Community of Science explained

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.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

The Community of Science databases were originally hosted online at http://cos.gdb.org/,^{[6] [7]} 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]

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 keywords^[10]

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:

• Association of Commonwealth Universities^[11]

See also

• List of funding opportunity databases

Notes and References

1. Book: Data on federal research and development investments: a pathway to modernization . National Research Council . United States National Research Council . . 2010 . 978-0-309-14523-7 . 66 .
2. Web site: Community of Science Announces Partnership with San Diego Supercomputer Center . 22 November 1999 . .
3. Web site: Archived copy . cos.gdb.org . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/19980206074231/http://cos.gdb.org/collateral/abtbck.htm . 6 February 1998 . dead.
4. Book: Jimin He . Internet resources for engineers . . 1998 . 0-7506-8949-8 . 153–156.
5. News: Une plate-forme géante . .
6. https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://cos.gdb.org/
7. Book: Reference sources on the Internet: off the shelf and onto the Web . Karen R. Diaz, Karen R. Díaz . 200 . . 1997 . 0-7890-0358-9 .
8. https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://gdb.org/
9. Web site: [//cos.gdb.org/work/info/backgrounder.html Community of Science – Company Background ]. Community of Science, Inc. . 1997 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19970607165332/http://cos.gdb.org/work/info/backgrounder.html . 7 June 1997 .
10. Book: Clinical Research for Surgeons . Mohit Bhandari, Anders Joensson . . 2009 . 978-3-13-143931-4 . 34 .
11. Book: Finding information in science, technology, and medicine . Jill Lambert, Peter A. Lambert . 114 . Routledge . 2003 . 0-85142-462-7 .