NASA/SAO Astrophysics Data System
2024-03-07T20:40:45+00:00
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/
ADS Team
adshelp@cfa.harvard.edu
Copyright © 2015, NASA/SAO Astrophysics Data System
http://adsabs.github.io/scixblog/introducing-scix-ambassador-program
Introducing the NASA Science Explorer Ambassador Program
2024-03-06T00:00:00+00:00
2024-03-06T00:00:00+00:00
Stephanie Jarmak
<h3 id="introducing-the-nasa-science-explorer-ambassador-program">Introducing the NASA Science Explorer Ambassador Program</h3>
<p>The <a href="https://scixplorer.org">NASA Science Explorer (SciX)</a> team is thrilled to announce the launch of the SciX Ambassador Program! This initiative marks a new chapter in the evolution of the NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) into NASA SciX, with a significant leap in promoting interdisciplinary communication and research. To further this mission, we are seeking approximately 12 researchers to become our Lead Ambassadors, representing diverse disciplines across NASA, including Astrophysics, Planetary Science, Earth Science, Heliophysics, and Biological & Physical Sciences. Our goal is to drive forward the vision of interdisciplinary engagement and innovation as a cornerstone of NASA SciX.</p>
<div class="text-center">
<img class="img-thumbnail" src="/blog/images/SciX_AmbassadorProgram_Flyer.png" />
<br />
<em>SciX Ambassador Program Flyer
</em>
</div>
<p><br /></p>
<p>The SciX Lead Ambassadors will have the crucial task of educating their communities about the benefits of SciX, and they will do so by presenting on the platform at least twice a year in various formats. To learn more about SciX and gain community engagement skills to better educate their communities the ambassadors will participate in a 2.5-day workshop at the <a href="https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/">Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian</a> from August 21 to 23, 2024. This workshop will provide a unique opportunity for the ambassadors to connect directly with the NASA SciX team, learn essential community engagement skills, and receive in-depth training on the NASA SciX platform. This experience will equip them with the tools and knowledge needed to effectively promote SciX within their communities.</p>
<p>In addition to these activities, the ambassadors will collaborate with the SciX team to nurture an online community space dedicated to fostering collaboration, resource sharing, and receiving feedback and suggestions from a variety of users. This platform will allow SciX ambassadors to connect with the NASA SciX team and their peers worldwide, facilitating the exchange of ideas and best practices. By growing this online community, the ambassadors will help bring together researchers from various disciplines, enhancing the interdisciplinary spirit of the expansion of the ADS to SciX.</p>
<p>Recognition is also a key component of the program. The Lead Ambassadors will be featured on the SciX website, providing them with visibility and acknowledgment for their efforts. They will also have opportunities to showcase their work and community engagement initiatives on our blogs further highlighting their contributions to the advancement of open science.</p>
<p>To support their activities, the program offers travel support of up to $2500 for workshop attendance and an additional $2500 to attend a conference of their choice. This financial assistance will enable ambassadors to present on their work and NASA SciX, further spreading awareness of the platform’s benefits.</p>
<p>The Lead Ambassadors will serve a two-year term, during which they will participate in monthly online meetings with their cohort and the NASA SciX team. The estimated time commitment for these activities is between 2 and 8 hours per month, ensuring that ambassadors can balance their responsibilities with their ongoing research and professional commitments.</p>
<p>The NASA SciX Ambassador Program aims to empower ambassadors to effectively promote the platform, improve it through community feedback, gain visibility and recognition for their work, and build a robust online community that connects researchers from diverse fields. Through their efforts, the ambassadors will play a pivotal role in advancing the mission of interdisciplinary research and open science.</p>
<h3 id="key-program-highlights">Key Program Highlights</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Presentations:</strong> Ambassadors will present on NASA SciX twice a year in various formats, such as locally at their institute, virtually at a meeting, or in person at a workshop.</li>
<li><strong>Workshop:</strong> A 2.5-day workshop at the <a href="https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/">Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian</a> (August 21 - 23, 2024), where ambassadors will connect with the NASA SciX team, learn community engagement skills, and receive training on the NASA SciX platform.</li>
<li><strong>Online Community:</strong> Ambassadors will have access to an online space to share resources, connect with the NASA SciX team, and collaborate with peers worldwide.</li>
<li><strong>Recognition:</strong> Ambassadors will be featured on our SciX website and have opportunities to showcase their work and community engagement on our blogs.</li>
<li><strong>Travel Support:</strong> Up to $2500 for workshop attendance and an additional $2500 to attend a conference of their choice to present on their work and NASA SciX.</li>
<li><strong>Duration:</strong> Ambassadors will serve a two-year term, participating in monthly online meetings with their cohort and the NASA SciX team. The estimated time commitment is 2 - 8 hours per month.</li>
</ul>
<p>Interested in becoming a NASA SciX Lead Ambassador? Fill out our short application form <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMmhfklhEDl7sc2uP9Tk7hSQrSjHiTBwL42FIeuYB5L4dOBA/viewform">here</a>. We especially encourage early career researchers (including graduate students) and members of underrepresented groups in STEM to apply. We accept international applications as well. If you have any questions about this application process or the ambassador program reach out to Stephanie Jarmak at stephanie.jarmak@cfa.harvard.edu.</p>
<p>Lead ambassadors will be instrumental in sharing the benefits and features of NASA SciX with their communities and expanding our overall NASA SciX Ambassador Program. We are actively developing educational and training material for educators and ambassadors to present NASA SciX to their communities and we will advertise these resources as they become available. Join us in this exciting journey to bridge disciplines, enhance scientific communication, and foster a community of innovation through the NASA SciX Ambassador Program!</p>
http://adsabs.github.io/blog/introducing-scix-ambassador-program
Introducing the NASA Science Explorer Ambassador Program
2024-03-06T00:00:00+00:00
2024-03-06T00:00:00+00:00
Stephanie Jarmak
<h3 id="introducing-the-nasa-science-explorer-ambassador-program">Introducing the NASA Science Explorer Ambassador Program</h3>
<p>The <a href="https://scixplorer.org">NASA Science Explorer (SciX)</a> team is thrilled to announce the launch of the SciX Ambassador Program! This initiative marks a new chapter in the evolution of the NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) into NASA SciX, with a significant leap in promoting interdisciplinary communication and research. To further this mission, we are seeking approximately 12 researchers to become our Lead Ambassadors, representing diverse disciplines across NASA, including Astrophysics, Planetary Science, Earth Science, Heliophysics, and Biological & Physical Sciences. Our goal is to drive forward the vision of interdisciplinary engagement and innovation as a cornerstone of NASA SciX.</p>
<div class="text-center">
<img class="img-thumbnail" src="/blog/images/SciX_AmbassadorProgram_Flyer.png" />
<br />
<em>SciX Ambassador Program Flyer
</em>
</div>
<p><br /></p>
<p>The SciX Lead Ambassadors will have the crucial task of educating their communities about the benefits of SciX, and they will do so by presenting on the platform at least twice a year in various formats. To learn more about SciX and gain community engagement skills to better educate their communities the ambassadors will participate in a 2.5-day workshop at the <a href="https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/">Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian</a> from August 21 to 23, 2024. This workshop will provide a unique opportunity for the ambassadors to connect directly with the NASA SciX team, learn essential community engagement skills, and receive in-depth training on the NASA SciX platform. This experience will equip them with the tools and knowledge needed to effectively promote SciX within their communities.</p>
<p>In addition to these activities, the ambassadors will collaborate with the SciX team to nurture an online community space dedicated to fostering collaboration, resource sharing, and receiving feedback and suggestions from a variety of users. This platform will allow SciX ambassadors to connect with the NASA SciX team and their peers worldwide, facilitating the exchange of ideas and best practices. By growing this online community, the ambassadors will help bring together researchers from various disciplines, enhancing the interdisciplinary spirit of the expansion of the ADS to SciX.</p>
<p>Recognition is also a key component of the program. The Lead Ambassadors will be featured on the SciX website, providing them with visibility and acknowledgment for their efforts. They will also have opportunities to showcase their work and community engagement initiatives on our blogs further highlighting their contributions to the advancement of open science.</p>
