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In this paper, we propose the construction of ontologies as a means of monitoring a research programme's portfolio of projects. In particular, we introduce the "virtual laboratory ontology" (VLO) and show how its application to e-Science yields a mapping

Data-intensive science and the marriage of science and IT is happening in astronomy, high-energy physics and genomics. The article provides successful examples of eScience and the challenges hindering the spread of eScience (e.g. lack of tools, database a

This article describes a study, involving a set of articles published in scholarly journals by faculty members of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) that have also been deposited in the HKUST Institutional Repository. The study was

A working paper proposing four (instead of two) repository kinds, including the subject-based repository, research repository, national repository system and institutional repository.

This Report has attempted to draw together and synthesise evidence and opinion from a wide range of sources. Examples of data intensive science at extremes of scale and complexity which enable forecasting and predictive assertions, have been described tog

social networking added to e-learing

'The established dogma is that freely-available scientific articles are cited more because they are read more,' said Davis. 'We found that openaccess publishing may reach more readers than subscription-access publishing, but there is no evidence that free

emphasis on sharing and pooling of resources

One of the advantages of the Harvard open-access policies is that the university's cumulation of rights allows it to negotiate directly with publishers on behalf of covered authors. Such discussions can lead to win-win agreements in which Harvard authors

Launched by NCBI, Rapid Research Notes (RRN) "allows users to access and cite research that is provided through participating publisher programs designed for immediate communication."

The compact for open-access publishing equity supports equity of the business models by committing each university to "the timely establishment of durable mechanisms for underwriting reasonable publication charges for articles written by its faculty and p

How Google Search, the Kindle and e-books, and print on demand this could play out in the future, specifically for the major players of book publishing: readers, authors, printers, publishers, retailers, and e-book device vendors.

Google's book service raises monopoly and privacy concerns. It also holds great promise for increasing access to knowledge.

The best, activity-based model I know of by Bjork

We used the databases of ISI and Ulrich's as our primary sources and estimate that the total number of articles published in 2006 by 23 750 journals was approximately 1 350 000.\nUsing this number as denominator it was also possible to estimate the number of articles which are openly available on the web in primary OA journals (gold OA). This share turned out to be 4.6 % for the year 2006. In addition at least a further 3.5 % was available after an embargo period of usually one year, bringing the total share of gold OA to 8.1%\nUsing a random sample of articles, we also tried to estimate the proportion of the articles published which are available as copies deposited in e-print repositories or homepages (green OA). Based on the article title a web search engine was used to search for a freely downloadable full-text version. For 11.3 % a usable copy was found. Combining these two figures we estimate that 19.4 % of the total yearly output can be accessed freely.

Compilation of (some excellent essays/articles) on the data-intensive eResearch.