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Rachel Craven
Rachel has worked in product development in the publishing industry since 2004, and has a Masters in Publishing Studies from the International Centre for Publishing at Oxford Brookes University and a Masters in English Literature from the University of Oxford.
Latest posts by Rachel Craven (see all)
  • How is software development like scientific research? - 24th June 2015
  • We’re working on our websites – please tell us what you think! - 27th April 2015
  • Accessing BioMed Central from mobile devices – publisher and journal websites - 24th October 2013

How is software development like scientific research?

biomed central agile software development teams in action

24/06/2015

Research in progress blog

As a publisher of open access scientific journals, we know that the research world changes fast – assumptions that we make at the start of a project are… Read more »

We’re working on our websites – please tell us what you think!

beta_landing

27/04/2015

Research in progress blog

We think the time has come for BioMed Central's websites to be refreshed. Now we want your feedback on the work we've done so far, so that we can make sure… Read more »

Accessing BioMed Central from mobile devices – publisher and journal websites

BMC-portal-home-top

24/10/2013

Research in progress blog

To improve the user experience for users accessing the websites from mobile devices, we’re pleased to announce the release of further support for access from… Read more »

Open Access Usage Contest Awards – Taiwan

27/06/2013

Research in progress blog

In order to increase the awareness of open access among Taiwan’s librarians and researchers, BioMed Central and Springer Asia are organizing an Open… Read more »

Open Access Day – Taiwan

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

27/06/2013

Research in progress blog

BioMed Central, Springer Asia and CONCERT (Consortium on Core Electronic Resources in Taiwan) jointly organized an open access seminar on April 26, 2013 in… Read more »

Accessing BioMed Central from mobile devices – search

12/02/2013

Research in progress blog

To improve the user experience for users accessing the websites from mobile devices, we’re pleased to announce the second phase of our project to support… Read more »

BioMed Central support for data publishing: enhanced handling of additional files

29/01/2013

Research in progress blog

At BioMed Central, we encourage authors to submit additional files such as movies and datasets, and we continue to look for ways to use web technology to make… Read more »

Accessing BioMed Central from mobile devices

16/10/2012

Research in progress blog

BioMed Central now supports access from mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets. BioMed Central portals and journal websites have been updated so that… Read more »

We've had a make-over

07/08/2012

Research in progress blog

We’ve transferred our blogs to WordPress. WordPress allows us to introduce features which we hope make it easier for you to navigate the blogs, find… Read more »

Going mobile: BioMed Central mobile internet access survey

09/12/2011

Research in progress blog

At BioMed Central, we want to provide the best possible services to our users. We’re thinking about our mobile services and offerings, and we’d love to know… Read more »

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