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Community of Science

Community of Science was a collection of online databases, providing research information to both the public and subscribers, and services for the research community. It is owned by ProQuest.

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Community of Science was a collection of online databases, providing research information to both the public and subscribers, and services for the research community. It is owned by ProQuest.1

History

Community of Science was founded in 1988 by Johns Hopkins University.2345

The Community of Science databases were originally hosted online at http://cos.gdb.org/,67 on the webserver of the GDB Human Genome Database.8 Community of Science was also accessible via U.S. Department of Agriculture CRIS, National Science Foundation, and Department of Health and Human Services.7

As of 1997 the CEO and president was Huntington Williams, and the organisation was located in Baltimore, Maryland.9

Databases

  • Community of Science Expertise
  • Community of Science Funding Opportunities – categorised according to a standardised list of keywords10

Canadian editions of these databases also existed.4

Services

  • Community of Science Funding Alert
  • Community of Science Funding News – published biweekly

Access

The following organisations are subscribed:

See also

See also

References

References

  1. National Research Council (2010). Data on federal research and development investments: a pathway to modernization. National Academies Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-309-14523-7.
  2. "Community of Science Announces Partnership with San Diego Supercomputer Center". San Diego Supercomputer Center. 22 November 1999.
  3. "Background information - Community of Science, Inc". cos.gdb.org. Archived from the original on 6 February 1998. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. Jimin He (1998). Internet resources for engineers. Elsevier. pp. 153–156. ISBN 0-7506-8949-8.
  5. "Une plate-forme géante". La Recherche.
  6. "Personal Empowerment with a Psychology Degree". Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  7. Karen R. Diaz, Karen R. Díaz (1997). Reference sources on the Internet: off the shelf and onto the Web. Routledge. p. 200. ISBN 0-7890-0358-9.
  8. "The GDB Human Genome Database". Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  9. "Community of Science – Company Background". Community of Science, Inc. 1997. Archived from the original on 7 June 1997.
  10. Mohit Bhandari, Anders Joensson (2009). Clinical Research for Surgeons. Thieme. p. 34. ISBN 978-3-13-143931-4.
  11. Jill Lambert, Peter A. Lambert (2003). Finding information in science, technology, and medicine. Routledge. p. 114. ISBN 0-85142-462-7.