Purchasing E‐Books from Life and Physical Science Society Publishers: Trends and Considerations

This study evaluates e‐book publishing by professional life and physical science societies. In order to be good stewards of their resources, collection managers should always be aware of digital rights management (DRM) restrictions and access issues when contemplating an e‐book purchase. This can be difficult due to the wide variety of publishing models employed by society e‐book publishers. In this study the authors examine various life and physical science societies that publish e‐books, including factors such as DRM and access conditions, and purchasing options. The results provide information for collection managers to consider when purchasing e‐books from society publishers, as well as allows them to advise patrons when access to ebooks may be limited to society members

A Survey of Information Professionals on What Skills STEM Graduates Need Entering the Workforce and What Librarians Teach

How well are science and engineering graduates prepared to transition from student to employee? As the corpus of information continues to expand exponentially, an understanding of competitive knowledge, patents, data management, standards documents, publishing, and navigating literature are becoming increasingly important to research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. We are providing an environmental scan through this survey of information professionals to determine what information professionals feel are important skills new scientists and engineers need to have. The information gathered in this survey will help inform further studies examining what faculty and industrial employers value in student education for new graduates.Ope