IJDL special on e-Science and Digital Libraries

The International Journal on Digital Libraries (IJDL), Vol. 7, No. 1-2, October 2007, pp. 1-122, ISSN 1432-5012 (Print) 1432-1300 (Online) is a special feature on e-Science and Digital Libraries.

Within the issue is a set of ten articles (six long and four short) representing a range of perspectives on eScience, and the use of digital libraries to organize science collections, that will be of interest to both the eScience and digital library communities. The articles highlight the synergies and differences between the communities, and the challenges present in managing
massive collections.

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the digital library community is concerned with the scholarly life cycle, an essential component of eScience practices that are driven by the nature of scientific scholarship. As such, there will be benefits from increased partnership between the two communities. A closer partnership between the two communities can be developed around three areas:

• Support for the range of the scholarly communication lifecycle
• The role of data within both communities
• Broader participation of the digital library community in eScience

Connecting digital libraries to eScience: the future of scientific scholarship
doi:10.1007/s00799-007-0030-9

There are many topics that you will have read about in my blog before, including

• Pathways - doi:10.1007/s00799-007-0016-7 - blog posting September 26, 2005
• DILIGENT - doi:10.1007/s00799-007-0023-8 - blog posting September 24, 2006
• Provenance Explorer - doi:10.1007/s00799-007-0018-5 - blog posting September 23, 2006