A Tribute to Jean-Claude Bradley, Chemist, Open Science Proponent, A True Gentleman | Library Adventures.com

abernard102@gmail.com 2014-05-31

Summary:

" ... If you are in science or librarianship and haven’t heard of him Jean-Claude Bradley was a gifted chemist best know for his commitment to doing Open Notebook Science. Others have written eloquent posts about his skills as a mentor and his devotion to open science. I first met Jean-Claude in 2011 when I attended the annual Science Online unconference. It was one of the first professional events I attended after leaving industry as a chemist and becoming a chemistry librarian. Although I only met him a few times his courage to take a stand and do what he thought should be done in the face of opposition has inspired me to do the same. Like many who attend Science Online he was a maverick; a rock star of the open science movement, consistently sharing his work and advocating for others to do the same. Chemist might be interested in his open melting point data set in which his team determined melting points for 27,000 substances. Serious scholars may wonder how all this impacted his work as a chemist.  According to Google Scholar he has received approximately 1500+ citations, 766 of which occurred from 2009 through the present. At the time of his death his Google Plus page indicated his research interests to be ..."

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http://libraryadventures.com/2014/05/30/jcbradley/

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oa.new oa.comment oa.data oa.open_science oa.open_notebooks oa.advocacy

Date tagged:

05/31/2014, 18:24

Date published:

05/31/2014, 14:24