Peter Kraker

@PeterKraker

On a mission to sustain the largest visual search engine for research. Founder: | Executive board: | Core team: |

Vienna, Austria
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Joined August 2009
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    Feb 17

    This fact sums up the insane reality of scholarly - especially if you consider that this personnel is largely supported by grants and sponsored projects, not basic income. You CANNOT sustainably run a digital infrastructure in that way

    most run on 2-5 FTE; half volunteer dependence, 2/3 med-to high reliance
    and
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    May 27

    We are thrilled to announce another exciting project with LBG 🎉💯 In the “Ideenbox” crowd-sourcing project we collect unsolved health issues from citizens in Austria[German only]. Interested? Read more here

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  3. May 20

    Great news: Germany is taking a stance against tracking of researchers and sale of their usage data. Make yourself heard and sign the petition today:

    You gotta love the ! Give them a nudge about a serious problem in research, their committee investigates and delivers a document like this: "Data tracking in research: aggregation and use or sale of usage data by academic publishers" 1/8
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  4. May 20

    Must-read piece by : "Unfortunately, without a compelling alternative, the incumbent power of corporations will continue to prioritize numbers and memberships, carrying us further and further from the needs of a productive, equitable, accessible publishing ecosystem."

    New in the Commonplace: "Clarivate, ProQuest, and our Resistance to Commercializing Knowledge" by , , , and
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    May 19

    It’s a great pleasure for us at the library to be a part of supporting team and contribute to OKMaps sustainability

    We are happy to welcome SDU Library () as our newest supporting member. For more information, including Bertil F. Dorch's full statement, please see
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    May 19

    We are happy to welcome SDU Library () as our newest supporting member. For more information, including Bertil F. Dorch's full statement, please see

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  7. May 19

    How can we better support the open discovery infrastructure? The disappearance of Microsoft Academic confirms that commercial solutions are _not_ the future.

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  8. May 14

    Great thread by in response to my commentary. I agree: it's not just about sustainability of , it's about being true, long-term competition to proprietary tools.

    "The funding options for non-profit organisations and open-source projects are very limited. Most rely on research grants, which are meant as a jumping off point, not a long-term solution." Thanks for this, .
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    May 14

    Would you like to join our Enthusiasts Program in 2022? Find out more about the program and how to apply here 👉 We accept submissions until December 18 📆

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    May 13

    Open search tools need sustainable funding, argues :

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  11. May 11

    Indeed, it was a great experience. Thanks to the participants, organizers and especially my co-host !

    Thanks a lot! It was a great session with frutiful discussions and a lot of input. Many thanks to our session participants and the organizers 🙌🔓💯
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    May 7

    We are happy to announce our 2021 enthusiasts 😃 Welcome with us Eva Seidlmayer, Héctor Tuy, Putu Sukma Kurniawan, and Astrid van Wesenbeeck. We are glad to have you on board! Looking forward to your activities and your communities’ feedback 👏💯

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    May 4

    Thanks a lot for the shout out, Kaitlin! We are happy to support research knowledge discovery and to contribute to open infrastructures for research 🔓🔍💡

    This is a pretty cool tool I have found really helpful when reading journal articles in lots of disciplines. It creates a visual interface grouping results into categories - especially great if you are diving into a new topic or doing a review.
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    Apr 29

    Following the devastating fire at the , you can now support the Jagger Library Salvage Project via financial contributions, by encouraging messages to the volunteers, or by signing up for other forms of assistance. 1/2

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    Apr 28

    📢 Request 4 all EOSC portal users!! To better fulfill user needs please take this survey, until 📅 Monday, 10 May 2021 18:00 CEST, have your say now! Follow this link 👉

    , , and 5 others
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    Apr 23

    The ' search engine enables researchers, students, and practitioners to quickly identify relevant resources by creating knowledge maps. Read more about how we collaboratively increase the of African :

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    Apr 27

    Join the LIS Conference this and next week! On May 5 will present OKMaps and the role of metrics in the software. Discuss with us about the role of responsible metrics in visualisations. See below for more information about the event 👇

    📢 LIS 28 April & 5 May 👉 Keynotes: Ingrid Bauer , Presentations, lightning talks Workshops: , , , Barney Walker
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    Apr 26

    Check out the blog post reporting about the earlier this year (link below 👇) You will find short summaries from nine sessions - including ours about the custom services.

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  19. Apr 22

    Very much looking forward to the event!

    Next week, 26-27 April the UCL Open Science Conference will take place. On Day 2 will join the Technical Solutions panel and introduce OKMaps services, their connection to EOSC, and our custom services. More info and programme:
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    Apr 20

    Call for Tender for the development and implementation of a tool for the platform ! Read details here: Application deadline: 17 May 2021

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    Apr 20

    Help us and the EU project : We are conducting a survey on of science. Click the link below to participate, it will just take 10 minutes. Feel free to share it further & help us spread the message. 👇 Thanks for your support! 🙏💯

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