Europe's premier magazine for online content and information management. http://www.researchinformation.info/ Copyright Europa Science E-books have matured but questions remain about digital rights, access models and what a scholarly e-book really means today. Interviews by Sian Harris<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~4/RQM4zG8cozs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~3/RQM4zG8cozs/feature.php http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=362 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=362 From astrophysics to nanoscience, a series of case studies casts an investigative lens over changing information practices in the physical sciences. Ellen Collins and Joe McEntee examine the key findings of the studies for publishers, librarians, funding agencies and scientists<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~4/KUfWmJZSIlQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~3/KUfWmJZSIlQ/feature.php http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=363 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=363 Late last year, JISC and RIN launched a report on data centres. Kevin Ashley shares his view on the some of the challenges and opportunities for research<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~4/iww4Grnwyo8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~3/iww4Grnwyo8/feature.php http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=364 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=364 A Dublin-based startup has developed a way of extracting insight into laboratory instruments and materials from the experimental sections of journal articles. As Scrazzl launches its first products Sian Harris finds out more<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~4/SqUgQxniU0U" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~3/SqUgQxniU0U/feature.php http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=365 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=365 Vicky Reich, director of the LOCKSS programme at Stanford University Libraries, and Randy Kiefer, executive director of the CLOCKSS archive, explain why preserving digital content is a challenge that needs to be tackled, especially as this content becomes more dynamic<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~4/_qKQkJRwbKg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~3/_qKQkJRwbKg/feature.php http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=366 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=366 Si&#226;n Harris reports on some of the trends in the industry and considers what we can expect from 2012<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~4/-YJuzvzkObs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~3/-YJuzvzkObs/feature.php http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=355 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=355 A new study reveals how students conceal their real search strategies from their tutors. Sarah Bartlett reports<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~4/bDoK9fFf5ro" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~3/bDoK9fFf5ro/feature.php http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=356 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=356 The boundaries between the primary sources used for research and the materials for teaching are being broken down. Seth Cayley of Cengage reveals the unexpected level of interest in the Times Digital Archive for teaching<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~4/TA09tXLt9dk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~3/TA09tXLt9dk/feature.php http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=357 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=357 Si&#226;n Harris finds out what some of the key information issues are for librarians and researchers across Asia<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~4/_LUEVTcbJqM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~3/_LUEVTcbJqM/feature.php http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=358 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=358 A new report from Thomson Reuters reveals the dramatic growth in Chinese patents. Si&#226;n Harris finds out what this means for patent information<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~4/rZHQ0C2KS64" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~3/rZHQ0C2KS64/feature.php http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=359 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=359 Springer is digitising its archive of books. Si&#226;n Harris finds out what the publisher is doing and what challenges it faces with this large-scale task<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~4/MWoA7gMaaec" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~3/MWoA7gMaaec/feature.php http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=360 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=360 Sven Fund is managing director of De Gruyter. We asked him about the company's recent purchase of Versita, open-access plans and internationalisation of content<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~4/FK7cAMTmCqE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~3/FK7cAMTmCqE/feature.php http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=361 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=361 As the role of social networking grows in research and publishing David Stuart takes a look at Google Plus and what it promises<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~4/76Ar_oiu-VE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~3/76Ar_oiu-VE/feature.php http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=346 Thu, 8 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=346 A project to help digital repositories control and make money from their digital assets has attracted funding from the UK government<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~4/06p5sGftWLU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~3/06p5sGftWLU/feature.php http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=347 Thu, 8 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=347 The release of EPUB 3 was one of the big news announcements of the Frankfurt Book Fair. Sian Harris reports back from the fair on what this might mean<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~4/9OQGvKm5mI8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ResearchInformation-Features/~3/9OQGvKm5mI8/feature.php http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=348 Thu, 8 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=348