Academic Libraries
Articles

Survey of academics 2012

Survey of UK academics reveals reliance on digital technologies and OA.
Featured News, Posted 16 May 2013

Massive and Open - MOOCs and the transformation of HE

Ian Clark explores how MOOCs could transform higher education and how the role of librarians might change.
Featured Articles, Posted 10 May 2013

Patron-driven acquisition in action in Sweden

A recent research project examines PDA in Swedish academic libraries, with the aim of creating a knowledge base that can be used by other libraries.
Featured Articles, Posted 03 May 2013

The library of the future: scenarios from Australia

The Australian Library and Information Association has begun a 'conversation' about the future role of libraries in 2025.
Featured Articles, Posted 03 May 2013

The impact of library discovery technology on content usage

UKSG and JISC invite tenders for a research study on the impact of library discovery technology on e-content usage.
Featured News, Posted 24 Apr 2013

Elsevier and Mendeley – an interview with Victor Henning

Andy Tattersall has championed Mendeley since 2009. He responds to the buy-out news and speaks directly to co-founder Victor Henning.
Featured Articles, Posted 17 Apr 2013

Elsevier buys Mendeley

Publishing giant has bought the research collaboration platform.
Featured News, Posted 09 Apr 2013

Making the most of Higher Education

Linden Harris of Cengage Learning shares his thoughts on how information providers are working with universities to prepare students for the working world.
Featured Articles, Posted 08 Apr 2013

Library mashups

Nicole Engard reminds us that libraries are already experts in pulling together data from different sources.
Featured Articles, Posted 08 Apr 2013

Engaging students: feedback in libraries and universities

Ian Clark shares lessons learned at three UK universities on gathering and using student feedback.
Featured Articles, Posted 05 Apr 2013

Knowledge management - past, present and future

By revisiting past events organised by the networking group NetIKX, it is possible to map the development of KM thinking.
Featured Articles, Posted 22 Mar 2013

Open data for education - the 'LinkedUp challenge'

Competition to create relevant educational applications.
Featured News, Posted 20 Mar 2013

Germany: Ebrary launches e-book database for academic libraries

German-language e-book subscription database covers multiple disciplines.
Featured News, Posted 13 Mar 2013

Location-based services - stretching the boundaries

The Bavarian State Library has developed groundbreaking - and 'bestselling' - apps and augmented reality tools.
Featured Articles, Posted 08 Mar 2013

Axiell acquires Adlib

Swedish Axiell Group has acquired Dutch firm Adlib Information Systems.
Featured News, Posted 06 Mar 2013

Ghost or guest - authorship of research papers

A new approach to authorship is required to reflect the increasingly complex nature of research.
Featured Articles, Posted 28 Feb 2013

Germany: De Gruyter buys two academic publishers

De Gruyter has acquired two Germany academic publishers.
Featured News, Posted 26 Feb 2013

iPads, QR and AR - our journey from printed book collections to social place

At a university library in Sweden a project to market the library and its digital materials also helped develop the competencies of the library staff.
Featured Articles, Posted 19 Feb 2013

Etextbooks - what's not to like?

The advantages of etextbooks seem obvious, yet student acceptance is still low. Marydee Ojala explores the latest etextbook trends and initiatives.
Featured Articles, Posted 18 Feb 2013
Pages:  1 2 3 4 5 6   Next >>