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
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
