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August/September 2019 l Issue 103 All change for university presses


From bypassing aggregators to the influx of new university presses, the world of library-based publishing is changing fast, reports Rebecca Pool


Open book


Rossana Morriello assesses the ways in which librarians are supporting research in Italy


Making research connect


Web of Science editor-in-chief Nandita Quaderi champions objectivity, selectivity and data integrity


Facing up to a new reality


Wayne Sime discusses his hopes for the future of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers


Preprints: opportunity or challenge?


Active engagement and collaboration are needed to deliver the promise of preprints, writes Andrea Chiarelli


The three life stages of an academic author


Chris Smith explains why they matter, and how publishers and universities can benefit


Challenges facing non-English speaking scholars 22 Vivek Mehra explains how the English language is dominating global communication and changing school structure


News


A drove of dispatches from around the industry Events


Reports from recent industry get-togethers 26 32 20 18 16 14 10


It’s something of an overused cliche in the scholarly communications industry – but there’s nothing more consistent than change. In this issue of Research


Information we reflect this fact extensively. On page 4 Rebecca Pool looks at the fast-changing world of library-based publishing, and how two university presses have made the decision to bypass publishing aggregators and distributors, and sell digital collections directly to libraries. There has been a huge amount of


interest in the concept of preprints in the last few years, and on page 18 Andrea Chiarelli investigates what is required for the industry to deliver on the early promise of preprint servers available for researchers to post, read and comment on articles in pre-refereed form. Our Open Book series continues with a submission by Rossana Morriello, from the Polytechnic University of Turin, who outlines the many ways in which librarians are supporting research in Italy. We are keen to continue this series – so, if you are a librarian and want to share your opinions, get in touch! On top of all this there are two


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revealing interviews, with the Web of Science editor-in-chief Nandita Quaderi, and Wayne Sime, of ALPSP, all the latest news – as well as reports from two recent and high- profile industry events in Europe and the USA. Enjoy!


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