<p>To support their activities, the program offers travel support of up to $2500 for workshop attendance and an additional $2500 to attend a conference of their choice. This financial assistance will enable ambassadors to present on their work and NASA SciX, further spreading awareness of the platform’s benefits.</p>
<p>The Lead Ambassadors will serve a two-year term, during which they will participate in monthly online meetings with their cohort and the NASA SciX team. The estimated time commitment for these activities is between 2 and 8 hours per month, ensuring that ambassadors can balance their responsibilities with their ongoing research and professional commitments.</p>
<p>The NASA SciX Ambassador Program aims to empower ambassadors to effectively promote the platform, improve it through community feedback, gain visibility and recognition for their work, and build a robust online community that connects researchers from diverse fields. Through their efforts, the ambassadors will play a pivotal role in advancing the mission of interdisciplinary research and open science.</p>
<h3 id="key-program-highlights">Key Program Highlights</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Presentations:</strong> Ambassadors will present on NASA SciX twice a year in various formats, such as locally at their institute, virtually at a meeting, or in person at a workshop.</li>
<li><strong>Workshop:</strong> A 2.5-day workshop at the <a href="https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/">Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian</a> (August 21 - 23, 2024), where ambassadors will connect with the NASA SciX team, learn community engagement skills, and receive training on the NASA SciX platform.</li>
<li><strong>Online Community:</strong> Ambassadors will have access to an online space to share resources, connect with the NASA SciX team, and collaborate with peers worldwide.</li>
<li><strong>Recognition:</strong> Ambassadors will be featured on our SciX website and have opportunities to showcase their work and community engagement on our blogs.</li>
<li><strong>Travel Support:</strong> Up to $2500 for workshop attendance and an additional $2500 to attend a conference of their choice to present on their work and NASA SciX.</li>
<li><strong>Duration:</strong> Ambassadors will serve a two-year term, participating in monthly online meetings with their cohort and the NASA SciX team. The estimated time commitment is 2 - 8 hours per month.</li>
</ul>
<p>Interested in becoming a NASA SciX Lead Ambassador? Fill out our short application form <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMmhfklhEDl7sc2uP9Tk7hSQrSjHiTBwL42FIeuYB5L4dOBA/viewform">here</a>. We especially encourage early career researchers (including graduate students) and members of underrepresented groups in STEM to apply. We accept international applications as well. If you have any questions about this application process or the ambassador program reach out to Stephanie Jarmak at stephanie.jarmak@cfa.harvard.edu.</p>
<p>Lead ambassadors will be instrumental in sharing the benefits and features of NASA SciX with their communities and expanding our overall NASA SciX Ambassador Program. We are actively developing educational and training material for educators and ambassadors to present NASA SciX to their communities and we will advertise these resources as they become available. Join us in this exciting journey to bridge disciplines, enhance scientific communication, and foster a community of innovation through the NASA SciX Ambassador Program!</p>
http://adsabs.github.io/scixblog/userfeedback-2024
Informed Transformation: User Feedback’s Role in the ADS to SciX Transition
2024-02-26T00:00:00+00:00
2024-02-26T00:00:00+00:00
Brit Myers
<p>The virtual gathering of the <a href="../about/adsug/">Astrophysics Data System Users Group (ADSUG)</a> on 16-17 November served as a pivotal moment in our ongoing transition from the Astrophysics Data System (ADS) to the <a href="../scixblog/scix">NASA Science Explorer (SciX)</a>. A crucial precursor to this meeting was a user survey, offering a comprehensive view of the user community’s perceptions, expectations, and concerns from the 248 survey respondents.</p>
<p>The ADSUG meeting delved into these user insights, providing a collaborative space for discussions on maximizing the scientific productivity of the community we serve. The <a href="../about/adsug/past_meetings/2023-11-16-202311-program.html">meeting’s agenda</a> included recommendations for changes and improvements to services and procedures, reflecting the ADSUG’s advisory role.</p>
<h3 id="user-survey-illuminating-current-ads-strengths--user-aspirations-for-scix">User Survey: Illuminating Current ADS Strengths & User Aspirations for SciX</h3>
<p>The survey underscored the significance of ADS in the astrophysics community, with 91.4% of survey respondents reporting daily or weekly use of the system and 95.52% indicating they were either highly likely or likely to recommend the use of ADS to others. A high volume of use and high promoter scores (10 being the highest) were typically reported together. The survey was advertised on the ADS website, through social media, and distributed though newsletters and other online community forums relevant to the SciX expansion. Notably, 56.7% of responses came from existing ADS users who found the survey through a link on the ADS website homepage.</p>
<div class="text-center">
<img class="img-thumbnail" src="/blog/images/blog_2024-02-26_surveyresponse_1.png" />
<em>Figures 1-3: ADS users who reported a high volume of use were also likely to be highly likely or likely to recommend the use of ADS to others.
</em>
</div>
<p><br /></p>
<p>Users praised ADS for its role as a unified hub, seamlessly integrating published and pre-print content, open-access materials, data, and references. The user-friendly features, such as the absence of cost and the ability to use a home institution’s resources seamlessly, added to the positive narrative. The focus on astronomy content and efficient search capabilities received accolades, emphasizing the importance of accessibility and precision.</p>
<p>Users are eager for enhancements across various aspects of the ADS platform, with a notable interest in improved search functionality. They seek additional search capabilities, like searching by specific criteria such as author name placement, paper length, or details related to astronomical objects, to make searching more efficient and targeted.</p>
<div class="text-center">
<img class="img-thumbnail" src="/blog/images/blog_2024-02-26_surveyresponse_2.png" />
<br />
<em>Figures 4 & 5: % of user survey responses requesting improvements or innovations to different ADS components as well as the % of responses citing specific features as highly valuable features of ADS.
</em>
</div>
<p><br /></p>
<p>Performance and usability are also key areas for improvement, with emphasis on faster website loading times, a user-friendly interface design, and consistency in site layout. These enhancements are crucial for ensuring a seamless and enjoyable browsing experience for all users.</p>
<p>Citation and bibliographic management are areas where users have requested ongoing attention, including better extraction of citation information and integration with popular citation management tools. These improvements aim to streamline managing citations and organizing research libraries, saving researchers valuable time and effort.</p>
<p>Content and data access are important to users, who express the need for access to additional full texts outside the ADS platform, integration with other databases, and improved linkage to datasets associated with papers. Enhanced integration of datasets linked to papers would facilitate reproducibility and further research, essential for scientific inquiry.</p>
<p>Personalization and user accounts are also areas of interest, with users suggesting improvements, such as the ability to save searches and queries, improved API documentation, and organizational features for personal libraries. These enhancements aim to help users manage their research more effectively and stay updated with the latest developments in their field.</p>
<p>Metrics and impact measurement are important considerations, with suggestions for incorporating new metrics like citation rate and read count rate. Improved bibliometric tools could provide valuable insights into the scholarly landscape, helping researchers assess the significance of their work and track its impact over time.</p>
<p>Integration and external links also present opportunities for improvement, with users expressing the need for new integrations with a variety of external resources and academic platforms. These enhancements would enable seamless access to additional research sources and citations, enhancing the overall research experience.</p>
<p>The survey results also highlighted a collective eagerness of ADS users to explore new scientific territories. Users desire interdisciplinary connections, with a focus on mathematical and statistical content, chemistry, astrobiology, physics, and other fields beyond the traditional scope of astrophysics. The ADSUG meeting served as a platform for delving deeper into these aspirations as well as the many diverse suggestions submitted by users to enhance the portal’s existing capabilities.</p>
<div class="text-center">
<img class="img-thumbnail" src="/blog/images/blog_2024-02-26_surveyresponse_3.png" />
<br />
<em>Figure 6: % of user survey responses requesting expansion of ADS & NASA SciX to include additional content in these subject areas.
