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
ARL publishes Library Management of Disciplinary Repositories, SPEC Kit 338 - December 18, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Library Management of Disciplinary Repositories, SPEC Kit 338, which examines the ways in which research libraries are involved in the administration of disciplinary repositories. This SPEC Kit explores the disciplinary scope of the repository, collection policies, funding models,… Read More
China has a flourishing academic black market involving scientists, agencies and journal editors, says new Science report - December 16, 2013
China has a flourishing academic black market involving scientists, agencies and journal editors, according to a report published in the Science magazine. The report, based on a five-month investigation by a team of reporters, reveals myriad questionable practices, including paying for author slots on papers written by other scientists and… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. announces publication of World Stem Cell Report 2013 - December 5, 2013
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers has announced the publication of the World Stem Cell Report 2013, a special supplement to the peer-reviewed journal Stem Cells and Development. Dr. Graham Parker (Wayne State University School of Medicine) and Bernard Siegel (Genetics Policy Institute) serve as Co-Editors-in-Chief… Read More
New report from ARL and Ithaka S+R provide answers to how digital collections are being sustained - November 21, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the not-for-profit research and consulting group Ithaka S+R have released the Searching for Sustainability: Strategies from Eight Digitized Special Collections report. The report aims to address one of the biggest challenges facing libraries and cultural… Read More
