Social networking is biggest web activity in Latin America, says comScore report - March 22, 2012
comScore, Inc., a US-based provider of digital marketing information, has released its annual report on Latin America’s key digital trends of the past year and what they mean for the year ahead. The ‘2012 Latin America Digital Future in Focus’ examines how the prevailing trends in… Read More
JISC report examines economic and research benefits of text mining in UK - March 15, 2012
The UK's JISC has released a report on text mining, a complex and innovative method of searching and analysing data. The report shows that text mining has huge potential benefits for the UK economy and knowledge base, but its use is being held back by… Read More
New Pearson Foundation survey finds majority of college students prefer digital books over print - March 15, 2012
The Pearson Foundation has released a new study which reveals that students believe tablets and other mobile devices will transform learning. The Pearson Foundation's Second Annual Survey on Students and Tablets also finds that tablet ownership among college students and high school seniors has risen dramatically… Read More
UK university students prefer print to e-books, says BML Bowker study - March 15, 2012
While the majority of the UK's undergraduate students are now using e-books, none are yet relying on them as a primary source of information. Print continues its hold as a key resource for at least two-thirds of students. These are among the key findings of a major new study by… Read More
Thomson Reuters launches Academic Reputation Survey for 2012 - March 14, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, US, has announced the launch of its 2012 Academic Reputation Survey, for a current evaluation of higher education institutions globally. This is the third consecutive year the reputation survey has been conducted. The survey, which is… Read More
iThenticate report examines reasons for dramatic rise in plagiarism - March 14, 2012
Turnitin, the US-based creator of iThenticate and other web-based plagiarism prevention tools, has announced the release of a new report titled 'True Costs of Research Misconduct.' The report explores the reasons for the dramatic rise in research misconduct over the past decade and defines four distinct… Read More
Global professional publishing industry to grow 3% in 2012, says Simba report - March 9, 2012
Publishing forecast firm Simba Information, US, has released a report titled Global Professional Publishing 2010-2011. According to the report, the global market for professional publishing products and services, led by the legal, science/technical and medical (STM) segments, will grow 3 percent through 2012, reaching $41.4 billion.… Read More
Android to pose no major challenge to Apple dominance in tablets, says Forrester report - March 7, 2012
Independent research company Forrester Research, US, has published a new report that says more than 112 million Americans - one-third of the US adult population - will own a tablet by 2016. With Apple reportedly set to announce its next-generation iPad, the Forrester report shows no… Read More
Gartner predicts greater employee use of social media sites for corporate IAM - March 6, 2012
Technology research firm Gartner, Inc., US, has announced that fewer than 30 percent of large organisations will block employee access to social media sites by 2014, compared with 50 percent in 2010. The number of organisations blocking access to all social media is dropping by around… Read More
E-book consumers drive sales via apps and online retailers, says BISG Study - March 1, 2012
E-book consumers are increasing their purchase of books - both print and e-book formats - online and especially through in-app purchasing, and decreasing their use of brick-and-mortar stores, according to the Book Industry Study Group (BISG)'s Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading survey. The first instalment in… Read More
