Designing the microbial research commons
Subtitle: proceedings of an international symposium
By: Paul F.Uhlir, editor ; Board on Research Data and Information, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council of the National Academies
Contributors: Uhlir, P. F. (Paul F.), 1954-; National Research Council (U.S.). Steering Committee for Designing the Microbial Research Commons; National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Research Data and Information
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9780309219792
Subjects: Trends; Information commons; Congresses; Community Networks; Group work in research; Microbiology; Research
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Also available online in Open Book format via the National Academies Press home page.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Microbiology in the 21st century; title: Breaking anti-commons constraints on global scientific research : some new moves in "legal jujitsu"; title: An industry perspective : development of an MTA harmonious with a microbial research commons; title: Developing country perspective : microbial research commons including viruses; title: A compensatory liability regime to promote the exchange of microbial genetic resources for research and benefit sharing; title: The agricultural research service culture collection : germplasm accessions and research programs; title: American type culture collection : a model for biological materials resource management; title: Contracting to preserve open science : lessons for a microbial research commons; title: Designing the digital commons in microbiology; title: moving from restrictive dissemination of publicly funded knowledge to open knowledge environments : a case study in microbiology; title: The Web-enabled research commons : applications, goals, and trends; title: Comments on designing the microbial research commons : digital knowledge resources; title: Toward a biomedical research commons : a view from the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health; title: Academic publications; title: StrainInfo : reducing microbial data entropy; title: Research and applications in energy and environment; title: Large scale microbial ecology cyberinfrastructure; title: Proposal for a microbial semi-commons : perspectives from the international cooperative biodiversity groups; title: The international treaty on plant genetic resources; title: Microbial commons : governing complex knowledge assets; title: Digital research : microbial genomics; title: Accessing microbiological data : a user's perspective; title: The microbial commons : journals and professional societies; title: Microbial commons : overview of the governance considerations; title: a framework for discussion; title: Institutional design and governance in the microbial research commons; title: International developments : a context for the creation of a microbiology commons; title: Options for governing the microbial commons; title: Access and benefit sharing under the CBD and access to materials for research; title: Closing observations; title: Appendix A. Microbial Commons Symposium agenda; title: Appendix B. Microbial Commons Symposium participants.