Table of Contents:
  • Research works by building on the work of others
  • The web as a new tool: what is it good for?
  • How does this relate to the needs of researchers?
  • The research record is not web enabled
  • Lab notebook as blog
  • Automated tools
  • Using specialised services: putting research outputs where they best belong
  • An example: Open Notebook Solubility
  • Record is the collection of links between research outputs
  • Tools to build these links and records
  • Information overload
  • Social filtering
  • The need for open approaches
  • Conclusions