The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery

Microsoft Research has released The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery.

Of particular interest is the "Scholarly Communication" chapter.

Here are some selections from that chapter:

• "Jim Gray’s Fourth Paradigm and the Construction of the Scientific Record," Clifford Lynch
• "Text in a Data-Centric World," Paul Ginsparg
• "All Aboard: Toward a Machine-Friendly Scholarly Communication System," Herbert Van de Sompel and Carl Lagoze
• "I Have Seen the Paradigm Shift, and It Is Us," John Wilbanks