We look at a summary of three potential uses that libraries might make of altmetric data in this post, and attempt to show that considered use of this data can help advance several functions of the library.
Search is a necessary activity when dealing with digital content on the internet, so what are the merits of the different search engine types available for academic content? We look at federated search versus index search in this post.
Predictions for the year ahead are part of an age-old routine among industry pundits and anyone with an opinion. We review some lists and present 9 of the most popular themes that should be looked out for in 2013.
Newspapers deliver more news than digital news sites. Or do they? This is the question we investigate in this blog post on the relative merits of each format, and if a balance can be found somewhere in the middle.
The final part in the series of interview posts looking at the Swets-Mendeley partnership looks at the initial reception of Mendeley Institutional Edition in the market, and what the future may hold
This is the second part of the interviews with David Main and Victor Henning surrounding Mendeley and the development of Mendeley Institutional Edition as new way to measure impact.
This article features interviews with Dr Victor Henning from Mendeley and David Main from Swets, and investigates the origins of the partnership to form Mendeley Institutional Edition.
Open access has produced one of the hottest debates in scholarly publishing of recent times. With direct contributions from two librarians, we explore the impact more open access content will have on the role of the librarian.