It's all about solutions
We are in good company in an article covering our 2Collab initiative in Information Age
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Remix Datasets using DataDepot
Microsoft's DataDepot allows users to remix datasets and create new plots..
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Yahoo Boss and better search service for academic libraries
An opportunity for academic libraries to leverage Yahoo Boss. Meanwhile Microsoft moves along in their effort for "free tools and services to support the Scholarly Communications lifecycle"
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Ingenta putting RDF in action
Ingenta will introduce Connect Complitations which "enable publishers to assemble 'virtual' publications from their existing content on connect. Compilations are given titles, descriptions, links and logos such that they look similar to conventional publications. They may be organised in familiar serial and monograph formats. At ingentaconnect Compilations may be purchased and subscribed to in the same way as other publications. Crucially the publisher has control over the Compilation, it is available to amend and augment whenever they please."
Also for people looking for the benefit of semantic web applications in the STM publishing community:
"One may well ask what immediate benefit does semantic technology bring, beyond exciting programmers and web luminaries? The first benefit we'll see on ingentaconnect is tighter integration, both inside the site and with the wider web. RDF enables us to make assertions about resources (like articles, authors and references) without imposing constraints on the assertions made, or how they will be used. Crucially we can use the assertions to draw conclusions, or inferences, to fill in gaps, and really 'understand' the data. All of this is achieved with little redundancy or repetition. The factors combine to produce a store on which services to cater for varying requirements and perspectives can readily be built. "
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Open voices from Oz
"The report, VenturousAustralia (the 'Cutler Report'), makes a large number of recommendations, many particularly pertinent to Open Access, including (but not only) the following:
- Recommendation 7.10: A specific strategy for ensuring the scientific knowledge produced in Australia is placed in machine searchable repositories be developed and implemented using public funding agencies and universities as drivers.
- Recommendation 7.14: To the maximum extent practicable, information, research and content funded by Australian governments, including national collections, should be made freely available over the internet as part of the global public commons. This should be done whilst the Australian Government encourages other countries to reciprocate by making their own contributions to the global digital commons.." via Alma Swan
Mashup your article
After the Grand Challenge, Elsevier Article 2.0 is another initiative in "user contribution"
Sunday, October 05, 2008
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