The web-wide world

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The free Internet tool Google Earth virtual globe has opened the eyes of millions to the possibilities of digital geography and the sight of their house from above. By offering researchers an easy way into Geographic Information Systems software, Google Earth and other virtual globes are set to go beyond representing the world, and start changing it.

Prepackaged software, Usage, Information services, Geographic information systems, Information services industry, Google Inc., Geographic information system

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Experts plan to reclaim the web for pop science

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A coalition of science agencies and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are trying to launch what they claim would be an authoritative network of websites, where users could find trustworthy information on any subject. The top science organizations are signing up, but critics are sceptical about the project's rationale, and whether it could succeed.

General services, Scientific Research and Development Services, Professional Organizations, Noncommercial research organizations, Scientific Membership Assns, Nonprofit Scientific Institutions, Company Web site/Web page, Web sites (World Wide Web), Company systems management, Information management, Web sites, Scientific societies, Science organizations

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Who will pay for open access?

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Universities are hesitant to fund open-access papers while still paying for library subscriptions. The Public Library of Science made it possible for people all over the world to have access to the latest scientific discoveries.

Libraries, Libraries and Archives, Science & Technical Libraries, Scientific and technical libraries

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