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Editorial by NAS President Ralph Cicerone An editorial by NAS President Ralph Cicerone will appear in the March 19 print edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. On the occasion of NAS’s 150th year of service to the nation, Cicerone discusses the missions and work of the Academy and not only its historical significance but also its value in the future.”
In other news from Knowledgespeak Newsletter, today: the Proceedings of the NAS will be stored in Portico. As an electronic archiving service provider, Portico will act as a perpetual access mechanism for this title. |
Need help with a data management plan? Try DMPTool
Many U.S. funding agencies are now requiring researchers to submit a data management plan with their grant applications. DMPTool* provides guidance in creating ready to use data management plans for:
NIH, NEH, NOAA, NSF, Gordan and Betty Moore, IMLS
The tool has been customized for Princeton users. Log in with your Princeton NetID for additional Princeton specific help links and suggested text for researchers who will be using the DataSpace repository. Simply select Princeton University and log in with your Princeton netID and password.
Want to learn more?
View a brief video demonstration of the tool at https://dmp.cdlib.org/help/video_demo
Attend the Lunch ‘n Learn session on April 24th at Noon in the Frist Multipurpose Room. http://www.princeton.edu/etc/seminars
For more general information about the data management plans visit:
http://libguides.princeton.edu/nsf-dmp
*DMPTool was developed by DataONE, Digital Curation Centre (UK), Smithsonian Institution, UC Curation Center, California Digital Library, UCLA Library, UC San Diego Libraries, University of Illinois, and University of Virginia Libraries.
Image database available now in the Princeton University Library collection
Over two million images of objects, events, places, works of art, sports, and scientific pursuits, from dozens of collections such as Getty Images and the National Geographic Society. Each image includes full citation and copyright information. Rights have been cleared for education use. (Britannica’s compilation from over 50 of the world’s best collections.)
From Bobray Bordelon, March 6, 2013
eLife — Open Access journal for important research in Life Sciences and Biomedicine
“Website for new open-access journal, eLife, launched – 17 Dec 2012
eLife, a new open-access journal for outstanding advances in life science and biomedicine, reveals a fresh approach to presenting and using scientific content on its new website.”
“The eLife journal invites visitors to explore important new research and associated data, read comments and commentary by experts and colleagues, and get a sense of the quality of work that eLife is publishing. Nineteen research papers have now been selected for publication by eLife’s academic editors.
The new site also offers a chance to explore how eLife is taking advantage of digital media. Presentation of content is clean and distraction-free, allowing authors to present the results of their research in full, and inviting readers to delve deeply into the work by exploring figures and their supplements, watching videos, reading editor decision letters and author responses, downloading data sets, viewing article-level metrics, and more. All of this is a starting point, as eLife will continue to solicit feedback from the community in making the presentation as accessible and usable as possible.
The eLife journal is now online at http://elife.elifesciences.org.”
Source: Knowledgespeak Newsletter, Dec. 17, 2012
Sense About Science: Interpreting peer review to the public
“Sense About Science releases guide for public to comprehend peer review – 04 Mar 2013
Sense About Science, a partner of Taylor & Francis, has released a new guide to peer review to help the public make sense of research claims. The guide is titled I Don’t Know What to Believe: Making Sense of Science Stories.
The guide addresses questions such as how we can trust the claims made in the media about scientific studies; and how we can decipher false claims form the ones we can trust when a new drug appears or a study claims that we are at risk. It has been observed that understanding peer review and asking about the status of claims is important to society because it helps people make decisions.
The guide explains the peer review process – the system researchers use to assess the validity, significance and originality of papers. It captures experiences and insights from editors and scientists and encourages people to ask ‘Is it peer reviewed?’ when reading science and health stories.
Following the success of a UK peer review guide, Sense About Science has now created a US version providing the tools to talk directly to the public and how to address their issues.
Sense About Science is an international non-profit organisation that equips people to make sense of science and evidence on issues that matter to society. With a network of more than 5,000 scientists, the organisation works with scientific bodies, research publishers, policymakers, the public and the media to lead public discussions about science and evidence.”
Source: Knowledgespeak Newsletter, 3/4/13
Link from Neil Nero:
http://www.senseaboutscience.org/resources.php/116/i-dont-know-what-to-believe-us-version
Galaxy — platform to facilitate analysis of large bioinformatics data sets
http://galaxy.psu.edu is the open, web-based venture developed by Penn State and Emory University. It’s compatible with the Python (open source) programming language. Multiple tutorials are available for getting started manipulating large data sets. Registration is free (also).
Source: Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, October 15, 2012, p. 62. http://www.genengnews.com
FlyExpress for Developmental Biology Research
FlyExpress, for Drosophila development study has received a 4-star (excellent) review in the October 15, 2012, issue of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, www.Genengnews.com (page 62).
www.flyexpress.net has “> 100,000 images depicting expression patterns of > 4000 genes” over time. There are various ways to search this database, including the spatial search feature based on GEMs, Genome Expression Maps.
DNA Interactive — A “Best of the Web” selection in genengnews.com
The reviewer describes DNA Interactive: “Beautiful site design, fun and engaging material”. It is a “4-star” site, dedicated to DNA’s discovery and study, from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory — and it’s free. http://www.dnai.org
Source: Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Nov. 15, 2012, p. 50
It can also be found on the web at: http://www.genengnews.com
GEN’s “back page” also offers reviews “Best of the Apps”, too.
USGS publications — 80% are online!
At a meeting of the Geosciences Information Society at the GSA Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC, in early November, 2012. This milestone was announced by Richard Huffine, the Library Director of the USGS. He further said that the Open File Reports is the main series not complete yet.
Here is the link to an information session he gave in August, 2012: “Information Resources from the U. S. Geological Survey”:
http://www.slideshare.net/richardhuffine/usgs-info-resources-gpo-aug-2012
70 million substances (CAS)
“CAS Registry registers 70 millionth substance – 07 Dec 2012
Chemical information provider Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, has announced a major milestone for the CAS Registry, the largest collection of publicly disclosed chemical substance information. CAS scientists registered the 70 millionth substance from a patent application submitted to the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO).
The 70 millionth substance is a potential T-type calcium channel blocker discovered at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), a multidisciplinary research institute in Seoul, South Korea. Assigned CAS Registry Number® 1411769-41-9, the substance is one of several pyrazolyl-piperazine compounds disclosed in the patent application published by KIPO on November 14, 2012. This molecule may be useful in the treatment of epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, dementia and other conditions.
Similar to the 60 millionth substance registered in May 2011, the 70 millionth substance again reflects the value of patents as an important source of chemical information. In fact, more than 70 percent of new substances from the literature registered in 2012 originated from patents. To ensure the completeness and quality of the CAS premier substance collection, CAS scientists analyse, organise and curate chemistry in patents from 63 patent authorities around the world.
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Source: today’s Knowledgespeak Newsletter
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