why resource identification matters - scrazzl
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This presentation was delivered at APE2014 in Berlin. It covers some of the projects that scrazzl is involved in and why they are important for the growth our our business at CompareNetworks.TRANSCRIPT
International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers The Voice of Academic and Professional Publishing
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This presentation was designed to be delivered live. To help you understand the content I have added
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In January, The Lancet published a series of papers about waste in research. Inappropriate protocol and
method reporting was singled out as major contributing factor….
In January, The Lancet published a series of papers about waste in research. Inappropriate protocol and
method reporting was singled out as major contributing factor….
The Economist also published a piece in October 2013 on the reproducibility crisis. The article was wide
ranging in scope and explored a number of themes thought to contribute to the lack of experimental
reproducibility…
The Economist also published a piece in October 2013 on the reproducibility crisis. The article was wide
ranging in scope and explored a number of themes thought to contribute to the lack of experimental
reproducibility…
2 Projects…At CompareNetworks there are two projects that we
are involved in that are taking aim at some of the key issues contributing to this reproducibility crisis…
At CompareNetworks there are two projects that we are involved in that are taking aim at some of the key
issues contributing to this reproducibility crisis…
The first of these is the Reproducibility Initiative which is taking 50 recent landmark papers and attempting to
reproduce the reported findings…
The first of these is the Reproducibility Initiative which is taking 50 recent landmark papers and attempting to
reproduce the reported findings…
CompareNetworks is working with vendors to facilitate the donation of key reagents to reproduce these
studies…
CompareNetworks is working with vendors to facilitate the donation of key reagents to reproduce these
studies…
IdentificationResource
Initiative
The second project that we are involved in is the Resource Identification Initiative which aims to
address the the significant resource identifiability problem in published research…
The second project that we are involved in is the Resource Identification Initiative which aims to
address the the significant resource identifiability problem in published research…
A study published last year by our collaborators in the RII reported that typically less than less than 50% of
papers have adequate reporting of material resources, making reproduction of studies very difficult…
A study published last year by our collaborators in the RII reported that typically less than less than 50% of
papers have adequate reporting of material resources, making reproduction of studies very difficult…
NEW RESULTS FROM STUDY?
A study published last year by key members of the RII group reported that typically less that less than 50%
of papers have adequate reporting of material resources making reproduction of studies very
difficult…
A study published last year by key members of the RII group reported that typically less that less than 50%
of papers have adequate reporting of material resources making reproduction of studies very
difficult…
A similar exercise was undertaken for studies in the Reproducibility Initiative the results of which were
largely consistent with previous findings published in the PeerJ article…
A similar exercise was undertaken for studies in the Reproducibility Initiative the results of which were
largely consistent with previous findings published in the PeerJ article…
1. Unique Identifier1. Unique Identifier
AB_12345781) A central aim of the RII is to develop a standard
identification nomenclature for all experimental resources (Commercial and Non-commercial)…
1) A central aim of the RII is to develop a standard identification nomenclature for all experimental resources (Commercial and Non-commercial)…
2. Editor Awareness2. Editor
Awareness
• Drive adoption• Better XML standards• Content machine friendly
2) Publishers have a significant role to play in these efforts. By simply improving and enforcing material
and method author guidelines the relative identifiability of experimental resources could be
dramatically improved…
2) Publishers have a significant role to play in these efforts. By simply improving and enforcing material
and method author guidelines the relative identifiability of experimental resources could be
dramatically improved…
3. Annotation3. Annotation
- Pre-publication- Prospective
- Post-Publication- Retrospective
3) While NIF is focussing on research material annotation at the pre-publication stage, we are
working on a separate initiative to drive retrospective annotation of published research…
3) While NIF is focussing on research material annotation at the pre-publication stage, we are
working on a separate initiative to drive retrospective annotation of published research…
4. Interoperability4. Interoperability
4) One of the main aims of the RII is to support the adoption of a standardised public research material onthology and vocabulary that is interoperable with
other exsisting biological onthologies…
4) One of the main aims of the RII is to support the adoption of a standardised public research material onthology and vocabulary that is interoperable with
other exsisting biological onthologies…
5. Distribution…5. Distribution…
5) As a company scrazzl/CompareNetworks are supporting the efforts of the RII. Our business goals are to help our partners, like scholarly publishers,
incorporate relevant resource information into their web applications for the benefit of their users…
5) As a company scrazzl/CompareNetworks are supporting the efforts of the RII. Our business goals are to help our partners, like scholarly publishers,
incorporate relevant resource information into their web applications for the benefit of their users…
In this regard we are uniquely positioned. Our clientbase includes all major life science and healthcare companies. We provide a range of
premium digital marketing and lead generation services to over 800 companies globally…
$300,000,000Our customers who pay us for website traffic and
brand exposure, spend over $300M per year on advertising to scientists…
Product Sites
Workflow Tools
Publisher Sites
Syndication
Syndication
Syndication partners are free to use our product data in their own product offerings. Resulting traffic flowing
through our URLs is billed to our customers which is then shared with the partner…
QuartzyQuartzy
This type of collaboration allows our partners to avoid the costs of managing their own product databases
while growing ancillary revenues by using our product URLs….
This type of collaboration allows our partners to avoid the costs of managing their own product databases
while growing ancillary revenues by using our product URLs….
JoVEJoVE
JoVE and Quartzy are both using our product API to power product discovery on their websites. This saves
them data management costs and allows them to grow ancillary revenue…
JoVE and Quartzy are both using our product API to power product discovery on their websites. This saves
them data management costs and allows them to grow ancillary revenue…
Biocompare
Our focus on product analysis and reterospective annotation in research content allows us to make the
content of publishers we work with more discoverable. The Citation Feed service is used by product vendors
to manage citations on their websites…
Our focus on product analysis and reterospective annotation in research content allows us to make the
content of publishers we work with more discoverable. The Citation Feed service is used by product vendors
to manage citations on their websites…
Interested In
• Discussion about best practice in material and method sections.
• Users of product information APIs.
• Data mining access to material and method sections.
Please join the efforts to improve resource reporting by joining the RII. You can learn more about our APIs and the other ways that we work with publishers by
going to developers.scrazzl.com…
Please join the efforts to improve resource reporting by joining the RII. You can learn more about our APIs and the other ways that we work with publishers by
going to developers.scrazzl.com…