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THANK YOU ELSEVIER!

Posted on July 27, 2007 by pm286

I have had a simple, positive response from Elsevier on my request to access their data robotically. This is really exciting. THANK YOU ELSEVIER. It deserves capitals. Dear Peter Murray-Rust Thanks for your email.  Data is not copyrighted.  If you … Continue reading →

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Request for CODATA definition of Open Access

Posted on July 27, 2007 by pm286

Followup to http://wwmm.ch.cam.ac.uk/blogs/murrayrust/?p=445 [Open letter, copied to http://wwmm.ch.cam.ac.uk/blogs/murrayrust/?p=446] Dear Drs. Noelle and Hartmann, science-softCon Dr. Andreas Noelle Auf der Burg 4 D-63477 Maintal Germany Phone: +49(0)6181 498414 Fax: +49(0)6181 498415 E-Mail: andreas.noelle@science-softCon.de Internet: www.science-softCon.de UV/Vis Spectra Data Base SAG Dr. … Continue reading →

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Pay-to-view "open access" at CODATA?

Posted on July 26, 2007 by pm286

Here’s a puzzle – maybe someone can help. A member of the Blue Obelisk has discovered the following site science-softCon UV/Vis+ Spectra Data Base Spectral information (gas, liquid and solid phase from EUV-VUV-UV-Vis-NIR) and related data (e.g.  information concerning publications … Continue reading →

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Key Perspectives on Data

Posted on July 25, 2007 by pm286

Alma Swan is a well-known and respected consultant and investigator in the area of “the scholarly publication industry” and runs a blog (Key Perspectives) where she reports: The increasing importance of data NEW STUDY on the publication and quality assurance … Continue reading →

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We must have licences for publications

Posted on July 23, 2007 by pm286

I have written several times over the last few weeks about how important it is to clarify and protect the re-use of scientific data in publications (Open Data) and have, on several occasions, argued that the primary means that we … Continue reading →

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cyberscience: Why 100% is never achievable

Posted on July 22, 2007 by pm286

In the current series of posts I argue that data should be Open and re-usable and that we should be allowed to use robots to extract it from publishers’ websites. A common counter argument is that data should be aggregated … Continue reading →

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cyberscience: CrystalEye at WWMM Cambridge

Posted on July 22, 2007 by pm286

We’ve mentioned CrystalEye frequently on this blog but not announced it formally. We were about to post it about three weeks ago but had a serious server crash. Also we are very concerned about quality and want to make sure … Continue reading →

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cyberscience: Where does the data come from?

Posted on July 22, 2007 by pm286

[In several previous and future posts I use the tag “cyberscience” – a portmanteau of E-Science (UK, Europe) and Cyberinfrastructure (US) which emphasizes the international aspect and importance of the discipline.] Cyberscience is a vision for this century: The term … Continue reading →

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Request to Elsevier for robotic extraction of data from their journals

Posted on July 22, 2007 by pm286

In previous posts I have written on the value of robotic extraction of data in scientific articles. By default Elsevier do not allow robotic extraction: All content in this Site, including site layout, design, images, programs, text and other information … Continue reading →

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cyberscience: by default Elsevier's licence, copyright, etc. cripples us

Posted on July 22, 2007 by pm286

I have recenly been invited to write an article on Open Access for an Elsevier journal, “Serials Review”. I would normally refuse as this is a closed access journal but it is an opportunity to get some of the arguments … Continue reading →

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