Pearson releases new study on the changes digital data will bring to future of learning - March 19, 2014
Pearson, a US-based provider of educational content and services, has released a new study on the changes digital data will bring to future of learning. Pearson's Vice President of Learning Analytics Dr. John Behrens and Senior Research Scientist Dr. Kristen DiCerbo wrote the report, Impacts of… Read More
BookNet Canada releases benchmark study on Canadian Digital Publishing - March 18, 2014
BookNet Canada has released a report according to which Canadian publishers' digital publishing programs are well underway. The State of Digital Publishing in Canada 2013 lays out the results of a survey conducted by BookNet Canada in fall 2013. Eighty-four respondents, representing small, mid-sized, and large… Read More
Elsevier study throws light on India’s performance as benchmarked against other research nations - March 4, 2014
A recent study prepared by Elsevier for the UK's Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and based on Scopus data, shows that India has achieved substantial growth in research articles output, increasing from 54 thousand in 2008 to 93 thousand in 2012 at an annualized… Read More
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
