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The semantic web depends on shared cultural values which include: Sharing (resources, tools, data, etc.) Collaboration Use of and contribution to semantic web resources Watch this short, compelling video http://www.youtube.com/user/nyuhsl/videos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2zK3sAtr-4 ) from NYU Health Sciences Library on why we … Continue reading →

Today I’m putting forward the value of semantics for materials science and more generally computational science. /pmr/2013/02/03/the-semantic-web-for-materials-science-and-a-great-day-for-melbourne/ Semantics is not just a technology – it’s an attitude of mind. It’s about how we can create a world where humans do … Continue reading →

There was a workshop/summer school before the Materials Informatics conference and I gave a set of exercises which included converting chemistry from legacy to XML. [You DON’T need to understand chemistry or java to tackle this puzzle.] Here’s my Powerpoint … Continue reading →

Three important things are happening in Melbourne today. TimBL is speaking, the Age/OKF/Dev8D is running a journo hackfest, and I’m helping to kick off The First International Conference and Summer School in Molecular and Materials Informatics The International Conference and … Continue reading →

  I have been silent on this blog for too long (over 1 month) because I have been obsessively concentrating on two major software projects. This post is to keep you up to date and reassure those of like mind … Continue reading →

The UK government has now given the go-ahead to the major reforms proposed by the Hargreaves committee. http://news.bis.gov.uk/Press-Releases/Consumers-given-more-copyright-freedom-68542.aspx . The message is now very simple:   THE UK GOVERNMENT SAYS IT’S LEGAL TO MINE CONTENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF NON-COMMERCIAL … Continue reading →

I’m now returning to UK for a few weeks before coming back to AU to continue. This is a longish post but important for anyone wanting to know the details of how we build an intelligent PDF reader and what … Continue reading →

I go back to UK today and am finishing up in the Prahran (Melbourne) apartment where I’ve been for 2.5 months. Prahran is a great place to be – easy tram ride to the CBD (centre) of Melbourne and less … Continue reading →

I’ve been working with Nico Adams at CSIRO (Melbourne/Clayton, AU) for nearly 3 months, supported by a Fellowship. CSIRO (http://www.csiro.au/) is a government institution similar in many ways to a National Laboratory. It does research (public and private) and publishers … Continue reading →

AMI has been making steady progress on two parts of AMI2: PDF2SVG. A converter of PDF to SVG, eliminating all PDF-specific information. This has gone smoothly –AMI does not understand “good” so “steady” means a monotonically increasing number of non-failing … Continue reading →