1. making research
more efficient
kaitlin thaney
@kaythaney ; @digitalsci
#idcc13, amsterdam

3. london
boston
new york
tokyo

5. (3)

6. machines
researchers
decision makers

7. machines
researchers
decision makers

8. discovery is still
sub-optimal.
(an example in chemistry)

9. still the starting point

10. specific DBs no better
(in this case, likely worse)

11. name disambiguation
103-90-2
254-465-1
4-(Acetylamino)phenol
4-13-00-01091 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
4-Acetaminophenol
4'-Hydroxyacetanilide
4-Hydroxyanilid kyseliny octove
Acetamide, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-
Acetamide, N-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-
Acetanilide, 4'-hydroxy-
APAP
N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)acetamid
N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)acetamide
N-(4-Hydroxy-phenyl)-acetamide
N-(4-Hydroxyphényl)acétamide
N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)acetanilide
N-(p-hydroxyphenyl)acetamide
N-Acetyl-4-aminophenol
N-Acetyl-p-aminophenol ...
and the list goes on ...

13. streamline
search

14. Link to other open chemistry resources

15. machines
researchers
decision makers

16. our definition of
“data” is changing.
(or, at least, is long overdue to.)

17. CC-BY-2.0 - Plaxco Lab - http://www.flickr.com/photos/34857812@N04/

18. CC-BY-2.0 - Plaxco Lab - http://www.flickr.com/photos/34857812@N04/

21. protocols
parameters
calibration
misc. lit

22. ordering
+
processing
the non-digital

24. use data to better
optimise, enable
(behaviour, productivity, reproducibility...)

30. T[citable, sharable, discoverable]
ext

31. Sigma Life Science
This was the worst ordering experience of
Labrat07 my career. The antibody was fake, causing
my a 8 month loss to my research. NEVER
again.
Text

32. a smarter, open alternative

33. topline data on figshare: bit.ly/11w7MnE
http://www.nature.com/news/safety-survey-reveals-lab-risks-1.12121

35. machines
researchers
decision makers

36. working on social
problems using
software

37. rewards, incentives
the “why”

38. existing system is imperfect
authority -> distributive
ability to add context

40. administrators /
funders
as influencers
drivers of
behavioral change

43. changing models of
authority
?

44. we’re battling
tradition, not just
technology.

45. k.thaney@digital-science.com
www.digital-science.com