• In June 2009, over 1000 UK research users responded to a survey about their access to and use of professional and academic information (including research articles published in journals, about which more detailed feedback was obtained). • Information was generally ranked as a relatively important success factor for each sector, ranging from 4th out...

Researchers now expect to have online access to library ca?talogues. But many of the resources held in libraries are not catalogued at all, or are not covered by online catalogues. Such resources are increasingly likely to be overlooked by researchers, whatever their potential value for research. This report assesses the progress that has been made...

A seminal paper on US government interest in the field of information science. The Weinberg report, as it is known, provided an impressive analysis of the many issues involved in ensuring that the abundance of scientific and technical information being produced in the US was managed and communicated effectively across government, agencies, industry and academia...