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
Association of Research Libraries publishes Data Curation, SPEC Kit 354 - May 15, 2017
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Data Curation, SPEC Kit 354, an exploration of the infrastructure that ARL member institutions are using for the active and ongoing management of data through its life cycle of interest and usefulness to scholarly and educational activities. This… Read More
New BioMed Central and Digital Science report looks to the future of peer review - May 2, 2017
Open access publisher BioMed Central and Digital Science have announced a new report, according to which, in order to affect real, industry-wide improvements to the peer review process, publishers, researchers, funders and institutions need to be willing to experiment with different models,… Read More
USTR’s Special 301 Report, addresses China, Russia, and India, and urges Canada to revise its fair-dealing provisions - May 1, 2017
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has welcomed the release of the Special 301 Report by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The Report identifies significant copyright concerns and market-access barriers facing U.S. rights holders in key markets and highlights particular issues in Canada.… Read More
