Collaboration across disciplines, the increasing size of those collaborations, and the
application of information technologies to scientific problems have contributed greatly to the …

The use of published digital data, like the use of digitally published literature, depends upon
the ability to identify, authenticate, locate, access, and interpret them. Data citations provide …

Due to the vast array of fields that use or have used institutional repositories, and the varying
degrees of technology used, it is important to identify the development of the field …

In biomedical domain, abbreviations are appearing more and more frequently in various
data sets, which has caused significant obstacles to biomedical big data analysis. The …

Central to this chapter is a review and discussion of the “data portal” as the primary means
for search, discovery and download of spatial data. Discussed are some of the most …

Considerable attention has been devoted to the use of persistent identifiers for assets of
interest to scientific and other communities alike over the last two decades. Among …

Many Earth science disciplines are currently experiencing the emergence of new ways of
data publication and the establishment of an information technology infrastructure for data …

Controlled publication of digital scientific data Page 1 Ubiquitous computing is not only
influencing our lives, but our livelihoods. Indeed, traditional career choices and paths will require …

Abstract In 2005 a prototype Observatory Information System (OIS) was developed for the
Illinois River Basin Observatory (IRBO), connected to a federated scientific data network …

This article presents the results of a three-year effort at applying information technology to
the problem of collaborative natural resource management in San Diego Bay. As such, it …