</em>
</div>
<p><br /></p>
<h3 id="addressing-user-concerns">Addressing User Concerns</h3>
<p>While users expressed their hopes for NASA SciX, they also shared concerns about potential challenges during the transition. The ADS team, as outlined in discussions during the ADSUG meeting, committed to a transparent and collaborative approach. We will maintain existing functionalities, ensuring a seamless transition for users. Discussions during the meeting revolved around strategies to address user concerns and maintain a user-centric approach throughout the transition process.</p>
<p>Specific questions from users, raised in the survey, became focal points of discussion at the ADSUG meeting. Participants scrutinized topics such as changes to the ADS application programming interface (API), alterations to search functionality, and the potential dilution of search results, emphasizing the collaborative efforts between the ADS team and the user community to navigate the forthcoming changes successfully. Attendees also discussed the ongoing importance of communication and thorough outreach efforts.</p>
<h3 id="conference-outreach--engagement">Conference Outreach & Engagement</h3>
<p>In response to the ADUG’s emphasis on outreach, the ADS team initiated outreach interactions with both established and new users during the <a href="../scixblog/AGUSciXLaunch">American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting</a> and the <a href="../scixblog/aas-2024">American Astrophysical Society Meetings #243</a>. These conferences provided valuable opportunities for us to connect with the broader scientific community, offering insights and perspectives that further inform the NASA SciX transition.</p>
<p>The bullet points below encapsulate direct responses to the inquiries raised by the community during the ADS team’s conference interactions.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>ADS Is NOT Going Away:</strong> While transitioning to NASA SciX, ADS will remain accessible in <a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/">its current format</a>, preserving familiarity and ensuring uninterrupted access for users.</li>
<li><strong>ADS Support Will Continue:</strong> The ADS team reaffirms its commitment to user assistance and assures users of continued support during the transition. We will be a reliable resource for both existing ADS users and new NASA SciX users.</li>
<li><strong>Astrophysics Remains a Core Focus:</strong> The astrophysics focus within NASA SciX aligns with ADS’s original purpose. Services initially designed for astrophysics are, and will continue to be, a firm foundation for the development of similar services for other scientific disciplines.</li>
<li><strong>Innovative & Intuitive SciX Search:</strong> The user-friendly, discipline-specific search features planned for NASA SciX aim to enhance the search experience, catering to users’ specific interests with precision.</li>
<li><strong>Interdisciplinary Insights:</strong> NASA’s charge that SciX facilitate interdisciplinary exploration matches with user aspirations, ensuring a seamless integration of relevant data from various scientific fields.</li>
<li><strong>Informatics Innovation:</strong> NASA SciX inherits from ADS the aim of innovation in informatics innovation, which will ensure that NASA SciX evolves dynamically, introducing new features and tools to enhance the overall user experience.</li>
<li><strong>Expanded Staff Expertise:</strong> The ADS team acknowledges the need for added expertise as we transition into NASA SciX, because we remain dedicated to supporting users effectively.</li>
<li><strong>User Feedback:</strong> The ongoing <a href="../feedback/general?from=%2F">call for user feedback</a> ensures that NASA SciX remains attuned to the diverse needs of the scientific community, including astronomers.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="conclusion-a-collaborative-transition">Conclusion: A Collaborative Transition</h3>
<p>In conclusion, the shift from ADS to NASA SciX is a collaborative effort between the ADS team and our user community. Shaped by survey insights, ADSUG discussions, conference engagements, and your comments, the NASA SciX team’s user-centric development works to ensure it meets community needs. NASA SciX aims to preserve ADS strengths while pioneering new avenues for science discovery. As the ADS/SciX team looks ahead, your input remains key in shaping the future of NASA SciX. Share your thoughts, insights, and suggestions at <a href="mailto:help@scixplorer.org">help@scixplorer.org</a>.</p>
http://adsabs.github.io/blog/userfeedback-2024
Informed Transformation: User Feedback’s Role in the ADS to SciX Transition
2024-02-26T00:00:00+00:00
2024-02-26T00:00:00+00:00
Brit Myers
<p>The virtual gathering of the <a href="../about/adsug/">Astrophysics Data System Users Group (ADSUG)</a> on 16-17 November served as a pivotal moment in our ongoing transition from the Astrophysics Data System (ADS) to the <a href="../scixblog/scix">NASA Science Explorer (SciX)</a>. A crucial precursor to this meeting was a user survey, offering a comprehensive view of the user community’s perceptions, expectations, and concerns from the 248 survey respondents.</p>
<p>The ADSUG meeting delved into these user insights, providing a collaborative space for discussions on maximizing the scientific productivity of the community we serve. The <a href="../about/adsug/past_meetings/2023-11-16-202311-program.html">meeting’s agenda</a> included recommendations for changes and improvements to services and procedures, reflecting the ADSUG’s advisory role.</p>
<h3 id="user-survey-illuminating-current-ads-strengths--user-aspirations-for-scix">User Survey: Illuminating Current ADS Strengths & User Aspirations for SciX</h3>
<p>The survey underscored the significance of ADS in the astrophysics community, with 91.4% of survey respondents reporting daily or weekly use of the system and 95.52% indicating they were either highly likely or likely to recommend the use of ADS to others. A high volume of use and high promoter scores (10 being the highest) were typically reported together. The survey was advertised on the ADS website, through social media, and distributed though newsletters and other online community forums relevant to the SciX expansion. Notably, 56.7% of responses came from existing ADS users who found the survey through a link on the ADS website homepage.</p>
<div class="text-center">
<img class="img-thumbnail" src="/blog/images/blog_2024-02-26_surveyresponse_1.png" />
<em>Figures 1-3: ADS users who reported a high volume of use were also likely to be highly likely or likely to recommend the use of ADS to others.
</em>
</div>
<p><br /></p>
<p>Users praised ADS for its role as a unified hub, seamlessly integrating published and pre-print content, open-access materials, data, and references. The user-friendly features, such as the absence of cost and the ability to use a home institution’s resources seamlessly, added to the positive narrative. The focus on astronomy content and efficient search capabilities received accolades, emphasizing the importance of accessibility and precision.</p>
<p>Users are eager for enhancements across various aspects of the ADS platform, with a notable interest in improved search functionality. They seek additional search capabilities, like searching by specific criteria such as author name placement, paper length, or details related to astronomical objects, to make searching more efficient and targeted.</p>
<div class="text-center">
<img class="img-thumbnail" src="/blog/images/blog_2024-02-26_surveyresponse_2.png" />
<br />
<em>Figures 4 & 5: % of user survey responses requesting improvements or innovations to different ADS components as well as the % of responses citing specific features as highly valuable features of ADS.
</em>
</div>
<p><br /></p>
<p>Performance and usability are also key areas for improvement, with emphasis on faster website loading times, a user-friendly interface design, and consistency in site layout. These enhancements are crucial for ensuring a seamless and enjoyable browsing experience for all users.</p>
<p>Citation and bibliographic management are areas where users have requested ongoing attention, including better extraction of citation information and integration with popular citation management tools. These improvements aim to streamline managing citations and organizing research libraries, saving researchers valuable time and effort.</p>
<p>Content and data access are important to users, who express the need for access to additional full texts outside the ADS platform, integration with other databases, and improved linkage to datasets associated with papers. Enhanced integration of datasets linked to papers would facilitate reproducibility and further research, essential for scientific inquiry.</p>
<p>Personalization and user accounts are also areas of interest, with users suggesting improvements, such as the ability to save searches and queries, improved API documentation, and organizational features for personal libraries. These enhancements aim to help users manage their research more effectively and stay updated with the latest developments in their field.</p>
<p>Metrics and impact measurement are important considerations, with suggestions for incorporating new metrics like citation rate and read count rate. Improved bibliometric tools could provide valuable insights into the scholarly landscape, helping researchers assess the significance of their work and track its impact over time.</p>
<p>Integration and external links also present opportunities for improvement, with users expressing the need for new integrations with a variety of external resources and academic platforms. These enhancements would enable seamless access to additional research sources and citations, enhancing the overall research experience.</p>
<p>The survey results also highlighted a collective eagerness of ADS users to explore new scientific territories. Users desire interdisciplinary connections, with a focus on mathematical and statistical content, chemistry, astrobiology, physics, and other fields beyond the traditional scope of astrophysics. The ADSUG meeting served as a platform for delving deeper into these aspirations as well as the many diverse suggestions submitted by users to enhance the portal’s existing capabilities.</p>
<div class="text-center">
<img class="img-thumbnail" src="/blog/images/blog_2024-02-26_surveyresponse_3.png" />
<br />
<em>Figure 6: % of user survey responses requesting expansion of ADS & NASA SciX to include additional content in these subject areas.
