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NPG’s experience of working with OpenSocial
Marta Rolak, Nature Publishing Group, for the First European OpenSocial event in Utrecht, 7th December 2010
Workbench
Marta RolakProduct Manager
Nature Publishing Group
Marta Rolak, Nature Publishing Group, 7th December 2010
Marta Rolak, Nature Publishing Group, 7th December 2010
Nature – present since 1869, online since 1996
Mission:
First, to serve scientists through prompt publication of significant advances in any branch of science. Second, to ensure that the results of science are rapidly disseminated to the public.
1869 20071996 2010
Marta Rolak, Nature Publishing Group, 7th December 2010
Nature Network – scientists want to be social
Social network for scientists, launched 2007
Scientists can:
• write blogs
• network with other researchers
• join groups and forums
• participate in Q&A
• use widgets on Workbench since early 2010
Marta Rolak, Nature Publishing Group, 7th December 2010
Workbench – it’s all about sharing
Aim: To help scientists work faster
Customizable platform with science widgets
Users can add/remove widgets, move them around on their personal Workbench
Significance of scientific collaboration in times of limited funding for research
http://network.nature.com/workbench
Marta Rolak, Nature Publishing Group, 7th December 2010
Workbench – it’s all about sharing
Science widgets – small applications for researchers
Workbench = OpenSocial container
Protein to DNA Protein to DNA convertersconverters
Semantic searchSemantic search
Your contactsYour contacts
Melting point Melting point calculatorcalculator
People People trackertracker
Nature searchNature search
Workbench as anOpenSocial container
widgets
Shindig enabled quick implementation
Other widget containers
Marta Rolak, Nature Publishing Group, 7th December 2010
Why OpenSocial? Because it’s open and social ;)
The web is better when it’s social - http://www.opensocial.org/
OPEN Nature Publishing Group is a champion of online sharing
• Connotea APIs (social bookmarking site) available since late 2004
• Open Search APIs launched in 2009 allow remote searching of nature.com
Developers should be able to submit their apps to multiple platforms
SOCIAL Nature Network promotes social connections
We want to be open. And social. =
Marta Rolak, Nature Publishing Group, 7th December 2010
Widgets wanted
Our Workbench is now open!
We would like to invite everyone to submit widgets to Workbench on Nature Network
Researchers DevelopersWIDGETS
Let’s build Workbench together and help research happen faster!
Marta Rolak, Nature Publishing Group, 7th December 2010
Widget wish list
Widgets can facilitate research in many ways:
• They can be purely scientific, i.e. DNA sequence manipulation tools,
• or they can help make everyday life easier, i.e. time zone converters.
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Time converter to correctly set up conference calls with colleagues in distant labsApps that facilitate sharing documents, i.e. SlideShare, Google Docs
To do list – to remind scientists to make brilliant discoveries RSS readers4
Marta Rolak, Nature Publishing Group, 7th December 2010
Submission process
DeveloperWorkbench
team
Editorial guidelines
Technical guidelines
Nature Network
QA team
T&Cs
http://network.nature.com/workbench
Marta Rolak, Nature Publishing Group, 7th December 2010
Widget XML example
http://network.nature.com/gadgets/welcome/welcome.xml
Marta Rolak, Nature Publishing Group, 7th December 2010
Please get in touch!
Contact:
Marta [email protected]
Blog: Speaking of science widgets
http://blogs.nature.com/workbench/
Even the smallest app can change the course of the future :o)
Marta Rolak, Nature Publishing Group, 7th December 2010
Thank you