Community of Science

Community of Science (COS) 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

COS was founded in 1988 by Johns Hopkins University.[2][3][4][5]

The COS databases were originally hosted online at http://cos.gdb.org/,[6][7] on the webserver of the GDB Human Genome Database.[8] COS 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

COS Expertise
COS Funding Opportunities - categorised according to a standardised list of keywords[10]

Canadian editions of these databases also existed.[4]

Services

COS Funding Alert
COS Funding News - published biweekly

Access

The following organisations are subscribed:

Association of Commonwealth Universities[11]

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References

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.
"Community of Science Announces Partnership with San Diego Supercomputer Center". San Diego Supercomputer Center. 22 November 1999.
Jimin He (1998). Internet resources for engineers. Elsevier. p. 153,155–6. ISBN 0-7506-8949-8.
"Une plate-forme géante". La Recherche.
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.
"Community of Science - Company Background". Community of Science, Inc. 1997. Archived from the original on 7 June 1997.
Mohit Bhandari, Anders Joensson (2009). Clinical Research for Surgeons. Thieme. p. 34. ISBN 978-3-13-143931-4.
Jill Lambert, Peter A. Lambert (2003). Finding information in science, technology, and medicine. Routledge. p. 114. ISBN 0-85142-462-7.

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[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.

[he-4] Jimin He (1998). Internet resources for engineers. Elsevier. p. 153,155–6. ISBN 0-7506-8949-8.

[5] "Une plate-forme géante". La Recherche.

[diaz-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.

[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.