Publishing Research Consortium report on current journal article mining trend - June 21, 2011
The Publishing Research Consortium (PRC) has published its latest research report titled 'Journal Article Mining - A research study into Practices, Policies, Plans..... and Promises.' The research was carried out at the beginning of 2011 by Eefke Smit and Maurits van der Graaf in the form… Read More
Publishing majors show increased revenues in 2010; sales of top 20 reach Euro 42 billion - June 20, 2011
Publishing revenues in 2010 have overtaken the total revenues for 2008 and 2009, according to the annual ranking of global publishing performance, compiled on behalf of Livres Hebdo, Buchreport, Publishers Weekly and The Bookseller. Sales of the top 10 publishers are now at €31 billion, having… Read More
‘Library Journal’, Bowker to launch online quarterly on library patron behaviour - June 17, 2011
Bibliographic information provider Bowker, a business unit of ProQuest, has formed a partnership with Library Journal to publish Patron Profiles, a new online quarterly featuring research on public library patron behaviour. The aim is to share expertise and present timely, accurate and ongoing information through the… Read More
Ithaka S+R report examines funding practices to provide insight on post-grant sustainability for digital resources - June 15, 2011
Ithaka S+R, funded by the JISC-led Strategic Content Alliance (SCA), has released a new report titled 'Funding for Sustainability: How Funders' Practices Influence the Future of Digital Resources.' The report is based on interviews with representatives from more than 25 funding bodies in Europe and North… Read More
Open access journals showing rapid growth with advent of web, says study - June 14, 2011
A study published in PLoS ONE, a peer-reviewed online publication of open access (OA) publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS), reports on the rapid growth of OA publishing since the start of the World Wide Web. The study was conducted by a team of researchers from… Read More
Gen Y researchers using open web technologies but not contributing much content: survey - June 10, 2011
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and the British Library have released a report, according to which young researchers are increasingly using free web technology to help with their research. However they are not active in creating content, says the report. The British Library/ JISC… Read More
Unstructured data to drive Big Data explosion, says Unisphere survey - June 7, 2011
Unisphere Research, a division of Information Today, Inc., US, recently conducted a survey to look into the issues companies are having with unstructured data. The survey, sponsored by US-based information infrastructure software provider Mark Logic Corporation, is seen to confirm that unstructured information is growing at… Read More
Research and Markets adds 2011 World Next Generation Tablets Market report to their offering - June 6, 2011
Market research and data services provider Research and Markets, Ireland, has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report 'World Next Generation Tablets Market' to their offering. This research covers the 2011 world next generation tablet market. Analysis is provided for consumer tablets, professional… Read More
ARL calls for proposals for 2012 SPEC survey topics - June 2, 2011
The Association for Research Libraries (ARL) is seeking proposals for 2012 SPEC survey topics. For more than 35 years ARL has gathered and disseminated data through the SPEC survey programme to assist libraries in the continuous improvement of their management systems. Proposals for topics for the… Read More
McGraw-Hill study examines benefits of adaptive learning tools - June 1, 2011
McGraw-Hill Higher Education, a unit of McGraw-Hill Education, has released an effectiveness study titled 'Evaluating the Adaptive Learning Tool's Impact on Pass and Retention Rates and Instructional Efficiencies at Seven US Universities'. The study seeks to outline the benefits of adaptive learning tools for both instructors… Read More
