Does Springer’s acquisition of BioMed Central herald a coming of age for the open access publishing model? 03 Dec 2008

Vendors, information managers, recruiters and consultants all see opportunities in the current economic crisis. But will the information industry be able to seize them? 05 Nov 2008
Even in the information-dependent sectors of law, regulation and tax, the coming downturn may force decisions 03 Sep 2008

The future looked bleak for Eduserve's OpenAthens after JISC stopped funding access to it, but the organisation is relishing its new relationship with its subscribers 03 Sep 2008
In an article based on his Justin Arundale memorial lecture to the Association of UK Media Librarians, Tim Buckley Owen calls on information professionals to help unmask the secret state 11 Jul 2008

Consolidation among mainstream market research providers hasn’t reduced the demand for niche offerings, as Tim Buckley Owen discovers 11 Jul 2008
Library system suppliers are wrestling with open systems and public domain content integration 07 Apr 2008
A handful of suppliers dominate the financial and business information market, but the hundreds of smaller players could seize the opportunity of shifting user demand 03 Mar 2008

Big players dominate the market for legal, regulatory. tax and patent information, and barriers to entry are high 05 Sep 2007

Does Informa's recent acquisition of Datamonitor change the market research information landscape? 12 Jul 2007
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