Author Archives: pm286

On July 14th we are holding a memorial meeting for Jean-Claude Bradley in Cambridge. Do come; it’s open for all. [NOTE: we hope to get live streaming for those who can’t come.] http://inmemoriamjcb.wikispaces.com/Jean-Claude+Bradley+Memorial+Symposium Jean-Claude Bradley was one of the most … Continue reading →

In 3 weeks from now we’ll have a massive global hack for science. Many scientists probably think software is something that other people do. “I’m not a programmer” is a frequent cry. But things are changing. Programming is increasingly about … Continue reading →

Richard Stallman (RMS) from MIT stayed with us for 2 days last week. Since RMS has a 9000-word rider on what he needs and doesn’t need when visiting, I hope I will help future hosts by adding some comments. TL;DR … Continue reading →

The reason I use “content mining” and not “Text and Data Mining” is that science consists of more than text – images, audio video, code and much more.  Text is the best known and the most immediately tractable and many … Continue reading →

I got the following mail today. I genuinely don’t know whether it’s a scam or an unacceptable spam from Elsevier: Measurement <measurement@elsevier.com> 9:54 AM (18 minutes ago) Dear Dr. Peter Murray-Rust, You have received this system-generated message because you have … Continue reading →

[P Murray-Rust, CC  0] We had our hack day in Edinburgh yesterday on content mining. First, massive thanks to: Mark MacGillivray for organising the event in Informatics Forum Informatic Forum for being organised Claire and Ianthe from Edinburgh library for sparkle and … Continue reading →

Summary: Help us change the way we communicate Science and the Humanities in the Digital Enlightenment. Free [1] EVERYONE can help.Edinburgh is the capital of the Scottish Enlightenment where free thinkers changed the way we think about and run the … Continue reading →

Last week was one of the most exciting in my life – but also among the hardest I have worked. I travelled from Budapest to Vienna to be the guest of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and to give a … Continue reading →

  A little while ago I wrote to Minister David Willetts through my MP Julian Huppert on two issues; Elsevier’s misselling of Open Access Articles (later described by Elsevier as their “bumpy road to Open Access”) Elsevier’s unnecessary click-through API … Continue reading →

Yesterday Elsevier updated its approach to Text and Data Mining. This is a rapid response . Elsevier’s material is at http://www.elsevier.com/connect/how-does-elseviers-text-mining-policy-work-with-new-uk-tdm-law and is italicised here.  My emphasis in Elsevier’s text is [thus]. My comments interleaved. TL;DR [summary] Elsevier’s new approach is … Continue reading →