Monthly Archives: May 2009

Trust in scientific publishing

Posted on May 9, 2009 by pm286

[Please excuse formatting – reinstalling ICE soon] Two stories have coincided – both relate to the role of trust in scientific publishing. The first is when I was rung by Emma Marris, reporting for Nature, last week and asked what … Continue reading →

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British Library document on copyright

Posted on May 9, 2009 by pm286

From Ben White of the BL (who sought views from me and others to go into the document). There is a lot positive in this and I really hope the Government takes the recommendations seriously in revising the law. [BTW … Continue reading →

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British Library urges new approaches to copyright

Posted on May 7, 2009 by pm286

The British Library has a formal role in advising Government and solicited views (including mine) on the aspects of copyright in relation to research and scholarship. Here’s some of their conclusions which hopefully the Government will take on board and … Continue reading →

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CML provides semantic chemistry

Posted on May 7, 2009 by pm286

[I have had to change machines temporarily so this post not ICE-enabled] Henry Rzepa has commented on CML/Chem4Word: Henry Rzepa says: May 7, 2009 at 8:39 am (Edit) The progress with Chem4Word is hugely impressive and important. But I would … Continue reading →

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The European Net – have we won a victory?

Posted on May 6, 2009 by pm286

The European Net – have we won a victory? Continue reading →

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Green and Gold Open Access in Yorkshire

Posted on May 6, 2009 by pm286

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Mandate Theses in HTML

Posted on May 6, 2009 by pm286

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Please save the European Net

Posted on May 5, 2009 by pm286

Please save the European Net Continue reading →

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Should Open Source code create Open Data?

Posted on May 5, 2009 by pm286

Should Open Source code create Open Data? Continue reading →

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Henry Rzepa's Inaugural Lecture

Posted on May 1, 2009 by pm286

Henry gave an absolutely stunning presentation which combined history, topology, quantum mechanics, chirality and much more: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/rzepa/talks/inaugural/ He doesn’t use Powerpoint either. Look at it, even if you don’t know any chemistry, and you’ll see why. I don’t have time … Continue reading →

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