News Miscellany for January 2012

Here are a few news items you may find interesting:

Review of 2011 and Trends Watch 2012
In this Information Today article by Paula J. Hane, identifies a number of hot topics for 2012, among them "tablets become even more popular, touch technology interfaces, more adoption of EPUB 3," and "more adoption of HTML5-fueled mobile web apps."

Moore’s Law, publishing and why Michael Fraser is right about Generation Y
Here Jon White thinks about "how we in the media industries are responding to the needs and wants of a new generation of customers.”

NISO Releases Updated Draft of SERU: A Shared Electronic Resource Understanding for Public Comment
NISO's press release notes a few reasons for the updated document, for which comments are due on February 19, 2012. "The draft updated SERU Recommended Practice and an online comment form are available on the NISO SERU website (www.niso.org/workrooms/seru/). All parties involved in licensing electronic content are encouraged to review and comment on the document."