Community of Science

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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

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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]

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

Databases

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  • 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

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

Access

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The following organisations are subscribed:

See also

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References

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