Library Intelligencer

Is e-publishing affecting science?
Recent research indicates that e-publishing is influencing citation patterns and reader behavior, but disagrees on the effects. Are researchers taking full advantage of the wider choice in reading materials or are they searching so specifically that they are missing the reading they might previously have found along the way?

Women in science – perception and reality
There is anecdotal and research-based evidence to suggest that women scientists are held back by family commitments and implicit gender bias. While recent literature suggests that these obstacles are beginning to disappear, there is still a long way to go before we reach gender balance in science. Research Trends reviews the changing landscape.

THE rankings – a country view
The 2008 Times Higher Education (THE) rankings have just been released, revealing much movement in the rankings of the world’s top 200 universities. We analyze these results at the national level.

Using data to drive performance
As research institutes chase dwindling funding sources and manage international collaborations, they are realizing that they need robust business intelligence data. We speak to research strategy expert Daniel Calto.

…a Nobel Laureate?
Researchers cite particular papers for many reasons; many citations are simply a way of indicating studies that are relevant to current research, but they can also be a means of showing respect. We ask three researchers who have cited a Nobel Laureate about their motivation for the citation.