Microsoft Research Unveils Free Software Tools for Scholars

Goal is to help researchers share knowledge


July 29, 2008
URL:http://www.drdobbs.com/windows/microsoft-research-unveils-free-software/209800373


Microsoft Research has released a set of free software tools aimed at allowing researchers to publish, preserve, and share data throughout the entire scholarly communication lifecycle.

According to Tony Hey, VP of Microsoft External Research, "Collecting and analyzing data, authoring, publishing, and preserving information are all essential components of the everyday work of researchers -- with collaboration and search and discovery at the heart of the entire process. We're supporting that scholarly communication life cycle with free software tools to improve interoperability with existing tools used commonly by academics and scholars to better meet their research needs."

Tools currently freely available include:

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