HI Matt,
I hear ya, however, it may be time for a change. Data are already out
there, being shared and reused, and the trend is increasing. So, we
either figure out ways to recognize and reward "sharing" or suffer the
ultimate consequences... In the end, it will become clear (I believe)
that it is unethical to not share data in order to advance research.
It will also be impractical. Thus, the academic model will have to
change. I say that having just taken joined the faculty at the
Tetherless World Constellation. Jim Hendler leads the data.gov
collaboration that makes US gov't data available in RDF. Check it out
and let us know what you think. http://www.data.gov/
Just a few things come to mind. In grad school (cognitive and neural
systems dept at Boston University - which grew out of the Center for
Adaptive Systems and the Math dept. We said a lot "Adapt or die."
"The times they are a changing"
-- Dylan
Nothing endures but change.
-- Heraclitus
"It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most
intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change."
-- Darwin
Cheers,
Joanne
On Aug 14, 2010, at 12:10 PM, Matt Vagnoni wrote:
Well it seems like a utopian model, but at the same time in
academics you are judged on your papers and grants. So without some
exclusivity it is difficult for academics to cope.
Obviously with a study that couldn't be done without a great deal of
cash, collaborations are vital...but as much as I cringe saying
it...some sort of exclusivity is needed at least for a brief time.
Or the academic model needs to change.
On Aug 14, 2010 3:47 AM, "M. Scott Marshall" <mscottmarsh...@gmail.com
> wrote:
I read this article with great pleasure yesterday and immediately
planned to blog about it on http://www.w3.org/blog/hcls. It is
actually shocking that such an article comes as a revelation but
good news nonetheless. How can we discover new (or old) knowledge
from data integration if we have no access to the data?
The goals of knowledge sharing are inherently essential to the
goals of translational medicine, especially when you use
translational medicine to refer to data integration across
disciplines. You can get much more out of your data if you share
it. Once you decide to share it, you will find that Semantic Web
practices will make it much more accessible and 'shareable'. Please
spread the word so that we can get on with the science!
-Scott
--
M. Scott Marshall, W3C HCLS IG co-chair
http://staff.science.uva.nl/~marshall
On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 8:02 AM, Joanne Luciano (gmail) <jluci...@gmail.com
> wrote:
>
> I thought many of you would enjoy seeing this article from the
NYT. Here's the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/13/health/research/13alzheimer.html
...
Joanne S. Luciano, PhD
Research Associate Professor
Tetherless World Constellation
Department of Computer Science
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th Street
Troy, NY 12180, USA
