Contents and leader iResearchnformation SPRING 2022 l Issue 119


Bringing people together for semantic enrichment


There is a continuing need for the sorts of insights and judgements that only a person can bring, writes David Stuart


Tech focus:


semantic enrichment Pandemic brings preprints


into the spotlight


From rapid disease information to a way to promote and share regional knowledge in multiple languages, preprints have come into their own in recent years. Siân Harris finds out more


Usage: the missing measure of impact


16


COUNTER reports have an integral role to play in our wider scholarly communication system, writes Tasha Mellins-Cohen


When two worlds collide 18


Céline Richard explains what the Large Hadron Collider has taught us about the importance of open access research


Is there a systemic problem with ebooks?


20


James Gray assesses the situation and how it can be addressed


9 10 4


Cross-pollination enables hybrid event to bloom


Heather Staines sums up proceedings at this year’s Researcher to Reader conference


UX – putting the user first 24


Matt Balara explains how an established publisher, De Gruyter, completed an extraordinary transformation


Changing the landscape of scientific communication


26


Ivy Cavendish tells the inspirational tale behind the formation of a writing tool for researchers, TooWrite


A passion for impact 28


Emerald Publishing CEO Tony Roche talks of his career in scholarly publishing and a love of eastern cuisine


The wisdom of preservation 29


Alicia Wise, CLOCKSS executive director, reflects on her career and explains the importance of robustly preserving academic resources


News Suppliers directory 31


A scatter of snippets from the scholarly communications industry


37


The twists and turns of the scholarly communications industry have long provided a ready supply of copy for the pages of Research Information, and this issue is no exception. We are delighted that, on page 26, we feature an exclusive interview with Ivy Cavendish – founder of The Science Writing Revolution – describing the story behind what is sure to be a ground- breaking scientific writing tool for researchers. Ivy tells the fascinating tale of


how she designed the product to help a friend who was struggling to write his thesis and, in the process, created a tool that will surely be of benefit to millions of researchers worldwide. The initial offering, TooWrite Abstracts, houses a novel scientific method for writing scientific abstracts that will be of particular interest to authors that are neuro-divergent or non-native English speaking. It’s an inspirational tale and we’re


sure we’ll be hearing plenty more from Ivy in the future. Elsewhere, we have two full-length


Editorial and administrative team Editor: Tim Gillett tim.gillett@europascience.com +44 (0) 1223 221040 Specialist reporter: David Stuart; Siân Harris Design: David Houghton/Zöe Andrews


Advertising team Advertising manager: Mike Nelson mike.nelson@europascience.com +44 (0) 1223 221039


Corporate team Managing director: Warren Clark


Research Information is published by Europa Science Ltd, 4 Signet Court, Cambridge, CB5 8LA l ISSN 1744-8026 Tel: +44 (0) 1223 211170 l Fax: +44 (0) 1223 213385 Web: www.researchinformation.info


Subscriptions: Free registrations available to qualifying individuals – register online at www.researchinformation.info Subscriptions £180 a year for six issues to readers outside registration requirements. Single issue £30. Orders to Europa Science Ltd, RI Circulation, 4 Signet Court, Cambridge, CB5 8LA Tel: +44 (0) 1223 211170 Fax: +44 (0) 1223 213385 ©2022 Europa Science Ltd.


While every care has been taken in the compilation of this magazine, errors or omissions are not the responsibility of the publishers or of the editorial staff. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the publishers or editorial staff. All rights reserved. Unless specifically stated, goods or services mentioned are not formally endorsed by Europa Science Ltd, which does not guarantee or endorse or accept any liability for any goods and/or services featured in this publication.


Cover: ????????


Subscribe online for FREE at www.researchinformation.info/subscribe


www.researchinformation.info | @researchinfo Spring 2022 Research Information 3


features: on page 4 David Stuart takes us on a tour of the latest developments around semantic enrichment; and on page 10 our former editor Siân Harris updates us on the fast-moving world of preprints. With two more interviews, a variety of analysis pieces and all the latest news, this is a packed issue. We hope you enjoy it.


@researchinfo 22


Leader: Tim Gillett Revolution time


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40