Best open source in health and science articles from 2013

peter.suber's bookmarks 2013-12-29

Summary:

"A growing sentiment that resonated this year with government agencies is on the importance of having access to the results of publicly funded scientific research. The US federal govermment proposed bills this year to ensure that more of these research outcomes are made publicly available. And, a science museum encouraged others to replicate their exhibits, aiming to multiply their reach to the public and reflecting a new desire for openness and agility in the scientific arena. Additionally, the Linux Foundation embraced the OpenBEL project, a language that represents scientific findings from the life sciences in a computable form, and in this way, directly contributes to build the pillars of open science...."

Link:

http://opensource.com/health/13/12/health-science-year-in-review-2013

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Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) » peter.suber's bookmarks

Tags:

oa.new oa.policies oa.usa oa.museums oa.growth oa.openbel oa.2013 oa.ch

Date tagged:

12/29/2013, 10:42

Date published:

12/29/2013, 05:42