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Welcome
Key Perspectives was set up in 1996 to provide high quality market research and consultancy services to the scholarly communications industry. Since then the company has worked on a wide variety of projects for many different organisations, building up an unrivalled view of the scholarly communications arena. Our particular strength is our broad and deep understanding of the research community in relation to many different aspects of scholarly communication.
We offer a professional and highly efficient service with client satisfaction our company's main objective.
In addition to our market research and strategic services, Key Perspectives has acknowledged expertise in the fields of open access and emerging markets. A wealth of related information can be accessed from this website.
If you think Key Perspectives could be of service to you, please feel free to contact either of Key Perspectives' directors. |
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Alma Swan's weblog, OptimalScholarship, can be found here.
Key Perspectives update
For a number of technical reasons the Key Perspectives website has been offline for a while but will now be updated as soon as possible. We have been very busy on a variety of interesting projects and we look forward to sharing them with you shortly.
Doing things with data
Research data are receiving lots and lots and lots of attention and rightly so. Not only will data outputs likely become the main form of research output in due course - and already are doing so in many fields - but they present a host of new issues with which the research community has to grapple. To continue reading this discussion of our recent research findings, click here. Data scientists and curators
The skills, role and career structure of data scientists and curators: an assessment of current practice and future needs
Data science is a topic attracting growing attention around the world. The need for professionals to guide the process of data creation and the curation of datasets is evident, yet the current pool of people with relevant skills is insufficient to meet the increasing demand. Funded by JISC, Key Perspectives has undertaken an assessment of current practice and future needs and produced a report with recommendations. The study includes an assessment of the important role libraries have to play in terms of supporting data-intensive research. The 30-page report may be downloaded by clicking here.
Sharing research data (or not)
Publication and quality assurance of research data outputs
There is now significant interest in the creation and sharing of datasets produced by researchers in the course of their work. Research funders are reviewing and developing their policies to move towards a position where the use and value of data is optimised. A recent report commissioned by the Research Information Network (RIN), NERC and JISC contributes to this policy development process. The study, conducted by Key Perspectives, reports the attitudes of researchers across eight subject areas towards the creation and sharing of data. You may access a briefing paper, the executive summary or the full report from the RIN's website by clicking here.
An interview by the journalist Richard Poynder with Alma Swan about Open Access may be accessed here. A subsequent interview can be located here.
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