Freedom of Information requests reveal payments to main journal publishers by universities have soared - October 31, 2014
The amount paid by UK universities to subscribe to journals from some large publishers has risen by almost 50 per cent since 2010, new data suggest. The finding is based on freelance requests under the Freedom of Information Act to more than 100 universities by Ben Meghreblian, an independent researcher,… Read More
New PCG study shows 23 percent of libraries cover APCs for author submissions to OA journals - October 29, 2014
Marketing and sales consulting firm Publishers Communication Group (PCG), a division of Publishing Technology, has released the results of a new survey, according to which, academic libraries are getting more involved in the cataloguing and funding of Gold Open Access (OA) publications. Gold Open Access, though… Read More
NPG and Palgrave Macmillan make data from Author Insights survey publicly available as part of Open Access Week - October 21, 2014
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and Palgrave Macmillan are making data from their Author Insights survey publicly available for the first time as part of Open Access Week. The survey, which contains views from 30,466 researchers, is the biggest publisher survey of authors’ views to… Read More
Access to finance biggest obstacle for innovation, says TISP, Frankfurt Book Fair survey - October 20, 2014
The EU-funded network Technology and Innovation for Smart Publishing (TISP), in cooperation with the Frankfurt Book Fair, recently conducted a qualitative survey among European book publishers. Over 1,000 publishers were contacted; 360 reacted with interest, and 120 publishers from across Europe submitted a detailed response to… Read More
Mobile phone reading on the rise in the US and UK, says Publishing Technology study - October 8, 2014
An increasing number of people are now using their mobile phones to read ebooks, a survey by Publishing Technology has revealed. The survey of 3,000 consumers across the US and UK found that 43 percent have read an ebook, or part of an ebook, on… Read More
New whitepaper offers recommendations to improve usage, discovery and access of e-content in libraries - October 6, 2014
A group of professionals from libraries, content providers and OCLC have published 'Success Strategies for Electronic Content Discovery and Access,' a white paper that identifies data quality issues in the content supply chain and offers practical recommendations for improved usage, discovery and access of e-content in… Read More
Biosimilars set to revolutionise global drug development industry with over 700 therapies in pipelines - September 30, 2014
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the release of Biosimilars: A Global Perspective of a New Market – Opportunities, Threats and Critical Strategies 2014. The new report, compiled by Thomson Reuters BioWorld, the premier biopharmaceutical news service,… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Clinical Drug Information used by more than 96 percent of Honor Roll Hospitals in latest U.S. News and World Report - September 23, 2014
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that its Clinical Drug Information solutions are currently used by more than 96 percent of hospitals achieving Honor Roll status in U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals 2014-2015 and Best Children's Hospital's 2014-2015 rankings. The 2014-15… Read More
Digital Science grows its consultancy division, REF impact case studies to be analysed - September 23, 2014
Digital Science, a technology company with a focus on the sciences, has announced that its Consultancy division will undertake a new project to analyse the wider impact of the research undertaken by UK universities. Working in conjunction with sister company Nature Publishing Group and the… Read More
Nurses and Healthcare Institutions accepting professional use of online reference and mobile technology, says Wolters Kluwer Health survey - September 11, 2014
Wolters Kluwer Health, a global provider of information and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced the results of a new survey that looks at the mobile device, Internet, and social media usage habits of nurse practitioners. According to the findings, nurses are increasingly relying… Read More
