Publishers soldier on despite electronic bugs

Bundling Electronic Journals and Competitions among Publishers

Site licensing of electronic journals has been revolutionizing the way academic information is distributed. However, many librarians are concerned about the possibility that commercial publishers might abuse site licensing by practicing bundling. In this paper, we analyze how bundling affects journal pricing in the market of scientiÞc, technical and medical (STM) electronic journals and offer a...

Medication administration discrepancies persist despite electronic ordering.

Background Up to 38% of inpatient medication errors occur at the administration stage. Although they reduce prescribing errors, computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems do not prevent administration errors or timing discrepancies. This study determined the degree to which CPOE medication orders matched actual dose administration times. METHODS At a 658-bed academic hospital with CPOE bu...

Software Publishers

Nature of the Industry All organizations today rely on computer and information technology to conduct business and operate more efficiently. Computer software is needed to operate and protect computer systems and networks. Some 8,200 establishments are engaged primarily in computer software publishing or publishing and reproduction. Software publishing establishments carry out operations necess...

Good Bugs Vs . Bad Bugs

Control of micro-organisms during completion of hydraulically fractured wells is a significant component in successful development of a production system. Detrimental bacteria—“bad bugs”—such as sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) introduced into the reservoir during drilling or completion, can facilitate biogenic sulfide production, resulting in souring of production fluids and gas, iron sulfide f...

On the oligopoly of academic publishers.