The changing scholarly information landscape: reinventing information services to increase research impact

Science has always been a very competitive area, with reputation and  impact as key factors. The scientific environment is also very complex and it is becoming increasingly so with the development of technology. One of the impacts of technology is the increasing globalisation of the competition in science. In science, research impact is an important [...]

Science and the digital data deluge

This second key note has been held by Dr. Pirjo-Leena Forsström. She pointed out the growing importance of digital data nowadays and not just in science. Also, she noted the changes within the society with regard to knowledge. Knowledge has always been the aspect of science but the understanding of knowledge and the demands are [...]

Authors publication strategies in scholarly publishing

The motivation behind the research presented here was the changing environment in scholarly publishing. Because of the crucial role of publishing in the academic culture and the academic system, changes in publishing have important effect on the scientific community. It was perceived by the authors, that scientists were disoriented and unsure with regard to their [...]

Building the Future by Understanding the Past: Scholarly Use Patterns and E-Pubs

The first key note speaker at the elPub 2010 was Carol Tenopir from the University Tennessee. Prof. Tenopir has been working in the area of electronic Publishing since 1983 and so in her key note, she was able to present a holistic, long term view on electronic publishing. Prof. Tenopir has started by pointing out [...]