Market overview
They say that they are increasingly frustrated business is projecting 2008 sales growth widely adopted and a strong growth area
by traditional structured search models. of 6 per cent. Elsevier’s sales increased by for providers. Leading providers will also be
While networking sites for the STM 3 per cent in the first half of 2008, while watching the Web 2.0 space closely and we
community are on the increase, survey Springer is the most optimistic, targeting can expect further investments here.
feedback suggests that it is still only a organic sales growth of 5 per cent in 2008. Academic users clearly see networking
minority of users that have signed up to Wiley is expecting weaker sales in 2008 sites as a key resource for the future
these sites, and no-one site has achieved compared to 2007, while Wolters Kluwer is although, at this stage, use of these sites
critical mass as yet. Around 20 STM still facing annual sales growth of less than is still in its infancy and this use is being
networking sites have been identified 2 per cent in 2008. diluted across a range of sites. IRN’s survey
by users so far. These include those from also shows that user awareness of e-books
conventional publishers such as 2Collab ‘It appears that e-books and open-access journals is now widespread,
from Elsevier and Nature.Network from
Nature Publishing, privately-funded sites
are finally beginning
and user demand is beginning to turn these
into mainstream markets.
such as Lalisio, and independently-run sites
to gain acceptance’
such as Epercinus and Laboratree. Most
Further information
users agree, however, that these networking Overall, IRN Research is forecasting
David Mort is director of IRN Research, a UK-based
sites will become increasingly important. sales growth of 5 per cent in the European
market research and information company specialising
STM market in 2008, unchanged from
in the analysis of European information and content
Looking ahead 2007. We can expect to see double-digit
markets.
According to announcements from most of profit margins for most of the leading
IRN Research’s ‘European STM Information Market 2008’
the leading players, 2008 revenue growth players for yet another year. Workflow
report was published in October 2008. This report is
will be similar to the levels achieved in 2007. and data mining solutions, plus analytical
based on detailed desk research of information company
For example, Thomson Reuters is expecting tools, are likely to become major drivers of
accounts and reports, and primary research amongst key
global scientific sales growth of around 4 revenue growth while, after a long period suppliers and users of STM information.
per cent, although its global healthcare on the margins, e-books are set to become See www.irn-research.com for more information.
WHAT DOES IT COST AND WHO PAYS?
Scholarly communications globally and in the UK:
A Research Information Network event
11 December 2008, 10.30-16.00
Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London W1
The Research Information Network is holding an event to develop the fi ndings of the RIN report Activities, Costs
and Funding Flows in Scholarly Communications (May 2008) and will discuss the implications of the changing
arena of scholarly communications globally, and the impact for the UK specifi cally. We invite all those who have
an interest in these issues: researchers, funders, higher education institutions and publishers.
Key themes Key speakers
• The economics of scholarly communications • Professor Donald W. King, Distinguished Research
globally and in the UK. Professor – University of North Carolina
• A detailed analysis of the costs and funding • Mayur Amin, Director of Research - Elsevier
of specifi c activities in the process. • Sir James Drummond Bone, former Vice-Chancellor,
• Future scenarios: implications of electronic-only University of Liverpool
publishing, author-side model of open access • Paul Ayris, Director of Library Services and UCL
payment and cash payment for peer review. Copyright Offi cer – University College London
• The implications of this rapidly changing • Daniel Hulls, Director – Cambridge Economic
arena and the specifi c challenges faced by Policy Associates
universities, libraries, funding bodies and publishers.
Visit www.rin.ac.uk/what-cost for more information and to book your place on this free event or telephone
020 7412 7322. The RIN report can also be accessed from this page.
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