</em>
</div>
<p><br /></p>
<h3 id="addressing-user-concerns">Addressing User Concerns</h3>
<p>While users expressed their hopes for NASA SciX, they also shared concerns about potential challenges during the transition. The ADS team, as outlined in discussions during the ADSUG meeting, committed to a transparent and collaborative approach. We will maintain existing functionalities, ensuring a seamless transition for users. Discussions during the meeting revolved around strategies to address user concerns and maintain a user-centric approach throughout the transition process.</p>
<p>Specific questions from users, raised in the survey, became focal points of discussion at the ADSUG meeting. Participants scrutinized topics such as changes to the ADS application programming interface (API), alterations to search functionality, and the potential dilution of search results, emphasizing the collaborative efforts between the ADS team and the user community to navigate the forthcoming changes successfully. Attendees also discussed the ongoing importance of communication and thorough outreach efforts.</p>
<h3 id="conference-outreach--engagement">Conference Outreach & Engagement</h3>
<p>In response to the ADUG’s emphasis on outreach, the ADS team initiated outreach interactions with both established and new users during the <a href="../scixblog/AGUSciXLaunch">American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting</a> and the <a href="../scixblog/aas-2024">American Astrophysical Society Meetings #243</a>. These conferences provided valuable opportunities for us to connect with the broader scientific community, offering insights and perspectives that further inform the NASA SciX transition.</p>
<p>The bullet points below encapsulate direct responses to the inquiries raised by the community during the ADS team’s conference interactions.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>ADS Is NOT Going Away:</strong> While transitioning to NASA SciX, ADS will remain accessible in <a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/">its current format</a>, preserving familiarity and ensuring uninterrupted access for users.</li>
<li><strong>ADS Support Will Continue:</strong> The ADS team reaffirms its commitment to user assistance and assures users of continued support during the transition. We will be a reliable resource for both existing ADS users and new NASA SciX users.</li>
<li><strong>Astrophysics Remains a Core Focus:</strong> The astrophysics focus within NASA SciX aligns with ADS’s original purpose. Services initially designed for astrophysics are, and will continue to be, a firm foundation for the development of similar services for other scientific disciplines.</li>
<li><strong>Innovative & Intuitive SciX Search:</strong> The user-friendly, discipline-specific search features planned for NASA SciX aim to enhance the search experience, catering to users’ specific interests with precision.</li>
<li><strong>Interdisciplinary Insights:</strong> NASA’s charge that SciX facilitate interdisciplinary exploration matches with user aspirations, ensuring a seamless integration of relevant data from various scientific fields.</li>
<li><strong>Informatics Innovation:</strong> NASA SciX inherits from ADS the aim of innovation in informatics innovation, which will ensure that NASA SciX evolves dynamically, introducing new features and tools to enhance the overall user experience.</li>
<li><strong>Expanded Staff Expertise:</strong> The ADS team acknowledges the need for added expertise as we transition into NASA SciX, because we remain dedicated to supporting users effectively.</li>
<li><strong>User Feedback:</strong> The ongoing <a href="../feedback/general?from=%2F">call for user feedback</a> ensures that NASA SciX remains attuned to the diverse needs of the scientific community, including astronomers.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="conclusion-a-collaborative-transition">Conclusion: A Collaborative Transition</h3>
<p>In conclusion, the shift from ADS to NASA SciX is a collaborative effort between the ADS team and our user community. Shaped by survey insights, ADSUG discussions, conference engagements, and your comments, the NASA SciX team’s user-centric development works to ensure it meets community needs. NASA SciX aims to preserve ADS strengths while pioneering new avenues for science discovery. As the ADS/SciX team looks ahead, your input remains key in shaping the future of NASA SciX. Share your thoughts, insights, and suggestions at <a href="mailto:help@scixplorer.org">help@scixplorer.org</a>.</p>
http://adsabs.github.io/scixblog/aas-2024
Join NASA ADS/Science Explorer (SciX) at the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Conference
2024-01-03T00:00:00+00:00
2024-01-03T00:00:00+00:00
Brit Myers
<p><img class="img-thumbnail" src="/blog/images/blog_2024-03-01_AASHeader.png" /></p>
<p>Join us at the <a href="https://aas.org/meetings/aas243">243rd American Astronomical Society (AAS) Meeting</a> from 7-11 January 2024 in New Orleans, LA for an insightful exploration of the <a href="https://www.scixplorer.org/">NASA Science Explorer (SciX)</a> and the implications of its recent launch for the ADS user community.</p>
<p>The NASA Science Explorer (SciX, <a href="https://www.scixplorer.org/">scixplorer.org</a>) marks a substantial expansion of the longstanding <a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/about/">Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a>, the digital library portal that has stood as a cornerstone of astrophysics research for decades. As an indispensable resource, the ADS service has now broadened significantly with the introduction of SciX, incorporating content in Planetary Science, Heliophysics, Earth Science, and eventually Physical and Biological Sciences.</p>
<p>A diverse set of AAS presentations and activities are planned to help connect you with members of the SciX/ADS team, including:</p>
<h2 id="aas-conference-schedule-highlights">AAS Conference Schedule Highlights</h2>
<h3 id="working-group-on-the-preservation-of-astronomical-heritage-annual-meeting">Working Group on the Preservation of Astronomical Heritage Annual Meeting</h3>
<p><strong>Date/Time:</strong> Sunday, January 7, 2024 | 5:30 PM CT - 6:30 PM CT<br />
<strong>Location:</strong> Room 219<br />
<strong>Description:</strong> Dr. Jennifer Lynn Bartlett, Chair of the Working Group, leads open discussions on preserving astronomical structures, instruments, and records. Learn about the criteria shaping the future of astronomical heritage.<br />
<strong>Program Link:</strong> <a href="https://submissions.mirasmart.com/AAS243/Itinerary/EventDetail.aspx?evt=198">WGPAH Annual Meeting</a></p>
<h3 id="the-impact-of-artificial-intelligence-on-astrophysics-research-avenues-and-potential-breakthroughs">The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Astrophysics Research: Avenues and Potential Breakthroughs</h3>
<p><em>(Poster Presentation by Dr. Kelly Lockhart)</em></p>
<p><strong>Date/Time:</strong> Monday, January 8, 2024 | 9:00 AM CT - 10:00 AM CT<br />
<strong>Location:</strong> Hall B-1/B-2, Poster 111.07<br />
<strong>Description:</strong> Dr. Lockhart delves into the utilization of AI for information retrieval and data enrichment within NASA ADS. Discover the innovative techniques enhancing scientific discovery.<br />
<strong>Session Information Link:</strong> <a href="https://submissions.mirasmart.com/AAS243/Itinerary/EventDetail.aspx?evt=177">Poster Presentation</a><br />
<strong>iPoster Link:</strong> <a href="https://aas243-aas.ipostersessions.com/Default.aspx?s=06-91-EA-2E-AF-63-51-11-B4-F8-40-FF-47-52-8C-D3">iPoster View</a></p>
<h3 id="the-nasa-science-explorer-ads-for-all-nasa-science">The NASA Science Explorer: ADS for all NASA Science</h3>
<p><em>(Oral Presentation by Dr. Alberto Accomazzi)</em></p>
<p><strong>Date/Time:</strong> Monday, January 8, 2024 | 10:00 AM CT - 11:30 AM CT<br />
<strong>Location:</strong> R05<br />
<strong>Description:</strong> Dr. Accomazzi unveils the vision behind the NASA Science Explorer, extending ADS to cover all NASA Science Mission Directorate divisions. Explore how SciX contributes to open science goals and interdisciplinary research.<br />
<strong>Session Information Link:</strong> <a href="https://submissions.mirasmart.com/AAS243/Itinerary/PresentationDetail.aspx?evdid=2666">Oral Presentation and Session Information</a><br />
<strong>Presentation Slides:</strong> <a href="https://ads.harvard.edu/pubs/AAS2024/AAS2024_Accomazzi_SciX.pdf">5-minute, oral presentation</a></p>
<h3 id="nasa-booth-hyperwall-presentation-by-dr-alberto-accomazzi">NASA Booth Hyperwall Presentation by Dr. Alberto Accomazzi</h3>
<p><strong>Date/Time:</strong> Monday, January 8, 2024 | 6:15 PM - 6:30 PM CT<br />
<strong>Location:</strong> Exhibit Hall, NASA Booth (#702) Hyperwall<br />
<strong>Description:</strong> Dr. Alberto Accomazzi will provide an overview of the NASA Science Explorer (SciX), the platform which extends the capabilities of ADS to all of NASA Science. Come learn how SciX and ADS are related, and why you should consider both for your research needs.<br />
<strong>Presentation Slides:</strong> <a href="https://ads.harvard.edu/pubs/AAS2024/AAS2024_Hyperwall.pdf">The NASA Science Explorer: ADS for all of NASA Science</a>, contains search example not given in shorter talk</p>
<h3 id="exhibitor-presentation-by-dr-alberto-accomazzi-dr-kelly-lockhart-dr-jennifer-lynn-bartlett-and-dr-michael-kurtz">Exhibitor Presentation by Dr. Alberto Accomazzi, Dr. Kelly Lockhart, Dr. Jennifer Lynn Bartlett, and Dr. Michael Kurtz</h3>
