Tag Archives for Open Data
The Drawings of the Florentine Painters: From Print Catalog to Linked Open Data
The Drawings of The Florentine Painters project created the first online database of Florentine Renaissance drawings by applying Linked Open Data (LOD) techniques to a foundational text of the same name, first published by Bernard Berenson in 1903 (revised and … Continue reading
Strategic open data preservation: Roles and opportunities for broader engagement by librarians and the public
The June 2017 ACRL/SPARC Forum at the ALA Annual Conference focused on recent efforts to build cooperative programs to ensure persistent access to open data, including science data provided by the U.S. federal government. Data Rescue events, inaugurated at the … Continue reading
Canadian Developments in Open Scholarship
This set of presentation slides by the McMaster University Library summarise the recent happenings and developments of Open Access across Canadian Universities. Read More
Strategic open data preservation: Roles and opportunities for broader engagement by librarians and the public
The June 2017 ACRL/SPARC Forum at the ALA Annual Conference focused on recent efforts to build cooperative programs to ensure persistent access to open data, including science data provided by the U.S. federal government. Data Rescue events, inaugurated at the … Continue reading
What’s Open, What’s Data? What’s Proof, What’s Spin?
‘My last post on the use of open science badges for articles set off a flurry of debate. There were some issues that I had touched on, but clearly could use more discussion – especially some of the parts where … Continue reading
Libraries: roles and opportunities on Open Science
The role of libraries on Open Science has been recognised and discussed at multiple fora, and even endorsed publicly by international organisations and stakeholders. It is natural, as academic libraries are already supporting a good part of what constitutes Open … Continue reading
Announcing the new British Library Research Data Strategy
With the support of a Research Data Strategy since 2010, the Library has been active in services for research data for a number of years. This work has included European-funded projects such as ODE, ODIN and THOR; Providing the DataCite … Continue reading
Libraries: roles and opportunities on Open Science
Libraries: roles and opportunities on Open Science. Read More
Empty rhetoric over data sharing slows science
Governments, funders and scientific communities must move beyond lip-service and commit to data-sharing practices and platforms. Read More
Major tech firms, internet providers clash over US net neutrality rules
WASHINGTON: Tech companies clashed with internet service providers on Monday over whether a landmark 2015 net neutrality order barring the blocking or slowing of web content should be scrapped by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Read More