* * * Apologies for cross posting * * * The Royal Society of Chemistry's (RSC) free chemical database ChemSpider has added Resource Description Framework (RDF) functionality to its interface, in collaboration with the University of Southampton's School of Chemistry. The availability of RDF allows the database records to be found and understood by semantic web tools, another step in ChemSpider's mission to create a public chemical information infrastructure.
= = = = = = = = = = = = Richard Kidd, Informatics Manager at the RSC says "we are delighted to work with top academic teams pushing forward what's possible with semantic chemistry, and we hope others will use the RDF representation of ChemSpider to support their own developments" = = = = = = = = = = = = ChemSpider as a Linked Data source for oreChem The machine-processable representation was specifically developed in order to leverage the core competencies of the ChemSpider database: resolvable identifiers; high-quality, curated metadata; and rich linking to the extensive RSC corpus. Furthermore, as part of the Microsoft Research-funded oreChem project, OAI-ORE technology is being used to facilitate the discovery and re-use of the chemical information in the correct context. = = = = = = = = = = = = Prof Jeremy Frey and Dr Simon Coles commented "it is a pleasure for Southampton to work with the RSC's ChemSpider as a culmination of our contribution to the Microsoft-funded oreChem project. As a member of the Southampton Chemistry eResearch team, this work forms the core of graduate student Mark Borkum's PhD thesis." = = = = = = = = = = = = "Enabling open, semantic chemistry in this way is a monumental step forward for the domain," notes Lee Dirks, director of Education & Scholarly Communication for Microsoft Research, "We're thrilled to have played a role in facilitating the creation of this resource and extremely pleased to see Southampton and the RSC innovating and leading the field." = = = = = = = = = = = = Another oreChem participant, Carl Lagoze, the Associate Professor, Cornell University Information Science, Co-Director Open Archives Initiative added "it's wonderful to see the results of our work on OAI-ORE in this exciting application. It fulfils our goal of making the results of research easier to disseminate and reuse" = = = = = = = = = = = = ChemSpider is a free chemical structure database providing fast access to over 25 million structures, properties and associated information. By integrating and linking compounds from more than 400 data sources, ChemSpider enables researchers to discover the most comprehensive view of freely available chemical data from a single online search. For more information GO TO <www.chemspider.com> The Southampton work builds on work from the RC-UK & EPSRC funded e-Science CombeChem and Platform projects (GR/67729, EP/C008863, EP/G026238, EP/F05811X) and JISC Data Management projects. To review this news item online GO TO <http://blogs.rsc.org/technical/2011/05/16/rsc-publishing-and-southampton-university-drive-the-chemical-semantic-web/> Kind regards Louise Louise Peck, Library Marketing Specialist Royal Society of Chemistry, Thomas Graham House, Science Park, Cambridge, CB4 0WF, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1223 432669, Fax: +44 (0) 1223 420247 www.rsc.org/publishing pe...@rsc.org DISCLAIMER: This communication (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the addressee only and may contain confidential, privileged or copyright material. It may not be relied upon or disclosed to any other person without the consent of the RSC. If you have received it in error, please contact us immediately. Any advice given by the RSC has been carefully formulated but is necessarily based on the information available, and the RSC cannot be held responsible for accuracy or completeness. In this respect, the RSC owes no duty of care and shall not be liable for any resulting damage or loss. The RSC acknowledges that a disclaimer cannot restrict liability at law for personal injury or death arising through a finding of negligence. The RSC does not warrant that its emails or attachments are Virus-free: Please rely on your own screening. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> List archive: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lis-scitech Settings (leave list, disable temporarily, etc): http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa.exe?SUBED1=lis-scitech&A=1