<p><strong>Date/Time:</strong> Tuesday, January 9, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM CT<br />
<strong>Location:</strong> Exhibit Hall (B1/B2) “Exhibitor Presentation” Area<br />
<strong>Description:</strong> The ADS Team will provide updates on the exciting developments taking place at ADS. In the first part of the talk, Alberto Accomazzi will describe the recent launch of the NASA Science Explorer (SciX) platform. In the second part of the talk, Kelly Lockhart will describe the AI/ML initiatives that ADS is involved in. In the third part of the talk, Jennifer Lynn Bartlett and Michael Kurtz will provide some tips for obtaining relevant results from your ADS search.<br />
<strong>Presentation Slides:</strong> <a href="https://ads.harvard.edu/pubs/AAS2024/AAS2024_Exhibitor_Presentation.pdf">What’s New @ ADS</a></p>
<h3 id="exhibitor-presentation-by-dr-alberto-accomazzi">Exhibitor Presentation by Dr. Alberto Accomazzi</h3>
<p><strong>Date/Time:</strong> Tuesday, January 9, 2024 | 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT<br />
<strong>Location:</strong> Exhibit Hall, Center for Astrophysics Booth (#315)<br />
<strong>Description:</strong> Dr. Alberto Accomazzi will provide information about the launch of the NASA Science Explorer (SciX) and demonstrate its connection to the NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS). Come learn how SciX and ADS are related, and how they differ.</p>
<h2 id="meet-the-scix-team-in-the-exhibit-hall">Meet the SciX Team in the Exhibit Hall</h2>
<p>The SciX Team invites you to engage with them throughout the conference at the Center for Astrophysics booth #315 and at the NASA booth #702. Although your familiar ADS interface will continue, come explore powerful new possibilities with a SciX demo and ask any questions you have about the ADS expansion.</p>
<p><em>Exhibit Hall Hours:</em></p>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><strong>Sunday, January 7, 2024</strong></td>
<td>7:00 PM CT - 8:30 PM CT</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Monday, January 8, 2024</strong></td>
<td>9:00 AM CT - 6:30 PM CT</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Tuesday, January 9, 2024</strong></td>
<td>9:00 AM CT - 6:30 PM CT</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Wednesday, January 10, 2024</strong></td>
<td>9:00 AM CT - 6:30 PM CT</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Thursday, January 11, 2024</strong></td>
<td>9:00 AM CT - 2:30 PM CT</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>As the 243rd AAS Meeting unfolds, we look forward to engaging with you. We are excited to share with you the expanded horizons and innovative possibilities SciX brings to the forefront of astrophysical research.</p>
http://adsabs.github.io/blog/aas-2024
Join NASA ADS/Science Explorer (SciX) at the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Conference
2024-01-03T00:00:00+00:00
2024-01-03T00:00:00+00:00
Brit Myers
<p><img class="img-thumbnail" src="/blog/images/blog_2024-03-01_AASHeader.png" /></p>
<p>Join us at the <a href="https://aas.org/meetings/aas243">243rd American Astronomical Society (AAS) Meeting</a> from 7-11 January 2024 in New Orleans, LA for an insightful exploration of the <a href="https://www.scixplorer.org/">NASA Science Explorer (SciX)</a> and the implications of its recent launch for the ADS user community.</p>
<p>The NASA Science Explorer (SciX, <a href="https://www.scixplorer.org/">scixplorer.org</a>) marks a substantial expansion of the longstanding <a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/about/">Astrophysics Data System (ADS)</a>, the digital library portal that has stood as a cornerstone of astrophysics research for decades. As an indispensable resource, the ADS service has now broadened significantly with the introduction of SciX, incorporating content in Planetary Science, Heliophysics, Earth Science, and eventually Physical and Biological Sciences.</p>
<p>A diverse set of AAS presentations and activities are planned to help connect you with members of the SciX/ADS team, including:</p>
<h2 id="aas-conference-schedule-highlights">AAS Conference Schedule Highlights</h2>
<h3 id="working-group-on-the-preservation-of-astronomical-heritage-annual-meeting">Working Group on the Preservation of Astronomical Heritage Annual Meeting</h3>
<p><strong>Date/Time:</strong> Sunday, January 7, 2024 | 5:30 PM CT - 6:30 PM CT<br />
<strong>Location:</strong> Room 219<br />
<strong>Description:</strong> Dr. Jennifer Lynn Bartlett, Chair of the Working Group, leads open discussions on preserving astronomical structures, instruments, and records. Learn about the criteria shaping the future of astronomical heritage.<br />
<strong>Program Link:</strong> <a href="https://submissions.mirasmart.com/AAS243/Itinerary/EventDetail.aspx?evt=198">WGPAH Annual Meeting</a></p>
<h3 id="the-impact-of-artificial-intelligence-on-astrophysics-research-avenues-and-potential-breakthroughs">The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Astrophysics Research: Avenues and Potential Breakthroughs</h3>
<p><em>(Poster Presentation by Dr. Kelly Lockhart)</em></p>
<p><strong>Date/Time:</strong> Monday, January 8, 2024 | 9:00 AM CT - 10:00 AM CT<br />
<strong>Location:</strong> Hall B-1/B-2, Poster 111.07<br />
<strong>Description:</strong> Dr. Lockhart delves into the utilization of AI for information retrieval and data enrichment within NASA ADS. Discover the innovative techniques enhancing scientific discovery.<br />
<strong>Session Information Link:</strong> <a href="https://submissions.mirasmart.com/AAS243/Itinerary/EventDetail.aspx?evt=177">Poster Presentation</a><br />
<strong>iPoster Link:</strong> <a href="https://aas243-aas.ipostersessions.com/Default.aspx?s=06-91-EA-2E-AF-63-51-11-B4-F8-40-FF-47-52-8C-D3">iPoster View</a></p>
<h3 id="the-nasa-science-explorer-ads-for-all-nasa-science">The NASA Science Explorer: ADS for all NASA Science</h3>
<p><em>(Oral Presentation by Dr. Alberto Accomazzi)</em></p>
<p><strong>Date/Time:</strong> Monday, January 8, 2024 | 10:00 AM CT - 11:30 AM CT<br />
<strong>Location:</strong> R05<br />
<strong>Description:</strong> Dr. Accomazzi unveils the vision behind the NASA Science Explorer, extending ADS to cover all NASA Science Mission Directorate divisions. Explore how SciX contributes to open science goals and interdisciplinary research.<br />
<strong>Session Information Link:</strong> <a href="https://submissions.mirasmart.com/AAS243/Itinerary/PresentationDetail.aspx?evdid=2666">Oral Presentation and Session Information</a><br />
<strong>Presentation Slides:</strong> <a href="https://ads.harvard.edu/pubs/AAS2024/AAS2024_Accomazzi_SciX.pdf">5-minute, oral presentation</a></p>
<h3 id="nasa-booth-hyperwall-presentation-by-dr-alberto-accomazzi">NASA Booth Hyperwall Presentation by Dr. Alberto Accomazzi</h3>
<p><strong>Date/Time:</strong> Monday, January 8, 2024 | 6:15 PM - 6:30 PM CT<br />
<strong>Location:</strong> Exhibit Hall, NASA Booth (#702) Hyperwall<br />
<strong>Description:</strong> Dr. Alberto Accomazzi will provide an overview of the NASA Science Explorer (SciX), the platform which extends the capabilities of ADS to all of NASA Science. Come learn how SciX and ADS are related, and why you should consider both for your research needs.<br />
<strong>Presentation Slides:</strong> <a href="https://ads.harvard.edu/pubs/AAS2024/AAS2024_Hyperwall.pdf">The NASA Science Explorer: ADS for all of NASA Science</a>, contains search example not given in shorter talk</p>
<h3 id="exhibitor-presentation-by-dr-alberto-accomazzi-dr-kelly-lockhart-dr-jennifer-lynn-bartlett-and-dr-michael-kurtz">Exhibitor Presentation by Dr. Alberto Accomazzi, Dr. Kelly Lockhart, Dr. Jennifer Lynn Bartlett, and Dr. Michael Kurtz</h3>
<p><strong>Date/Time:</strong> Tuesday, January 9, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM CT<br />
<strong>Location:</strong> Exhibit Hall (B1/B2) “Exhibitor Presentation” Area<br />
<strong>Description:</strong> The ADS Team will provide updates on the exciting developments taking place at ADS. In the first part of the talk, Alberto Accomazzi will describe the recent launch of the NASA Science Explorer (SciX) platform. In the second part of the talk, Kelly Lockhart will describe the AI/ML initiatives that ADS is involved in. In the third part of the talk, Jennifer Lynn Bartlett and Michael Kurtz will provide some tips for obtaining relevant results from your ADS search.<br />
<strong>Presentation Slides:</strong> <a href="https://ads.harvard.edu/pubs/AAS2024/AAS2024_Exhibitor_Presentation.pdf">What’s New @ ADS</a></p>
<h3 id="exhibitor-presentation-by-dr-alberto-accomazzi">Exhibitor Presentation by Dr. Alberto Accomazzi</h3>
<p><strong>Date/Time:</strong> Tuesday, January 9, 2024 | 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT<br />
<strong>Location:</strong> Exhibit Hall, Center for Astrophysics Booth (#315)<br />
<strong>Description:</strong> Dr. Alberto Accomazzi will provide information about the launch of the NASA Science Explorer (SciX) and demonstrate its connection to the NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS). Come learn how SciX and ADS are related, and how they differ.</p>
<h2 id="meet-the-scix-team-in-the-exhibit-hall">Meet the SciX Team in the Exhibit Hall</h2>
<p>The SciX Team invites you to engage with them throughout the conference at the Center for Astrophysics booth #315 and at the NASA booth #702. Although your familiar ADS interface will continue, come explore powerful new possibilities with a SciX demo and ask any questions you have about the ADS expansion.</p>
