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26/07/11 14:09 Filed in: GenomeWeb Daily Scan
Submitted by S. Pelech - Kinexus on Tue, 07/26/2011 - 14:09.
Skolr seems to be a worthwhile endeavor if it is open-access. Presumably advertising and sponsorship would help offset the operating costs of such an enterprise. The main problem with most scientific posters is that they are not always very comprehensible without one of the authors explaining what they did, why they did it and what they found. Skolr could be even better if it was also possible to download video clips of authors presenting their posters. In this era with U-tube and video tablets, such activities are quite feasible and would probably be well received. It could further accelerate the pace of scientific research, although the reported findings would be very preliminary.
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Skolr seems to be a worthwhile endeavor if it is open-access. Presumably advertising and sponsorship would help offset the operating costs of such an enterprise. The main problem with most scientific posters is that they are not always very comprehensible without one of the authors explaining what they did, why they did it and what they found. Skolr could be even better if it was also possible to download video clips of authors presenting their posters. In this era with U-tube and video tablets, such activities are quite feasible and would probably be well received. It could further accelerate the pace of scientific research, although the reported findings would be very preliminary.
Link to the original blog post.