By Howard RatnerMarch 7, 2023
ROR (Research Organization Registry) is one of the most important PIDs to identify organizations. ROR clarifies how it includes parent-child relationships! Organizations such as funders and universities can now use RORs to identify directorates, child agencies (e.g., NIST and NOAA are agencies within the US Department of Commerce), and institutes. ROR is publicizing its ROR’s […]
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By Howard RatnerJanuary 13, 2023
The Department of Energy’s Office of Scientific and Technical Information (DOE OSTI) announced (https://www.osti.gov/DOE-OSTI-Launches-PIDs) a new website, PIDs@OSTI.GOV, that details their services and support for assigning and using persistent identifiers (PIDs) for research components such as data, software, text documents, awards, people, and organizations. According to Carly Robinson (OSTI Assistant Director for Information Products and […]
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By Howard RatnerApril 8, 2022
The Japan Science & Technology Agency (JST) has posted their revised JST Policy on Open Access to Research Publications and Research Data Management (JST Open Science Policy) at the end of April 2022 (see bottom of Strategy Page). According to the JST website, “This policy defines JST’s basic stance on Open Access to research publications […]
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By Howard RatnerMay 13, 2021
Join the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics and the Coleridge Initiative for this two-day conference to advance understanding of the value of data by showcasing new data, products and use resulting from recent NCSES investments. The Value of Science: Data, Products & Use workshop is intended to advance understanding of the value of […]
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By Howard RatnerJanuary 15, 2019
The University of Denver used CHORUS Institution Dashboards in conjunction with their own internal data to help monitor public accessibility to the University’s publicly funded research. In this second of a series of success stories, University of Denver staff discuss how CHORUS helped them explore an automated solution to monitor their funded open access research. […]
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By Howard RatnerMarch 27, 2017
I am pleased to announce our engagement with Susan Pastore serving as CHORUS’ Business Development Director, effective March 20, 2017. Susan comes to CHORUS by way of the American Chemical Society, where she has served in several roles. Most recently, she was Senior Advisor in the Membership & Scientific Advancement Division, exploring new programming and […]
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By Howard RatnerAugust 18, 2015
The latest version of the CHORUS Publisher Implementation Guide is now posted in our Resources section. Version 2.0 gives many more specific examples of what publishers need to do when working with the CHORUS services. Considerable thanks go to Evan Owens and the entire Technical Working Group for this achievement. Please send any feedback to […]
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By Howard RatnerSeptember 18, 2014
CHORUS Helps Drive Public Access, Alice Meadows and Howard Ratner, NISO: Information Standards Quarterly, Summer 2014, 26(2): 32-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3789/isqv26no2.2014.06
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By Howard RatnerSeptember 2, 2014
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Susan Spilka as CHORUS’ Marketing and Communications Director, effective 2 September 2014.
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By Howard RatnerMarch 15, 2014
CHORUS – Providing a Scalable Solution for Public Access to Scholarly Research, Howard Ratner, Fred Dylla, David Crotty, UKSG: Insights, 27(1), March 2014, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1629/2048-7754.129
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