ALA 2012-13 Annual Report highlights initiatives, milestones - March 3, 2014
The American Library Association (ALA) has released its 2012-13 Annual Report, an overview of the association's initiatives and accomplishments on behalf of the library profession, libraries and the public. The report shows how ALA and its members continue to lead the way in the transformation… Read More
Thomson Reuters unveils 2014 Academic Reputation Survey - February 28, 2014
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the launch of its 2014 Academic Reputation Survey. This is the fifth consecutive year of the survey, which is conducted to gain a clearer understanding of the global research landscape and to inform the renowned… Read More
Institutional Reports from COUNTER 4 now available for all SAGE and CQ Press products - February 27, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that Institutional Reports from COUNTER 4, the latest standard in usage reporting for journals, databases, books, and multimedia content, are now available for all SAGE and CQ Press products. This update retires COUNTER 3 reports and adds three new reports to… Read More
IOP Publishing’s COUNTER4 reports now available - February 24, 2014
IOP Publishing (IOP), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Physics, has announced that following its compliance with COUNTER's version 4 release, customers can now view additional compliant usage reports. In addition to existing journal reports, IOP customers can also run: Journal Report 1… Read More
HighWire releases COUNTER 4 Usage Reports - February 20, 2014
Institutional usage reports for the publications hosted on the HighWire platform will include the latest COUNTER Code of Practice metrics from 2014 onward. COUNTER is a set of standards that facilitates the recording and reporting of online usage statistics, used by librarians, publishers, and various… Read More
Knovel survey results indicate engineers struggle to find equations that fit a specific situation - February 12, 2014
Engineers conduct more searches for equations online, but they are dissatisfied with the results. This is according to a 2013 survey conducted on behalf of Knovel. A majority of engineers surveyed look for equations at least once a week, and increasingly they search via the Internet first, rather than references,… Read More
BISG announces new research initiative to study subscription models of selling published content - January 29, 2014
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has announced a major new research initiative to study subscription models of selling published content. Given the success of digital subscription services in the film, television, and music industries, publishing industry stakeholders have wondered how and when these services… Read More
New white paper from SAGE suggests collaborative improvements for discoverability of scholarly content - January 17, 2014
In a changing academic environment, discoverability of scholarly content demands cooperative efforts across the communications supply chain. A new SAGE white paper, titled ‘Collaborative Improvements in the Discoverability of Scholarly Content: Accomplishments, Aspirations, and Opportunities’ summarises the current discovery landscape for scholarly… Read More
Research spending in SSH subjects is one-tenth of what governments and private foundations dedicate to STM discovery, says Simba report - January 13, 2014
Media industry forecast and analysis firm Simba Information has announced the publication of its latest report - Global Social Science and Humanities Publishing 2013-2014. According to the report, playing second fiddle to scientific, technical and medical (STM) research is hurting social science and humanities (SSH) fields… Read More
New report analyses usage patterns of academic journal articles - December 19, 2013
A new report funded by the Professional & Scholarly Publishing (PSP) division of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) analyses the usage pattern of articles published in over 2800 academic and professional journals. It identifies the 'half-life' of journals - the amount of time it takes… Read More