<p><em>Exhibit Hall Hours:</em></p>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><strong>Sunday, January 7, 2024</strong></td>
<td>7:00 PM CT - 8:30 PM CT</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Monday, January 8, 2024</strong></td>
<td>9:00 AM CT - 6:30 PM CT</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Tuesday, January 9, 2024</strong></td>
<td>9:00 AM CT - 6:30 PM CT</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Wednesday, January 10, 2024</strong></td>
<td>9:00 AM CT - 6:30 PM CT</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Thursday, January 11, 2024</strong></td>
<td>9:00 AM CT - 2:30 PM CT</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>As the 243rd AAS Meeting unfolds, we look forward to engaging with you. We are excited to share with you the expanded horizons and innovative possibilities SciX brings to the forefront of astrophysical research.</p>
http://adsabs.github.io/scixblog/AGUSciXLaunch
Join us at the AGU Fall Meeting for the NASA Science Explorer (SciX) Launch
2023-12-06T00:00:00+00:00
2023-12-06T00:00:00+00:00
Brit Myers
<p><img class="img-thumbnail" src="/blog/images/blog_2023-12-06_AGUHeader.png" alt="American Geophysical Union Meeting Graphic" /></p>
<p>The American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting is taking place next week (11-15 December) in San Francisco. Join the ADS team as we unveil the much-anticipated NASA Science Explorer (SciX). We will showcase SciX throughout the meeting; here’s a detailed breakdown of the events we have lined up:</p>
<h2 id="exhibit-hall-schedule">Exhibit Hall Schedule:</h2>
<p>Join us in the Exhibit Hall at the <strong>SciX Booth #649</strong> for a personal introduction to the new SciX platform and to pick up your SciX swag in celebration of the launch. You will find us at the Exhibit Hall:</p>
<ul>
<li>Monday: 3pm-6pm</li>
<li>Tuesday: 10am-6pm</li>
<li>Wednesday: 10am-6pm</li>
<li>Thursday: 10am-1pm</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="nasa-science-explorer-scix-presentation-highlights">NASA Science Explorer (SciX) Presentation Highlights:</h2>
<h3 id="1-live-nasa-science-explorer-scix-demonstrations">1. Live NASA Science Explorer (SciX) Demonstrations</h3>
<p>Kickstart your SciX journey with a live demonstration. Carolyn, Kelly, and Edwin will guide participants through the features of the new SciX digital library portal, providing a quick and easy start to harnessing the power of SciX for scientific literature exploration.</p>
<ul>
<li>
<h4 id="demo-1-with-carolyn-grant">Demo #1 with Carolyn Grant</h4>
<p><strong>When:</strong> Monday, 11 December, 5:00pm-6:00pm (PDT)
<br /><strong>Where:</strong> Exhibit Hall Open Science Pavilion Booth #1415</p>
</li>
<li>
<h4 id="demo-2-with-kelly-lockhart">Demo #2 with Kelly Lockhart</h4>
<p><strong>When:</strong> Tuesday, 12 December, 11:00am-12:00pm (PDT)
<br /><strong>Where:</strong> Exhibit Hall NASA Booth #531, Demo Kiosk #2</p>
</li>
<li>
<h4 id="demo-3-with-edwin-a-henneken">Demo #3 with Edwin A. Henneken</h4>
<p><strong>When:</strong> Thursday, 14 December, 12:00pm-1:00pm (PDT)
<br /><strong>Where:</strong> Exhibit Hall Open Science Pavilion Booth #1415</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="2-discovering-and-accessing-planetary--earth-science-literature-with-edwin-a-henneken">2. Discovering and Accessing Planetary & Earth Science Literature with Edwin A. Henneken</h3>
<p><strong>When:</strong> Tuesday, 12 December, 2:10pm - 6:30pm (PDT)
<br /><strong>Where:</strong> Poster Hall A-C - South
<br /><a href="https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm23/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1290903">AGU Program Link</a></p>
<p>Edwin A. Henneken invites you to delve into the heart of SciX. In his poster presentation, he’ll introduce the literature-based, open digital information system that unifies the fields of Astrophysics, Planetary Science, Heliophysics, and Earth Science. Discover how SciX enables the exploration of Planetary and Earth Science literature while championing Open Science principles.</p>
<h3 id="3-building-scix-an-open-access-digital-library-empowering-earth-and-space-science-research-with-daniel-chivvis">3. Building SciX: An Open Access Digital Library Empowering Earth and Space Science Research with Daniel Chivvis</h3>
<p><strong>When:</strong> Tuesday, 12 December, 2:20pm - 2:30pm (PDT)
<br /><strong>Where:</strong> 014 - West (Level 2, West, MC)
<br /><a href="https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm23/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1400075">AGU Program Link</a></p>
<p>Join Daniel Chivvis for an in-depth look at the content curation method used in developing the SciX Digital Library. Explore how SciX ensures inclusivity by prioritizing Open Access Journals and affiliations with institutions supporting FAIR data principles. Learn how SciX became a hub for accessible scientific research, uniting the scientific community.</p>
<h3 id="4-the-nasa-science-explorer-scix-as-a-platform-for-open-science-with-carolyn-grant">4. The NASA Science Explorer (SciX) as a Platform for Open Science with Carolyn Grant</h3>
<p><strong>When:</strong> Wednesday, 13 December, 2:10-6:30pm (PDT)
<br /><strong>Where:</strong> Poster Hall A-C - South
<br /><a href="https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm23/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1398709">AGU Program Link</a></p>
<p>Carolyn Grant takes center stage, presenting SciX as a platform for Open Science. Built on the success of the NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS), SciX expands its content into Earth sciences. Carolyn unveils how SciX leverages ADS infrastructure to cross-link published literature, preprints, data products, and software packages.</p>
<h3 id="5-nasa-hyperwall-scix-highlight-with-alberto-accomazzi">5. NASA Hyperwall SciX Highlight with Alberto Accomazzi</h3>
<p><strong>When:</strong> Thursday, 14 December, 12:15pm (PDT)
<br /><strong>Where:</strong> Exhibit Hall NASA Booth #649, Hyperwall</p>
<p>Join Alberto Accomazzi for the grand reveal of the SciX digital library at the NASA Hyperwall. Alberto’s presentation, “Announcing the Launch of the NASA Science Explorer,” marks a monumental moment in the evolution of the Astrophysics Data System into SciX to accelerate the discovery of all NASA Science.</p>
<h2 id="connect-with-us">Connect with Us:</h2>
<p>If you’re attending AGU and want an exclusive conversation about SciX, reach out to us at <a href="mailto:scixcommunity@cfa.harvard.edu">scixcommunity@cfa.harvard.edu</a>. We’re eager to set up one-on-one sessions and discuss how SciX can elevate your scientific exploration.</p>
<p>Additionally, as the NASA SciX team continues to grow, we are very interested in speaking with earth science informatics professionals and others who might be interested in playing an active role in the SciX digital library’s ongoing expansion. We will be hiring new staff, convening a SciX advisory group, and launching a community ambassador program. Please come find us in the exhibit hall to learn more about these opportunities to get more involved!</p>
<p>We’re very excited to share the NASA Science Explorer launch with you at AGU and look forward to seeing you soon at <strong>booth #649!</strong></p>
http://adsabs.github.io/blog/AGUSciXLaunch
Join us at the AGU Fall Meeting for the NASA Science Explorer (SciX) Launch
2023-12-06T00:00:00+00:00
2023-12-06T00:00:00+00:00
Brit Myers
<p><img class="img-thumbnail" src="/blog/images/blog_2023-12-06_AGUHeader.png" alt="American Geophysical Union Meeting Graphic" /></p>
<p>The American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting is taking place next week (11-15 December) in San Francisco. Join the ADS team as we unveil the much-anticipated NASA Science Explorer (SciX). We will showcase SciX throughout the meeting; here’s a detailed breakdown of the events we have lined up:</p>
<h2 id="exhibit-hall-schedule">Exhibit Hall Schedule:</h2>
<p>Join us in the Exhibit Hall at the <strong>SciX Booth #649</strong> for a personal introduction to the new SciX platform and to pick up your SciX swag in celebration of the launch. You will find us at the Exhibit Hall:</p>
<ul>
<li>Monday: 3pm-6pm</li>
<li>Tuesday: 10am-6pm</li>
<li>Wednesday: 10am-6pm</li>
<li>Thursday: 10am-1pm</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="nasa-science-explorer-scix-presentation-highlights">NASA Science Explorer (SciX) Presentation Highlights:</h2>
<h3 id="1-live-nasa-science-explorer-scix-demonstrations">1. Live NASA Science Explorer (SciX) Demonstrations</h3>
<p>Kickstart your SciX journey with a live demonstration. Carolyn, Kelly, and Edwin will guide participants through the features of the new SciX digital library portal, providing a quick and easy start to harnessing the power of SciX for scientific literature exploration.</p>
<ul>
<li>
<h4 id="demo-1-with-carolyn-grant">Demo #1 with Carolyn Grant</h4>
<p><strong>When:</strong> Monday, 11 December, 5:00pm-6:00pm (PDT)
<br /><strong>Where:</strong> Exhibit Hall Open Science Pavilion Booth #1415</p>
</li>
<li>
<h4 id="demo-2-with-kelly-lockhart">Demo #2 with Kelly Lockhart</h4>
<p><strong>When:</strong> Tuesday, 12 December, 11:00am-12:00pm (PDT)
<br /><strong>Where:</strong> Exhibit Hall NASA Booth #531, Demo Kiosk #2</p>
</li>
<li>
<h4 id="demo-3-with-edwin-a-henneken">Demo #3 with Edwin A. Henneken</h4>
