Category Archives: open issues

berlin 5: Open Data: What am I going to say?

Posted on September 20, 2007 by pm286

I’m talking tomorrow on “Open Data” at the Berlin 5 conference on Open Access. (see this WP page for most of the terminology) This is the fifth annual meeting in the series – the first signed the actual declaration (Berlin … Continue reading →

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Robert Terry leaving Wellcome

Posted on September 19, 2007 by pm286

It was announced that Robert Terry will be leaving Wellcome, and I quote from a private letter (I am sure that’s OK). I will be leaving the Trust on 21st September to take up a position as Project Director to … Continue reading →

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Berlin 5: Open access – both easy and difficult

Posted on September 19, 2007 by pm286

I’ve arrived at Berlin 5 after the welcoming. The Opening Plenary is by Sijbold Noorda (on behalf of European Universitie Association) with the theme: “Open access – both easy and difficult”. (PMR: No comments from me). It’s a simple concept … Continue reading →

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US citizens: act!

Posted on September 18, 2007 by pm286

Essential action from Peter Suber’s blog: var imagebase=’file://C:/Program Files/FeedReader30/’; Note to US citizens The American Library Association has created an action alert to simplify the process of asking your Senators to support the strengthening of the NIH policy.  However, it … Continue reading →

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change because old scientists die

Posted on September 17, 2007 by pm286

Tobias Kind has asked (Comment to Nature Protocols: How much can we re-use?) why shouldn’t require chemists to submit data… Hi Peter, making chemistry data machine-readable is not the business of the publisher! It’s the business of the chemists themselves … Continue reading →

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Nature Protocols: How much can we re-use?

Posted on September 12, 2007 by pm286

In my last post (Nature: How much content can our robots access?) I asked general questions about what data, if any, in a scientific article publishers would not allow humans and robots to use without permission. So, as an example, … Continue reading →

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Nature: How much content can our robots access?

Posted on September 12, 2007 by pm286

In this blog ( Copyrighted Data: replies [1], Wiley and eMolecules: unacceptable; an explanation would be welcome –[2] , and elsewhere we have been discussing the “copyright” of factual information, or “data”. In [2] I ask a major publisher whether … Continue reading →

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PRISM: Cambridge UP distances itself

Posted on September 11, 2007 by pm286

As readers will know I have written Open letters to publishers with whom I have a connection about their connection with PRISM. I am pleased to report that I have a clear response from CUP, the University’s press. Interestingly – … Continue reading →

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AHM2007: Best paper (Jon Blower) – Virtual globes Hurricanes and penguins

Posted on September 11, 2007 by pm286

Jon Blower was awarded the best paper at AHM2007 . This is an an outstanding example of escience where SIMPLE technology is brought to bear on multiple datasets, each of which by themselves does not carry a message but the … Continue reading →

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PRISM: Nature distances itself

Posted on September 11, 2007 by pm286

I have been concerned about the membership of PRISM and, specifically, UK and other European publishers who might be associated, perhaps incorrectly, with the initiative. I hadn’t got around to writing to Nature Publishing Group (who have been an enthusiastic … Continue reading →

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