Christine Stamison revisits the topic of publishers 'big deals', their bundled journal packages. Following on from an article in 2012 in Serials Review, Christine reviews the topic and presents additional commentary from librarians on the matter.
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Post date: 28 feb 2013
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.
Post date: 03 jan 2013
David Main, Swets CEO, takes a look back at some of the highlights of 2012 for the company, including the launch of Mendeley Institutional Edition, a new look for Swets and the launch of the LibServ business. He also hints at what will be important in 2013.
Post date: 26 okt 2012
We also asked some questions about the impact of open access to librarians in the Asia-Pacific region. Read their comments in this post
Post date: 17 okt 2012
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.
Post date: 31 aug 2012
Part II: Librarians and the benefits of altmetrics. The second part of this series of posts on altmetrics looks at some specific ways in which they may assist librarians in their roles.
Post date: 29 aug 2012
Part I: Altmetrics landscape, impact and value. In this series of three posts we look at the world of emerging metrics as indicators of impact and what value they may hold for academic institutions and librarians.
