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Walt Warnick, Ph.D.Director, Office of Scientific and Technical Information
U.S. Department of Energy
Accelerating the Spread of Knowledge About Sciennce and Technology
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OSTI MissionOSTI Mission
To advance science and sustain technological creativity by making R&D
findings available and useful to Department of Energy (DOE)
researchers and the American people
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OSTI CorollaryOSTI Corollary
Premise:Sharing knowledge (our R&D findings)advances science
Corollary:Accelerating the sharing of knowledge speeds the advancement of science (discovery)
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Advancing ScienceAdvancing Sciencefor 60 Yearsfor 60 Years
60-year anniversary
this year!
Whether by print or by pixel, OSTI has long
been committed to ensuring appropriate access to
research results
From 1947 to 2007 – from Nuclear Science Abstracts to the Science Accelerator – mission accomplished!
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Foundation – Collections Foundation – Collections
Collections, some now virtual, such as:
Scientific&Technical Information
Searching within databases
As technology has radically changed, the way OSTI accomplished its mission
has radically changed
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Harvesting and federated search are useful when full bibliographical control is not feasible
Two Major Advances BeyondTwo Major Advances BeyondSearching Within DatabasesSearching Within Databases
OSTI is on the cutting edge of both
HarvestingFederated Search
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Two Major Advances BeyondTwo Major Advances BeyondSearching Within DatabasesSearching Within Databases
HarvestingExample
Analogous to Google – crawls and mines data that does not reside in databases
but …
Different from Google – directed, selective crawling
Different than “harvesting” STI via E-link
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Two Major Advances BeyondTwo Major Advances BeyondSearching Within DatabasesSearching Within Databases
Federated Search1) Transforming a query and broadcasting it to a group of disparate databases
2) Merging the results collected from the databases
3) Presenting results in a succinct and unified format with minimal duplication,
4) Providing a means, performed either automatically or by the portal user, to sort the merged result set.
In traditional search engines, such as Google, only sources that have been indexed by the search engine’s crawler technology can be searched, retrieved and accessed. The large volume of documents housed in databases is not open to traditional Internet search engines because of limitations in crawler technology. Federated searching resolves this issue by the technique described above and makes these Deep Web documents searchable without having to visit each database individually.
Examples
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Federated SearchFederated SearchHarvestingHarvesting
OSTI ResourcesOSTI Resources
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Progression HighlightsProgression Highlights
1999: OSTI introduced federated search to the public on behalf of the government
1997: OSTI introduced first system searchable using software within the database – while not a federated search, having IB searchable online set stage for next step
2002—2007: Now in its fourth version, OSTI introduced federated search across government agencies, and introduced relevancy ranking in 2004
2007: Taking it international, a handshake in London dedicated to searching science worldwide
Scientific&Technical Information
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DOE’s STI OfferingsDOE’s STI Offerings
A gateway to over 24,600 Web sites and databases worldwide, containing e-prints in basic and applied sciences
Reports of DOE-funded R&D Results
Science and technology conference proceedings and conference papers from a number of authoritative sites
Project summaries of ongoing or recently completed DOE research projects
Scientific&Technical Information
Information about the outcomes of past DOE R&D that have had significant impact
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DOE-generated resources DOE-related resources
Soon to be added :* Patents Database* ESTSC
Scientific&Technical Information
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DOE/OSTI STI products now searchable via a single query
www.scienceaccelerator.gov
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We’ve come a long way in the past decade –
From Information Bridge to the
Science Accelerator
And we have much ahead!
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The Web’s Impact on Accessing The Web’s Impact on Accessing Technical DocumentsTechnical Documents
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Web TrafficWeb Traffic
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January2007
February2007
April2007
May2007
Science.worldstatement of
agreementsigned
Workshop onAcceleratingScience at
NAS
ScienceAccelerator
launch
PatentDatabaselaunch
A Strong Start in 2007A Strong Start in 2007
June2007
Science.worldproof of
principal
Google collaborationon IB reports
Internet Archive
CollaborationOn EPN
CrossRefcollaboration
On IB reference
linking
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Things LegislativeThings Legislative Elevation of Science in DOE – Established Under Secretary for Science
(part of Energy Policy Act of 2005) – Raymond Orbach in position for 1 year
• Energy Policy Act of 2005 reiterated earlier enabling legislation requirements
The Secretary, through OSTI, shall maintain within the Department publicly available collections of scientific and technical information resulting from research, development, demonstration, and commercial applications activities supported by DOE
DOE O 241.1A requires that DOE-funded STI (reports, conference papers, software, and journal articles) be provided to OSTI.
