InChI Open Education Resource
The web has enabled scientific communication to evolve from print-based, document-centric information architectures to digital, data-based architectures. Cross platform communications require open standards for chemical representation, and through the development and implementation of the International Chemical Identifier (InChI), IUPAC plays a key role in this evolution of science. Yet today, in a world where virtually all practicing chemists use the Internet, many are oblivious to the existence of InChI, and how it could impact their practice of science. This project seeks to create an Open Education Resource (0ER) of InChI-related material to assist practicing scientists in learning about and benefiting from InChI.
OERs are important educational resources that leverage the Internet to make educational material both discoverable and available on a global scale. OERs also function as platforms for educators and other stakeholders to discuss and develop educational content and practices. The InChI OER will contain two content types. The first are material (web pages) on content posted off-site, which link to the off-site material and may include non-OER publications. This allows off-site material to be discovered and discussed within the InChI OER portal, thereby allowing the InChI OER to be as comprehensive a resource as possible. The second content type is actual OER material that contributors can post to the InChI OER, and this material can be reused, repurposed and translated to other languages as the user community sees fit. Each OER content item will also be associated with a DOI, and possibly submitted to a service like FigShare.
As such the InChI OER becomes a platform to both disseminate information on InChI, and to promote its use. By bringing about an increased awareness of the IUPAC InChI chemical identifier, both within and outside the classroom, this project has the capacity to bring about a greater awareness of IUPAC’s work, and contributions to science.
For more information and comments, contact Task Group Chair Robert Belford <rebelford@ualr.edu>
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