Wiley introduces ReadCube: where PDF’s form meets HTML’s functionWe hope that many, if not all, of our Exchanges readers have taken some time to explore the Anywhere Article on Wiley Online Library. Some of you might even remember the insightful post by Danielle Reisch and Vikki Baxter, which explained why we invested so much heart and soul into creating the ideal HTML reading…

20K papers published per week? ReadCube keeps me on topWith an ever-expanding pool of literature available globally, maintaining an organized library of research articles and staying on top of new publications has never been more challenging or necessary to the modern researcher. In December 2012, I found myself buried in a pile of poorly annotated PDFs while piecing together a research proposal for a…

A glance at what Readcube has to offerWith Wiley’s launch of Readcube this week, we thought it would be useful to visualize what Readcube has to offer.  But don’t hesitate to try it out for yourself at Wiley Online Library. 

Developing a unified approach for article sharing on social collaboration networksThe communication and exchange of scholarly research is evolving very rapidly   There are now at least 40 scholarly collaboration networks (SCNs - also known as social sharing networks, SSNs) offering services to researchers, including private and public networking and sharing.  Millions of researchers use networks like ResearchGate, Academia.edu and Mendeley to communicate with each other, to…

What you need to know to build an eLearning solutionWhere to start In this first post, we provide some ideas to start your big-picture planning for an effective eLearning platform solution. Having evaluated the potential benefits of an eLearning program, you know such a program is in your organization’s future. You may have started to develop a curriculum for professional training and even identified…

How to promote your published content through podcastsOver the past three months, I have learned some of the implications of the molecular re-inscription of race in science, law and medicine. I’ve heard the thoughts of one of Britain’s leading surgeons on the future of surgical innovation. I’ve got an interesting perspective on regional development in the global economy while at the same…

How are societies using social media?Social media has given us all new ways to have conversations and share knowledge. For societies and associations, social media has become one of the ways they communicate with their members as well as a way to easily extend communication reach to thousands of people outside their memberships. Importantly, social media enables conversations and members can respond…

Making math and science first class citizens on the web"Without mathematics, there’s nothing you can do. Everything around you is mathematics."  Shakuntala Devi It has always surprised me a little that the web - created at CERN by a trained physicist turned computer scientist - was born without much consideration for math and science. Of course, it isn’t all that surprising since the original…

What you need to know to build an eLearning solution, part 2: requirements mappingIn the first part of this three post series, we recommended some strategies for you to start planning how to go about developing your eLearning platform solution. Today, we will look at how to start mapping out your requirements for your platform. Building piece by piece Consider the various components that make up an eLearning…

Article introductions: more important than you thought!Journal editors and reviewers are looking for novelty, significance and relevance to their readers when they read your submitted article. Your abstract can make claims about these features, but does not provide space for the evidence to back them up. The introduction is the place for that. Guidelines for selecting, ordering and presenting that evidence…