Comments on: Curating data on ChemSpider…should it be supported by the community? /pmr/2007/05/05/curating-data-on-chemspidershould-it-be-supported-by-the-community/ A Scientist and the Web Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:39:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.3 By: ChemSpider Blog » Blog Archive » Another Response to Constructive Feedback from Peter Murray-Rust… /pmr/2007/05/05/curating-data-on-chemspidershould-it-be-supported-by-the-community/#comment-505 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:39:46 +0000 http://wwmm.ch.cam.ac.uk/blogs/murrayrust/?p=286#comment-505 […] “Other comments include “I see very little difference between Chemfinder and Chemspider. They are both closed, proprietary, do not expose data, or metadata, or algorithms; have closed code, do not allow downloads or re-use. They lose metadata in their aggregation process. I have nothing personal against Chemspider (or, if they are associated, ACDLabs) – I just think the Web 1.0 model is out of date for chemistry.” […]

]]> By: ChemSpider Blog » Blog Archive » ChemSpider as a part of Web 2.0 - and what is that Web 2.0 anyways? /pmr/2007/05/05/curating-data-on-chemspidershould-it-be-supported-by-the-community/#comment-504 Fri, 11 May 2007 02:23:29 +0000 http://wwmm.ch.cam.ac.uk/blogs/murrayrust/?p=286#comment-504 […] In this blog I am going to excerpt from another blog (and italicize to identify) regarding ChemSpider (based on my previous post it’s the way of the blogosphere) and it’s non Web 2.0 status since pages from the ChemSpider blog are being excerpted in the same way. […]

]]> By: ChemSpider Blog » Blog Archive » Growing Support for the ChemSpider Approach As Contributors Add Databases – Multiple Entry Points to the Service Are Used /pmr/2007/05/05/curating-data-on-chemspidershould-it-be-supported-by-the-community/#comment-503 Wed, 09 May 2007 03:59:37 +0000 http://wwmm.ch.cam.ac.uk/blogs/murrayrust/?p=286#comment-503 […] here has been an increasing number of downloads of the Internet Explorer and Firefox Add-ins as well as using ACD/ChemSketch with the add-in. The majority of searches are still based on text-based searching thereby validating the value of the name-structure approach discussed elsewhere. Not only text searching is enabled on ChemSpider. Rather, the structure and substructure searching capabilities through both Freeware ChemSketch and the structure drawing applet are also being utilized. The Prediction Services are also being utilized. At present the ChemSpider system appears to be delivering as we expected at this stage of our beta release. […]

]]> By: Free Chemistry Databases on the Web: Creating a Comprehensive Guide /pmr/2007/05/05/curating-data-on-chemspidershould-it-be-supported-by-the-community/#comment-502 Mon, 07 May 2007 15:15:20 +0000 http://wwmm.ch.cam.ac.uk/blogs/murrayrust/?p=286#comment-502 […] Notice the use of the word “free”. A free database can be used by any member of the general public without fees or a lengthy registration process. This includes both free speech and free beer services. There are more restrictive definitions that could be applied, but let’s not worry about those just yet. Free beer is better than no beer at all. […]

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