Figshare finds a partner | STM & Legal | IWR - Information world review

“Figshare, the open data platform for scientific research has marked its first anniversary with a relaunch and a new look. The project, to enable researchers to publish and share data, was first set up last January by Mark Hahnel... Figshare’s relaunch is supported by Digital Science, a new division of Macmillan Publishers and promises additional functionality for users and unlimited public storage space. ‘The support from Digital Science has enabled figshare to grow from a proof of concept idea into a real solution for researchers looking to get credit for all of their work,’ says Hahnel. ‘As the UK government commits to transparency and open access to publicly funded data, figshare will continue to align itself to the best interests of the researchers whilst also nudging users towards the benefits for both themselves and the scientific community of publishing all of their research outputs...’”