<p><strong>When:</strong> Thursday, 14 December, 12:00pm-1:00pm (PDT)
<br /><strong>Where:</strong> Exhibit Hall Open Science Pavilion Booth #1415</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="2-discovering-and-accessing-planetary--earth-science-literature-with-edwin-a-henneken">2. Discovering and Accessing Planetary & Earth Science Literature with Edwin A. Henneken</h3>
<p><strong>When:</strong> Tuesday, 12 December, 2:10pm - 6:30pm (PDT)
<br /><strong>Where:</strong> Poster Hall A-C - South
<br /><a href="https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm23/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1290903">AGU Program Link</a></p>
<p>Edwin A. Henneken invites you to delve into the heart of SciX. In his poster presentation, he’ll introduce the literature-based, open digital information system that unifies the fields of Astrophysics, Planetary Science, Heliophysics, and Earth Science. Discover how SciX enables the exploration of Planetary and Earth Science literature while championing Open Science principles.</p>
<h3 id="3-building-scix-an-open-access-digital-library-empowering-earth-and-space-science-research-with-daniel-chivvis">3. Building SciX: An Open Access Digital Library Empowering Earth and Space Science Research with Daniel Chivvis</h3>
<p><strong>When:</strong> Tuesday, 12 December, 2:20pm - 2:30pm (PDT)
<br /><strong>Where:</strong> 014 - West (Level 2, West, MC)
<br /><a href="https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm23/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1400075">AGU Program Link</a></p>
<p>Join Daniel Chivvis for an in-depth look at the content curation method used in developing the SciX Digital Library. Explore how SciX ensures inclusivity by prioritizing Open Access Journals and affiliations with institutions supporting FAIR data principles. Learn how SciX became a hub for accessible scientific research, uniting the scientific community.</p>
<h3 id="4-the-nasa-science-explorer-scix-as-a-platform-for-open-science-with-carolyn-grant">4. The NASA Science Explorer (SciX) as a Platform for Open Science with Carolyn Grant</h3>
<p><strong>When:</strong> Wednesday, 13 December, 2:10-6:30pm (PDT)
<br /><strong>Where:</strong> Poster Hall A-C - South
<br /><a href="https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm23/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1398709">AGU Program Link</a></p>
<p>Carolyn Grant takes center stage, presenting SciX as a platform for Open Science. Built on the success of the NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS), SciX expands its content into Earth sciences. Carolyn unveils how SciX leverages ADS infrastructure to cross-link published literature, preprints, data products, and software packages.</p>
<h3 id="5-nasa-hyperwall-scix-highlight-with-alberto-accomazzi">5. NASA Hyperwall SciX Highlight with Alberto Accomazzi</h3>
<p><strong>When:</strong> Thursday, 14 December, 12:15pm (PDT)
<br /><strong>Where:</strong> Exhibit Hall NASA Booth #649, Hyperwall</p>
<p>Join Alberto Accomazzi for the grand reveal of the SciX digital library at the NASA Hyperwall. Alberto’s presentation, “Announcing the Launch of the NASA Science Explorer,” marks a monumental moment in the evolution of the Astrophysics Data System into SciX to accelerate the discovery of all NASA Science.</p>
<h2 id="connect-with-us">Connect with Us:</h2>
<p>If you’re attending AGU and want an exclusive conversation about SciX, reach out to us at <a href="mailto:scixcommunity@cfa.harvard.edu">scixcommunity@cfa.harvard.edu</a>. We’re eager to set up one-on-one sessions and discuss how SciX can elevate your scientific exploration.</p>
<p>Additionally, as the NASA SciX team continues to grow, we are very interested in speaking with earth science informatics professionals and others who might be interested in playing an active role in the SciX digital library’s ongoing expansion. We will be hiring new staff, convening a SciX advisory group, and launching a community ambassador program. Please come find us in the exhibit hall to learn more about these opportunities to get more involved!</p>
<p>We’re very excited to share the NASA Science Explorer launch with you at AGU and look forward to seeing you soon at <strong>booth #649!</strong></p>
http://adsabs.github.io/scixblog/ads-models-and-datasets
SciX Models and Datasets
2023-10-23T00:00:00+00:00
2023-10-23T00:00:00+00:00
Thomas Allen
<h3 id="introduction">Introduction</h3>
<p>The NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) has been developing Natural Language Processing tools and datasets to further enhance its data holdings and services. As part of this effort, we have been building and curating datasets to train deep learning models. These new tools, and more that will build upon them, will both provide a richer user experience and allow internal processes to be scaled-up. Further, we expect that these tools will be useful to researchers in a variety of fields. This post will describe our models and datasets for interested researchers. We are strong proponents of open science, and we endeavor to make our datasets publicly available and easy to access. This post contains links to our curated datasets and will be updated as more datasets are created. The models are licensed under an <a href="https://opensource.org/license/mit/">MIT license</a> and the datasets are licensed under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC-BY 4.0 license</a>. Briefly, these licenses allow researchers to use, share, modify or build upon these works as long as appropriate attribution is given. If there are any questions about fair usage, contact us at <a href="mailto:adshelp@cfa.harvard.edu">ADS help</a>.</p>
<h3 id="astrobert">astroBERT</h3>
<p>To support broad community participation in these efforts, we have recently released the <a href="https://huggingface.co/adsabs/astroBERT">astroBERT</a> astrophysics-specific language model. A language model is a statistical representation of the relationships among words, and even sub-word units called tokens, in a corpus of text. By creating a model that is astronomy specific, we can better account for the nuances of the language used in the astrophysical literature.</p>
<p>astroBERT is built using a proven deep learning architecture. Specifically it is an <a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018arXiv181004805D/abstract">encoder</a> based <a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017arXiv170603762V/abstract">transformer</a> model (these blogs discuss <a href="https://medium.com/@yulemoon/detailed-explanations-of-transformer-step-by-step-dc32d90b3a98">transformer models</a> and their <a href="https://medium.com/@yulemoon/an-in-depth-look-at-the-transformer-based-models-22e5f5d17b6b">variations</a>) that was trained on ~400k astrophysics articles (3.8 billion tokens). The training took about 50 days on dual Nvidia V100 GPUs. All technologies used to build the model are open source.</p>
<p>astroBERT was trained using <a href="https://huggingface.co/docs/transformers/main/tasks/masked_language_modeling">Masked Language Model</a> (MLM) and <a href="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/next-sentence-prediction-using-bert/#">Next Sentence Prediction</a> (NSP) tasks. For the MLM tasks, a word within a sentence is removed, and the model tries to predict what that word is. For example: The [MASK] medium is the gas and dust between stars. For the NSP task, two sentences are presented and the model tries to determine if the second sentence follows the first. Publicly available versions of astroBERT include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Base astroBERT - version trained using MLM + NSP</li>
<li>NER-DEAL - fine-tuned version of astroBert for NER task</li>
<li>SciX Categorizer - fine-tuned version of astroBERT for classification task</li>
</ul>
<p>Further technical details about astroBERT can be found in the following <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.00590">paper</a>. The astroBERT page on Hugging Face includes documentation about how to access and utilize the model, as well as all publicly available versions.</p>
<h3 id="detecting-entities-in-the-astrophysical-literature-deal">Detecting Entities in the Astrophysical Literature (DEAL)</h3>
<p>The <a href="https://huggingface.co/datasets/adsabs/WIESP2022-NER">Detecting Entities in the Astrophysical Literature</a> (DEAL) dataset is a curated dataset for Named Entity Recognition. This task involves identifying predetermined entities in text, such as Organization or Location. The dataset consists of text fragments obtained from the astrophysical literature. The journals that the text fragments were obtained from are the Astrophysical Journal, Astronomy & Astrophysics, and the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. All text fragments are from recent publications, between the years of 2015 and 2021. Each text fragment is roughly a paragraph in length, and originates from one of two parts of an article. The first are fragments from the fulltext, consisting of all sections of the body of the article, excluding the abstract and acknowledgments sections. The second are fragments from the acknowledgments section of the article. Roughly 6000 text snippets were labeled, containing over 147,000 labeled entities. Figure 1 shows an example of a manually labeled text snippet.</p>
<div class="text-center">
<img class="img-thumbnail" src="/blog/images/blog_2023-10-23-DEAL-example.png" />
<br />
<em>Figure 1: Example of a manually labeled full text snippet.
