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ChemSpider and ResearchGate Open the Gates to an Integrated Community
Posted by: Antony Williams in Community BuildingCopyright©2008 Antony Williams
During the past couple of months I have watched new players enter the world of Networking for Scientists. One of the newcomers is ResearchGate and it already appears to be attracting lots of interest and people are signing up daily. ChemSpider has a declared mission of “Building a Structure Centric Community for Chemists” and as part of our direction we were considering building a modern environment for networking. As we have continued our task our implementing the necessary environment for structure support we have watched other parties step into the role of networking scientists. Rather than challenge these other efforts our preference is again to develop community and collaborate with these groups for the benefit of all. ResearchGate advertises itself as:
“ResearchGATE is a new free of charge Science 2.0 platform designed for the need of researchers. With this new platform we want to change the world of science by providing a global and powerful scientific web-based environment, in which scientists can interact, exchange knowledge and collaborate with researchers of different fields. Sign up and be part of the first scientific network.
* present yourself and your research projects
* enroll, expand, and broaden your science network globally
* exchange know-how and expertise
* initiate collaboration
* discuss your research limitation and get positive feedback
* use our innovative tools and work environments for online collaboration”
and is well on its way to deliver in these areas. ResearchGate and ChemSpider have formed a collaboration to integrate our efforts and you will see structure-handling and representation as an outcome from our efforts in the foreseeable future. For now we have set up a ChemSpider Discussion Group on ResearchGate and welcome you to sign up.
We look forward to a long and fruitful relationship moving forward. Watch this space…
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July 10th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
Congratulations on your association with ResearchGate. We have been watching the emerging network of scientists on ChemSpider and have been amazed at both the quality and quantity of communication fostering global knowledge of chemical structure variance.
Our organization is creating a “patient” centered virtual network that traverses systems of care and geographic regions. The purpose: to enhance safety and ease of self management for persons requiring health-care services; provide transparency for the evaluation of health-care process and clinical outcomes and ensure that the Patient Centered Medical Home is defined by all stakeholders: Patient, Provider, Purchaser and Payer. To do this we need to build a community and are following your lead.
Thanks for blazing the trail.
Jeffrey Halbstein-Harris
Director of Clinical Programs
Equity Health Partners