Microsoft Academic – a major data source dries up

Microsoft has announced that the Microsoft Academic Graph will be discontinued at the end of 2021. What does this mean? Why is this important for researchers and research institutions? The Microsoft Academic Graph is the database behind Microsoft Academic, one of the most comprehensive academic search engines. However, Microsoft does

Beratungsservice Forschungsdatenmanagement und Datenrepositorium der Leibniz-Universität Hannover – Auszeichnung zum Digitalen Ort Niedersachsen

Die TIB arbeitet schon seit einigen Jahren im Bereich Forschungsdatenmanagement einrichtungsübergreifend mit der Leibniz Universität Hannover zusammen. Nun wurden der Beratungsservice und das Datenrepositorium vom Niedersächsischen Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit, Verkehr und Digitalisierung zum „Digitalen Ort Niedersachsen 2021“ ausgezeichnet.

More collaboration based on open data and open methods: #FundingOpen

It is worthwhile for research funding to stimulate collaboration with third parties without the participants or their roles being part of a fixed plan in advance. The experiences gained are unique – and they are indispensable if we are to move forward with the dissemination of open data and open science practices. This paper will derive this from our own experiences – experiences that we at the Open Science Lab have gained in numerous third-party funded projects over the past years.