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WorldWideScience.org - Global science gateway is established
12.06.2008
Membership brings increased visibility and impact to VTT
Today, on June 12, 2008, the establishment of WorldWideScience.org, a multilateral alliance, is announced, to govern the rapidly growing online gateway to international scientific research information. The ceremony takes place in Soul, South Korea. VTT is one of the founding members of the alliance.
When WorldWideScience was first made public in 2007, it was capable of
searching 12 databases from 10 countries. Today, the web site enables anyone
with Internet access to launch a single-query search of 32 national scientific
and research databases and portals from 44 countries, covering six continents
and nearly half of the world's population. International Council for
Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) will also serve as a member and
primary sponsor.
The WorldWideScience.org global science
gateway resides on a server at DOE’s (Dept. of Energy) Office of Scientific
and Technical Information (OSTI), within DOE’s Office of Science, in
Tennessee, USA. OSTI conceived of the global science gateway and developed the
application based on research results from DOE’s Small Business Innovation
Research program.
WorldWideScience.org is on a path for
comprehensive searching of national scientific output of the whole world.
Unleashing global scientific discovery, through WorldWideScience.org will
accelerate scientific progress. "Membership in the alliance boosts finding
research partners and marketing VTT's expertise and know-how", says Kirsi
Tuominen, head of VTT's Knowledge Solutions.
WorldWideScience.org
alliance was signed on 12 June by Science.gov Alliance (USA), Canada Institute
for Scientific and Technical Information CISTI, British Library, Institut de
l'Information Scientifique et Technique INIST (France), TIB - German National
Library of Science and Technolog, Japan Science and Technology Agency JST,
Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information KISTI, Scientific
Electronic Library Online SciELO, (Argentine, Brasil, Chile, Columbia,
Portugal, Spain), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research CSIR
(South-Africa), African Journals Online AJOL, (24 African nations),
International Council for Scientific and Technical Information ICSTI and VTT
Technical Research Centre of Finland.
Further information:
VTT,
Kirsi Tuominen
tel. +358 20
722 4370
http://worldwidescience.org/
http://worldwidescience.org/alliance.html
ICSTI:
http://www.icsti.org/