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
More than 50 percent of companies comply with HIPAA or plan to do so in the next 12 to 24 months, says new InformationWeek Reports research - September 25, 2012
InformationWeek Reports, a service provider for peer-based IT research and analysis, has announced the release of its latest research report - Compliance in the Cloud Era. The report comprises analysis of results from InformationWeek's 2012 Regulatory Compliance Survey and offers strategies for addressing regulations in an… Read More
Worldwide cloud services market to surpass $109 billion in 2012, says Gartner report - September 19, 2012
Gartner, a US-based information technology research and advisory company, has released a report which forecasts the public cloud services market to grow 19.6 percent in 2012 to total $109 billion worldwide. Business process services represent the largest segment, accounting for about 77 percent of the total… Read More
UK universities have improved access to mobile services, says UCISA report - September 17, 2012
The UK's Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association (UCISA) has released its sixth survey of technology enhanced learning for higher education, which is funded by JISC. The survey shows that UK higher education has made notable progress in helping students and staff access library services, e-mail… Read More
Thomson Reuters study explores Apple’s mobile technology patent portfolio - September 12, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, US, has released the results of its study of Apple Inc.'s mobile technology patents. The findings, which are featured in the Thomson Reuters paper, "Inside the iPhone Patent Portfolio," details patent and litigation activity across Apple’s 1,298… Read More
The Ringgold Challenge survey notes 76 percent of publishers not making best use of their data - September 10, 2012
Journal supply chain support provider Ringgold Inc has released findings from its recent survey, The Ringgold Challenge. The results indicate room for improvement in how publishers are applying customer data such as that relating to journal subscriptions, usage or submissions. Survey results indicate that 76… Read More
Constrained budgets will impact data centers as respondents strive to improve efficiency, says new InformationWeek Reports research - September 6, 2012
InformationWeek Reports, a service provider for peer-based IT research and analysis, announced the release of its latest research report - 2012 State of the Data Center. The report encompasses analysis of results from InformationWeek's recent State of the Data Center Survey and offers guidance on how… Read More
CACM cover story details need for companies to leverage cloud computing resources - September 5, 2012
Communications of the ACM (CACM) has published a cover story in its September issue on how companies need to use their IT-related capabilities to leverage cloud computing resources. Three information management professors describe the importance of trust between the client organisation and the cloud provider to… Read More
