India witnessing ‘brain gain’ rather than ‘brain drain’, says Elsevier study - January 7, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has said that, according to its recent analysis, India has a 0.6 percent net inflow of scientists. It also said that the incoming scientists and short-term visiting (or transitory) scientists are significantly more productive than scientists who remain in India and scientists that… Read More
Nature publishes survey result on researchers’ attitudes towards lab safety - January 4, 2013
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) has conducted an international survey of researchers' attitudes towards laboratory safety. Early results are reported in this week's issue of Nature, and the UC Center for Laboratory Safety is analysing the data further for future publication. The survey was commissioned… Read More
Thomson Reuters study reports surge in Middle Eastern trademarks - December 31, 2012
Thomson CompuMark, a Thomson Reuters Intellectual Property & Science business and global player in trademark searching and brand protection solutions, recently released the results of its study of Middle Eastern trademarks. The findings, which are featured in the Thomson Reuters report, “Trademarks in the Middle East:… Read More
New Pew Internet report on ebook readers, devices and awareness of ebook services in US public libraries - December 28, 2012
The Pew Internet has released a report titled 'E-book Reading Jumps; Print Book Reading Declines.' The population of e-book readers is growing. In the past year, the number of those who read e-books increased from 16 percent of all Americans ages 16 and older to… Read More
Association of Research Libraries releases second report in the New Roles for New Times series - December 21, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Research Library Services for Graduate Students (PDF), the second report in the New Roles for New Times series. This series highlights the transformation of the library workforce to address new challenges for research libraries in serving 21st-century students,… Read More
Thomson Reuters report examines impact of personalised medicine on pharm R&D - December 17, 2012
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters, US, has announced the publication of a new report titled "Spotlight on Personalized Medicine, a Pharma Matters". The report seeks to provide a comprehensive view of the potential effects of personalised medicine on drug research and development. Based… Read More
ARL publishes Organization of Scholarly Communication Services, SPEC Kit 332 - December 14, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Organization of Scholarly Communication Services, SPEC Kit 332, which explores how research institutions are currently organising staff to support scholarly communication services, and whether their organisational structures have changed since 2007, when member libraries were surveyed about their… Read More
IHS iSuppli report predicts significant fall in e-book readers market - December 13, 2012
After spectacular growth in the last few years, the e-book reader market is on an alarmingly precipitous decline, sent reeling by more nimble tablet devices that have gained the ardent patronage of consumers, according to an IHS iSuppli Consumer Electronics special report from information and analytics… Read More
iThenticate survey studies researchers’ and editors’ encounters with plagiarism - December 6, 2012
iThenticate, a US-based provider of professional plagiarism detection and prevention technology, has conducted a survey that captures respondents' attitudes about and direct experience with plagiarism. The study - of more than 400 researchers, authors and editors at scholarly publications - reveals that while most agree that… Read More
CCC endorses RIN’s report calling for cooperation in open access publishing - December 6, 2012
Government policy-makers and private funding agencies in the US, UK and Europe are mandating greater public access to published scientific research. In this connection, Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a not-for-profit organisation and provider of licensing and content solutions, has announced that it endorses the UK-based… Read More
