An interesting read for those interested in open data. The Open Knowledge Foundation (OKF) is a non-profit organisation founded in 2004 and dedicated to promoting open data and open content in all their forms – including government data, publicly funded research and public domain cultural content. They published a handbook on open data that "introduces … Continue reading Open Data Handbook
mARS and chocolates
Another mARS meeting took place in Brussels, to wrapup the White Paper on mARS and start collecting feedback from the community before the project is validated and starts building the initial content. We would like the process to be transparent and participative, so we are now welcoming comments on the White Paper, through a dedicated … Continue reading mARS and chocolates
About this Blog
This Blog is intended to be a place for reflection on the setup and deployment of the new Microbial Antarctic Resources System (mARS). mARS is devoted to respond to the urgent need expressed by the Antarctic microbial research community to be able to discover and access existing data and to agree on operating procedures and … Continue reading About this Blog
Biodiversity.aq statistics part I: Facebook
Biodiversity.aq statistics part I: Facebook With biodiversity.aq we try to be active on different social media platforms as one of the channels to communicate with target audiences. In this way we do not only provide Free and #openaccessto #Antarctic#biodiversitydata but also to the people behind the project J. Our public online library on Mendeley allows … Continue reading Biodiversity.aq statistics part I: Facebook
AntaBIF after the SCAR OSC
mARS workshop The SCAR OSC proved to be a busy week for the Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility Team. During the Open Science Conference and related meetings we took every opportunity to promote free and open access to Antarctic Biodiversity data for science, conservation and management purposes. The SCAR OSC conference offered the opportunity to … Continue reading AntaBIF after the SCAR OSC
mARS at the SCAR Conference
mARS organized an information workshop in the framework of the SCAR Open Science Conference, to inform the microbiologists community about the concept underlaying the initiative. Alison Murray and Bruno Danis gave presentations to inform the audience about the scope and potential of the project. These presentations are available on Slideshare. A good consensus was reached … Continue reading mARS at the SCAR Conference
ANTABIF at the SCAR OSC
The Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility Team will be present throughout the SCAR Open Science conference. We're focusing on free and open access to Antarctic Biodiversity data for science, conservation and management purposes. All our resources are shared online, and are under a CC-BY license, meaning that you may use the content of this material, on … Continue reading ANTABIF at the SCAR OSC
