Addressing the Discontinuity Between Doing Research and Disseminating ResearchPhilip E. BourneUniversity of California San Diegopbourne@ucsd.eduhttp://www.sdsc.edu/pb
Scientist vs. PublisherThere is a high wall separating a scientist and a publisherPerhaps a consequence of the analog worldThere is no need for this in a digital world Perhaps it is time to climb the wall?uzar.wordpress.comScientific Discourse Today
Stated Another Way…Scientific Discourse in the FutureAs a scientist I want an interaction with the publisher that does not begin when the scientific process ends, but begins at the beginning of the scientific process itself What I want from a Publisher of the FuturePLoS Comp Biol 2010 6(5): e1000787
In the dream world I am creating here what would the end productof that relationship look like?Scientific Discourse in the Future
Yes I Want the Beauty of an Original Research Article with Semantic Tagging and Visual Embeds etc .. butScientific Discourse in the Future
I Want Interoperability with the Data and Applications that Understand That DataWhat is needed?Standard set of apps for data explorationStandard calling interfacesWho manages the data?PublisherAuthorDatabase3rd partyUser annotates viewMetadata stored with the articleFetches the data and provides a Staring point for interactive enquiryScientific Discourse in the Future
Already Being Done by Databases and on MobileTight Integration with MyPDBAccess to saved queries
Add/delete queries
Flag interesting entries
Add personal structure annotationsScientific Discourse in the Future
Integrated Rich MediaAlready happening but post publication not PrepublicationLab discussions, presentations of the work etc. are part of the new discourseScientific Discourse in the Future
Mashup with Content from Other Articles / DataDoable?Sure its happening already, but at the level of the article not the nano publicationNano implies being part of the research processScientific Discourse in the Future
Example of Nano Integration: The Database Viewwww.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/literature.do?structureId=1TIMBMC Bioinformatics 2010 11:220Scientific Discourse in the Future
I Also Want To Learn from the CorpusCardiac DiseaseLiteratureImmunology LiteratureAt this point the research article itself becomes a nano publicationShared FunctionScientific Discourse in the Future
A Consequence …ToolsAnnotation and new formatsUse cases and examplesBusiness rights and IPAttribution/evaluation/archivingBeyond the PDFSan Diego Jan 19-21
Crowd Sourcing the Electronic Printing Press(aka Workshop: Beyond the PDF)Aims:Define user requirementsEstablish a specification documentOpen source the development effortHave a commitment from a publisher to publish a research object using the systemAct as an exemplar for what can be done
Wait a Minute There is More..So That Is the End Product What is the Beginning Product?We as scientists have an interaction with the publisher that does not begin when the scientific process ends, but begins at the beginning of the scientific process itself
Consider the Scientific WorkflowMaybe The Line is Somewhere Else?ScientistLaboratoryIdeaExperimentDataConclusionsPublisherPublishWe need to publish workflows
Maybe The Line is Somewhere Else?LaboratoryScientistIdeaExperimentInstitutionDataLab NotebookConclusionsPublisherPublishWe need to publish workflows
We Need to Publish WorkflowsWhat Would Drive This?Preservation of the digital recordReproducibilityThe need for the library to reinvent itselfDigital chaos in the long tail
The Truth About the Scientific eLaboratoryI have ?? mail folders!The intellectual memory of my laboratory is in those foldersThis is an unhealthy hub and spoke mentalityDrivers of Change
The Truth About the Scientific eLaboratoryI generate way more negative that positive data, but where is it? Content management is a messSlides, posters…..Data, lab notebooks ….Collaborations, Journal clubs …Software is open but where is it?Farewell is for the data tooComputational Biology Resources Lack Persistence and Usability. PLoS Comp. Biol. 4(7): e1000136
Many Great Tools Out ThereTavernaWe Need Scientist Management Tools
Where I See the ProblemsThe long tail is confusedLack of interoperability between the optionsThe reward (publishing) is still removed from the available tools

STM Innovations Seminar London

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    Addressing the DiscontinuityBetween Doing Research and Disseminating ResearchPhilip E. BourneUniversity of California San Diegopbourne@ucsd.eduhttp://www.sdsc.edu/pb
  • 2.
    Scientist vs. PublisherThereis a high wall separating a scientist and a publisherPerhaps a consequence of the analog worldThere is no need for this in a digital world Perhaps it is time to climb the wall?uzar.wordpress.comScientific Discourse Today
  • 3.
