each year, the Association works… Read More
