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Research Information Contents News Digging into data in new ways


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Large-scale data analysis gives research insight Preserving for the future


10-11 Cash and lack of responsibility hinder progress


Librarians and researchers network 12-13 Networking with users holds potential East meets West in research


Trends in research publishing in China Making the case for innovation


Collaborating on research information Riding the wave


The information Swiss Army Knife


What Microsoft’s SharePoint means for information professionals


Products and diary Interview


Rafael Sidi, Elsevier’s VP of product development


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Networking with library users


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22-23 18 19-20 14-17 Preserving for the future 10 ON THE COVER East meets West in research 14 Leader: Siân Harris


Decade of change The year 2000 appears to have been a busy one for the publishing industry if the current spate of 10-year anniversaries is anything to go by. For example, it’s a decade since Elsevier launched its ScienceDirect platform, as Rafael Sidi discusses in our interview on page 26. The past decade has also seen amazing growth in the output of research from China. This has been mirrored by a corresponding increase in activity of Western publishers and related businesses in the country. Both Charlesworth Group and IOP Publishing, for example, launched their offi ces in China 10 years ago. On pages14-17 we take a look at some of the trends in the research landscape in China. Look out in our October/November issue for more on China, with a report on the challenges and opportunities for publishers. This issue also includes some reviews of how mainstream software tools can help librarians (22-23) and those developing publishing platforms (19-20), as well as plenty more.


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