    Stated Another Way…ScientificDiscourse in the FutureAs a scientist I want an interaction with the publisher that does not begin when the scientific process ends, but begins at the beginning of the scientific process itself What I want from a Publisher of the FuturePLoS Comp Biol 2010 6(5): e1000787
  • 4.
    In the dreamworld I am creating here what would the end productof that relationship look like?Scientific Discourse in the Future
  • 5.
    Yes I Wantthe Beauty of an Original Research Article with Semantic Tagging and Visual Embeds etc .. butScientific Discourse in the Future
  • 6.
    I Want Interoperabilitywith the Data and Applications that Understand That DataWhat is needed?Standard set of apps for data explorationStandard calling interfacesWho manages the data?PublisherAuthorDatabase3rd partyUser annotates viewMetadata stored with the articleFetches the data and provides a Staring point for interactive enquiryScientific Discourse in the Future
  • 7.
    Already Being Doneby Databases and on MobileTight Integration with MyPDBAccess to saved queries
  • 8.
  • 9.
  • 10.
    Add personal structureannotationsScientific Discourse in the Future
  • 11.
    Integrated Rich MediaAlreadyhappening but post publication not PrepublicationLab discussions, presentations of the work etc. are part of the new discourseScientific Discourse in the Future
  • 12.
    Mashup with Contentfrom Other Articles / DataDoable?Sure its happening already, but at the level of the article not the nano publicationNano implies being part of the research processScientific Discourse in the Future
  • 13.
    Example of NanoIntegration: The Database Viewwww.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/literature.do?structureId=1TIMBMC Bioinformatics 2010 11:220Scientific Discourse in the Future
  • 14.
    I Also WantTo Learn from the CorpusCardiac DiseaseLiteratureImmunology LiteratureAt this point the research article itself becomes a nano publicationShared FunctionScientific Discourse in the Future
  • 15.
    A Consequence …ToolsAnnotationand new formatsUse cases and examplesBusiness rights and IPAttribution/evaluation/archivingBeyond the PDFSan Diego Jan 19-21
  • 16.
    Crowd Sourcing theElectronic Printing Press(aka Workshop: Beyond the PDF)Aims:Define user requirementsEstablish a specification documentOpen source the development effortHave a commitment from a publisher to publish a research object using the systemAct as an exemplar for what can be done
  • 17.
    Wait a MinuteThere is More..So That Is the End Product What is the Beginning Product?We as scientists have an interaction with the publisher that does not begin when the scientific process ends, but begins at the beginning of the scientific process itself
  • 18.
    Consider the ScientificWorkflowMaybe The Line is Somewhere Else?ScientistLaboratoryIdeaExperimentDataConclusionsPublisherPublishWe need to publish workflows
  • 19.
    Maybe The Lineis Somewhere Else?LaboratoryScientistIdeaExperimentInstitutionDataLab NotebookConclusionsPublisherPublishWe need to publish workflows
  • 20.
    We Need toPublish WorkflowsWhat Would Drive This?Preservation of the digital recordReproducibilityThe need for the library to reinvent itselfDigital chaos in the long tail
  • 21.
    The Truth Aboutthe Scientific eLaboratoryI have ?? mail folders!The intellectual memory of my laboratory is in those foldersThis is an unhealthy hub and spoke mentalityDrivers of Change
  • 22.
    The Truth Aboutthe Scientific eLaboratoryI generate way more negative that positive data, but where is it? Content management is a messSlides, posters…..Data, lab notebooks ….Collaborations, Journal clubs …Software is open but where is it?Farewell is for the data tooComputational Biology Resources Lack Persistence and Usability. PLoS Comp. Biol. 4(7): e1000136
  • 23.
    Many Great ToolsOut ThereTavernaWe Need Scientist Management Tools
  • 24.
    Where I Seethe ProblemsThe long tail is confusedLack of interoperability between the optionsThe reward (publishing) is still removed from the available tools
  • 25.
    As a scientistI want a different kind relationship with the publisher of the futureIs anyone interested?
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    AcknowledgementsBeyond the PDFWorkshopFunded by DDCF, Microsoft, NCI, Sage BionetworksThe SciVee TeamMarc Friedmann, J. Lynn Fink, Alex Gramos, Willy SuwantoThe PDB Team
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