(24 Sept 2025) How are people actually using ChatGPT? Drawing on a dataset of more than 1 million conversations between users and ChatGPT, this report gives us a panoramic view into the sorts of prompts people put forward to generative AI. Much of the discussion around AI literacy has hinged on possible or presumed usages of AI in…
Despite strong interest in using artificial intelligence to make research faster, easier and more accessible, researchers say they need more support to navigate its possibilities. (4 Feb 2025) Using artificial intelligence (AI) tools for processes such as preparing manuscripts, writing grant applications and peer review will become widely accepted within the next two years, suggests…
(13 Feb 2023) OpenAthens just published the findings from an important study into the challenges students and researchers face when they search for resources online. The hope is that this report and its recommendations will give librarians, publishers, network providers, utility companies and national governments impetus to work together to support the research journey better. OpenAthens commissioned…
(7 Dec 2022) As academic libraries pivot to meet the needs of a digital-first student population, many libraries are shifting their digital collections to include more popular fiction and nonfiction digital materials. To better understand ebook collection development in academic libraries, Choice, a publishing unit of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), published “The…
(10 Oct 2022) The NLB’s 2021 National Reading Habits Study showed that 95 per cent of adults last year consumed reading materials such as the news, online articles and books in their spare time more than once a week – up from 88 per cent in 2018. Teenagers, too, seemed to be reading more for…
(20 Jul 2021) The latest Renew Consultants research was carried out with the support of leading publishers and other organisations involved in scholarly communications and attracted responses from over 15,000 people working and studying across all sectors, subject disciplines, and regions. Headline results include: – In terms of overall trend, A&Is are still the…
Research4Life programs make a significant positive difference to research experiences in low- and middle-income countries – but only when users know they are available and how to use them. (21 June 2021) Key findings of an independent Research4Life user experience review conducted during 2020 using a combination of interviews, surveys and focus groups by INASP…
(11 May 2021) In a survey conducted by the United Kingdom’s Emerald Publishing, researchers say they’re not satisfied with how academic publishing presents their work to a world that needs to understand it. It’s hard to think of a time in recent memory when so many have questioned so much scientific research. Almost any…
(3 Feb 2021) A new study of the behaviour of scholarly researchers has been launched, aiming to map the changing nature of how readers from all over the world find academic content. The latest survey follows on from work undertaken every three years since 2005, and an upcoming report will provide an update on trends…
(10 Jul 2019) In the UK, library loans are lagging behind other countries, reports the Bookseller. According to new analysis by ex-Waterstones CEO Tim Coates, UK book loans have plummeted year-on-year since 2009–10, falling from 5.7 to 2.8 loans per person. Going further back, in 1996–97 the figure was 8.6 loans per person. In contrast, book loans…