National Federation of Advanced Information Services | Blockchain conference, May 15-16, 2018

ab1630's bookmarks 2018-05-30

Summary:

"Tue May 15, 2018 1:00 PM - Wed May 16, 2018 4:00 PM...

Blockchain technology—known for powering bitcoin and originally introduced as a means of securely managing cryptocurrency—is now quickly moving toward broader adoption and has begun to emerge in other fields, including scholarly publishing. The capabilities of this new technology are prompting a direct exchange among stakeholders as blockchain promises a more structured, secure approach that has the potential to significantly impact researcher workflows—from data collection, to peer review, to access of published work.

At its heart, blockchain is a decentralized, relational database that can aid the discovery of scientific research, more efficiently track provenance and citation, and allow enhanced access to content through permissions-based authentication. This conference takes the blockchain discussion to the next level—from hypothetical to practical—as we explore blockchain's application, examine case studies, and discuss and debate the challenges and opportunities blockchain brings to the scholarly communication value chain....

Location: 1900 Diagonal Road, Alexandria, VA 22314...

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Link:

http://www.nfais.org/index.php?eventId=544203&mcid=72&option=com_mc&orgId=nfais&recurringId=0&view=mc

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oa.new oa.blockchain oa.usa oa.scholcomm oa.speed oa.authors oa.publishing oa.infrastructure oa.nfais oa.events

Date tagged:

05/30/2018, 13:38

Date published:

05/30/2018, 09:43