• Federal Research Public Access Act (Cornyn-Lieberman)• Would make mandatory the free electronic availability of
published journal articles on work sponsored by DOE and all science agencies
• Introduced in 2006; session ended before passage• Prospects for re-introduction in 2007 uncertain
Open access is gaining momentum worldwide, particularly in the European Union – bodes well for U.S. researcher access to foreign R&D results.
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Washington PerspectiveWashington Perspective
American Competitiveness Initiative American Competitiveness Initiative • Uses Laboratory and university infrastructure as foundation forUses Laboratory and university infrastructure as foundation for
advancing science and U.S. competitivenessadvancing science and U.S. competitiveness• DOE has opportunity to double Science budget by 2016 DOE has opportunity to double Science budget by 2016
Education as a Cornerstone to Maintain U.S. Pre-Eminence in Education as a Cornerstone to Maintain U.S. Pre-Eminence in ScienceScience
• Academic Competitiveness Council Academic Competitiveness Council • National Commission on the Future of Higher EducationNational Commission on the Future of Higher Education• National Academies’ “Rising Above the Gathering Storm” reportNational Academies’ “Rising Above the Gathering Storm” report• OSTI working with SC workforce development program to federate OSTI working with SC workforce development program to federate
searching across DOE's multiple science education sources searching across DOE's multiple science education sources and and databasesdatabases
Re-birth of Nuclear Energy Technology: Global Nuclear Energy Re-birth of Nuclear Energy Technology: Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP)Partnership (GNEP)
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IWGDDIWGDD National Science and Technology CouncilCommittee on ScienceInteragency Working Group on Digital Data
Purpose: to develop and promote the implementation of a strategic plan for the federal government to cultivate an open interoperable framework to ensure reliable preservation and effective access to digital data for research, development, and education in science, technology, and engineering
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IWGDD Policies Under IWGDD Policies Under ConsiderationConsideration
• Metadata – numeric data, unlike textual data, requires metadata to ensure access
• Not all data is worth preserving.
• Numeric databases need a curator
• Agencies should seek to harmonize practices regarding access, preservation and interoperability
• Numeric data are likely to be most effective when presented in the context of, or with links to, accompanying data (e.g., technical reports with which they are associated, publications, contracts under which the data were generated, etc.)
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We’re We’re AcceleratingAccelerating
OSTI is committed to accelerating the sharing of knowledge to accelerate discovery.
New initiatives are already under way to provide …
Superior Access to Quality Content!
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Workshop: AcceleratingWorkshop: AcceleratingScienceScience
June2007February 27, 2007
Convened a panel of experts at the National Academy of
Sciences
Conclusion: Superior Access to Quality Content
is key to accelerating science and technology
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January2007
February2007
April2007
May2007
Science.worldScience.world
June2007Demonstration in France
January 22, 2007 LONDON, ENGLAND
Global Science Gateway Agreement Signed in London DOE Partners With British Library on
“Science.world” Initiative "It is timely to make the science offerings of all nations searchable through one global gateway,” Dr. Orbach said. “Science is
international, and centralizing access will enhance the rate of scientific discovery. It is a privilege to be associated with such a
venture.” The agreement notes that international collaboration is essential to
revolutionary advances in science.
June 2007
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Google moves ahead with plan to open up federal
Web sites
Google is making strides on an initiative to make
information stored on public government Web sites
more accessible to people looking for it, but challenges
remain, officials with the search engine company said
Wednesday.
Three federal organizations recently agreed to
structure their sites to make them accessible for nearly
all Internet searches, the officials said.
Information on the Plain Language Web site aimed at
eliminating jargon in government communications, and
on sites by the Energy Department's Office of
Scientific and Technical Information and the
Education Department's National Center for Education
Statistics, has been opened up to the three most
popular search engines: Google, Yahoo and MSN.
OSTI & GoogleOSTI & Google April 4, 2007
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On Horizon
FederatedSearch of DOE
Education Resources
SBIR Research
Phase I
Science.world