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I’ve extremely busy so this is just to let anyone know I am still working on a number of threads. Chem4Word. We had a really valuable discussion yesterday (sic) in Microsoft Research Cambridge with Alex Wade, Joe Townsend, Clyde Davies … Continue reading →

Dear #sparc2012 I am very sorry that I can’t be physically present with you, especially since we are at a critical time for #scholpub. I’d have liked to meet and come up with new ideas on how to change the … Continue reading →

In our current search [some request only went out on Saturday] for factual information from publishers on permission for “text-mining” the position is: Elsevier. Permission granted in principle for PM-R. [PMR and community is now gearing up to extract factual … Continue reading →

This is the last of the current series of requests to publishers for freedom to mine factual information. Note “freedom”, not “permission”. I don’t ask permission to speak in public, I take it as a freedom. I have now sent … Continue reading →

I have sent the following letter to Philip Campbell, editor of Nature. In it I request freedom to mine factual information without legal or technical barriers. We have worked closely with Timo Hannay (then of NPG) and no of Digital … Continue reading →

Here is a letter I have sent to Madeleine Jacobs, CEO of the American Chemistry Society (ACS) and former director of publications. In it I ask for freedom to extract factual information from the full-text of ACS journals. Henry Rzepa … Continue reading →

I’ve now asked the Royal Society of Chemistry for permission to extract factual information from the journals to which Cambridge subscribes. For background for non-chemists, the RSC has supported our research in information mining through funding summer students, and in … Continue reading →

I’ve now heard from Duncan (sic) Campbell in Wiley [I include his email because he is currently the contact point for information mining. I include our recent correspondence (Duncan in italics) On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Campbell, … Continue reading →

Today’s update is limited to one topic. Getting replies from publishers. In the digital age it is in principle possible for readers to contact publishers directly through a new technology called “email”. It’s very recent – about 20-30 years old … Continue reading →

I shall continue to update on a daily basis. Hargreaves We have formed a small group to coordinate our reply to Hargreaves and this will take place on the OKF open-science and open-access lists (and @ccess). Please let us know … Continue reading →