Dialogue between publisher and customer required to improve retention and renewal rates, says ACCUCOMS report - November 29, 2012
ACCUCOMS, a Netherlands-based provider of sales and marketing services to scholarly and society publishers, has released the findings of a new report titled 'Improving Customer Retention and Renewal Rates.' According to the report, publishers need to focus on establishing a dialogue with their customers if they… Read More
PLOS welcomes Brookings Institution report supporting passage of FRPAA - November 21, 2012
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) has appreciated the call for passage of the Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA) in the recently released report by the Brookings Institution. The report, "Building an Innovation-Based Economy", outlines policy recommendations for the US economy. If signed into law,… Read More
DOAB User Needs Analysis released - November 19, 2012
The Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) recently released the final report of the DOAB User Needs Analysis. This report is based on the experiences, needs, and expectations of users as they emerged from a survey, an online discussion, and a panel at the recent OASPA… Read More
EBSCO papers describe results of academic information supply chain survey - November 16, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Information Services Europe has released a series of five papers reporting the results of a survey on the future of the academic information supply chain. The papers reportedly cover diverse subjects and reveal some surprising insights into possible future roles… Read More
Dedicated e-readers losing ground to tablets, says BISG study - November 15, 2012
E-book consumers are decidedly shifting to multi-function tablets and away from dedicated e-readers, according to the Book Industry Study Group (BISG)'s ongoing Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading survey. The fourth and final installment in Volume Three of the Bowker-powered survey shows that tablets have risen by… Read More
ARL recommendations for better services for patrons with print disabilities - November 6, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released the report of its Joint Task Force on Services to Patrons with Print Disabilities, scheduled for final publication later this month in Research Libraries Issues (RLI). ARL formed the task force in May 2012 to expand upon the… Read More
Mendeley report explains importance of OA publishing for developing countries - November 2, 2012
UK-based startup Mendeley has published the Global Research Report, which reportedly reveals which countries study the hardest, and why open access (OA) is critical for lower-income countries. The report seeks to provide an analysis of 2 million scholars’ research activity in relation to economic indicators and… Read More
COAR publishes report examining current state of open access repository interoperability - October 31, 2012
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has announced the publication of the report, “The Current State of Open Access Repository Interoperability (2012)”. The report seeks to provide an overview of the current interoperability landscape in terms of the types of services that are now possible… Read More
CAB Abstracts is critical to search of veterinary literature, says study - October 19, 2012
A new study of the coverage of veterinary journals in bibliographic databases has reportedly shown that no search of veterinary literature is complete without reference to applied life sciences database CAB Abstracts. The study, "Searching the Veterinary Literature: A Comparison of the Coverage of Veterinary Journals by Nine Bibliographic… Read More
ProQuest study explores non-journal resources used by business faculty for research - October 18, 2012
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has released the findings of its new study that explores non-journal resources. According to the study, business faculty rely on materials that share insights and ideas ahead of publication, in addition to using scholarly journals, for active research projects.… Read More