</em>
</div>
<p><br /></p>
<p>Thirty-three different entities, composed of general and astrophysical entities, were manually labeled in each text fragment by a domain expert. The entities that were labeled cover a number of broad categories. One category contains common NER entities, such as Person, Organization, and Location. A second category contains entities related to astrophysical facilities, such as Observatory, Telescope and Instrument. A third category contains entities related to research funding and proposals, such as Grant or Proposal. A fourth category contains entities relating to astronomical objects and regions of the sky. Finally there is a category that contains various entities that are found in the literature, such as URLs and citations. A full list of the named entities with examples can be found <a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/WIESP/2022/LabelDefinitions">here</a>. Figure 2 shows the counts for the categories of entities, color coded by source with the full text in blue and acknowledgments in red. It is worth noting two points about this distribution. First, the categories are highly unbalanced, with some categories having orders of magnitude more counts than others. Second, the distribution of categories is different for the full text and the acknowledgements.</p>
<div class="text-center">
<img class="img-thumbnail" src="/blog/images/blog_2023-10-23-DEAL-counts.png" />
<br />
<em>Figure 2: Counts of labeled entities. Red denotes entities labeled in the Acknowledgments section of a paper, and blue denotes entities labeled in the body of a paper.
</em>
</div>
<p><br /></p>
<p>The DEAL dataset was used as part of a shared task in the <a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/WIESP/2022/">First Workshop on Information Extraction from the Scientific Literature</a> (WIESP 2022) as part of the AACL-IJCNLP 2022 conference. The proceedings of this workshop are part of the <a href="https://aclanthology.org/volumes/2022.wiesp-1/">ACL Anthology</a>.</p>
<h3 id="function-of-citation-in-astrophysics-literature-focal">Function Of Citation in Astrophysics Literature (FOCAL)</h3>
<p>The <a href="https://huggingface.co/datasets/adsabs/FOCAL">Function Of Citation in Astrophysics Literature</a> (FOCAL) dataset is a curated dataset for citation context analysis. Citation context analysis “facilitates the syntactic and semantic analysis of the contents of the citation context to understand how and why authors discuss others research work” (<a href="https://direct.mit.edu/qss/article/2/4/1170/107610/A-meta-analysis-of-semantic-classification-of">Kunnath et al. 2021</a>). Citation context analysis includes the determination of citation function, or the reason an author is including a particular citation; citation polarity, or the author’s sentiment towards the cited work, either positive or negative; and citation impact, or the importance of a cited work to the citing work.</p>
<p>We are considering a set of eight potential citation functions. These are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Background: The cited work provides background information needed to understand the citing work</li>
<li>Motivation: The cited work is motivating the citing work</li>
<li>Uses: The citing work used a result from the cited work</li>
<li>Extends: The citing work extends a result from the cited work.</li>
<li>Similarities: Results from the cited work are similar to results from the citing (or another) work.</li>
<li>Differences: Results from the cited work are different to results from the citing (or another) work.</li>
<li>Compare/Contrast: Results are being compared in a neutral manner between the cited and he citing (or another) work.</li>
<li>Future Work: Citing work contains implications for future research that are often beyond the scope of the citing work.</li>
</ul>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Function</th>
<th>Count</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Background</td>
<td>2435</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Uses</td>
<td>1637</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Compare/Contrast</td>
<td>933</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Similarities</td>
<td>401</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Motivations</td>
<td>359</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Diferences</td>
<td>189</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Future Work</td>
<td>53</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Extends</td>
<td>16</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Total</td>
<td>6023</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><em>Table 1: Counts for each citation function category in the FOCAL dataset.</em></p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>The snippets that contain the citations are obtained from over 25,000 astronomy articles, from the same journals and publication years as the DEAL dataset. From this set of articles, over 2 million citations and their context are harvested. Further, only citations with context sizes between 2,000 and 10,000 characters are selected. This is to allow the determination of what portions of the context are most relevant to understanding the citation’s function. A domain area expert manually examined these text snippets to determine the citation function as well as label the relevant context. In total there are 6023 instances of annotated citations. Table 1 shows the number of instances for each citation function category.</p>
<div class="text-center">
<img class="img-thumbnail" src="/blog/images/blog_2023-10-23-FOCAL_example.png" />
<br />
<em>Figure 3: An example of a manually labeled citation context text snippet.
</em>
</div>
<p><br /></p>
<p>There are a number of open questions in citation context analysis research that we hope this dataset will help address. These include determining what the necessary text is to understand a citation’s function, as well as addressing multiple functions for a given cited work. Figure 3 shows an example of a manually labeled citation context. In this example the same work is cited a number of times within the text snippet, and these citation instances serve different functions.</p>
<p>The FOCAL dataset will be used for the <a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/WIESP/2023/shared_task_1">Second Workshop on Information Extraction from the Scientific Literature</a> (WIESP 2023) part of <a href="http://www.ijcnlp-aacl2023.org/">IJCNLP-AACL 2023</a>.</p>
<h3 id="we-want-to-hear-from-you">We Want to Hear From You</h3>
<p>If you find any of these datasets useful in your research or if you are working on similar efforts, we would like to hear from you. You can contact the ADS Team at <a href="mailto:adshelp@cfa.harvard.edu">ADS help</a>.</p>
<h3 id="linked-resources">Linked Resources</h3>
<p>astroBERT model: <a href="https://huggingface.co/adsabs/astroBERT">https://huggingface.co/adsabs/astroBERT</a></p>
<p>astroBERT paper: <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.00590">https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.00590</a></p>
<p>WEISP 2022 Workshop: <a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/WIESP/2022/">https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/WIESP/2022/</a></p>
<p>WEISP Proceedings: <a href="https://aclanthology.org/volumes/2022.wiesp-1/">https://aclanthology.org/volumes/2022.wiesp-1/</a></p>
<p>DEAL Dataset: <a href="https://huggingface.co/datasets/adsabs/WIESP2022-NER">https://huggingface.co/datasets/adsabs/WIESP2022-NER</a></p>
<p>FOCAL Dataset <a href="https://huggingface.co/datasets/adsabs/FOCAL">https://huggingface.co/datasets/adsabs/FOCAL</a></p>
http://adsabs.github.io/blog/ads-models-and-datasets
SciX Models and Datasets
2023-10-23T00:00:00+00:00
2023-10-23T00:00:00+00:00
Thomas Allen
<h3 id="introduction">Introduction</h3>
<p>The NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) has been developing Natural Language Processing tools and datasets to further enhance its data holdings and services. As part of this effort, we have been building and curating datasets to train deep learning models. These new tools, and more that will build upon them, will both provide a richer user experience and allow internal processes to be scaled-up. Further, we expect that these tools will be useful to researchers in a variety of fields. This post will describe our models and datasets for interested researchers. We are strong proponents of open science, and we endeavor to make our datasets publicly available and easy to access. This post contains links to our curated datasets and will be updated as more datasets are created. The models are licensed under an <a href="https://opensource.org/license/mit/">MIT license</a> and the datasets are licensed under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC-BY 4.0 license</a>. Briefly, these licenses allow researchers to use, share, modify or build upon these works as long as appropriate attribution is given. If there are any questions about fair usage, contact us at <a href="mailto:adshelp@cfa.harvard.edu">ADS help</a>.</p>
<h3 id="astrobert">astroBERT</h3>
<p>To support broad community participation in these efforts, we have recently released the <a href="https://huggingface.co/adsabs/astroBERT">astroBERT</a> astrophysics-specific language model. A language model is a statistical representation of the relationships among words, and even sub-word units called tokens, in a corpus of text. By creating a model that is astronomy specific, we can better account for the nuances of the language used in the astrophysical literature.</p>
<p>astroBERT is built using a proven deep learning architecture. Specifically it is an <a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018arXiv181004805D/abstract">encoder</a> based <a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017arXiv170603762V/abstract">transformer</a> model (these blogs discuss <a href="https://medium.com/@yulemoon/detailed-explanations-of-transformer-step-by-step-dc32d90b3a98">transformer models</a> and their <a href="https://medium.com/@yulemoon/an-in-depth-look-at-the-transformer-based-models-22e5f5d17b6b">variations</a>) that was trained on ~400k astrophysics articles (3.8 billion tokens). The training took about 50 days on dual Nvidia V100 GPUs. All technologies used to build the model are open source.</p>
<p>astroBERT was trained using <a href="https://huggingface.co/docs/transformers/main/tasks/masked_language_modeling">Masked Language Model</a> (MLM) and <a href="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/next-sentence-prediction-using-bert/#">Next Sentence Prediction</a> (NSP) tasks. For the MLM tasks, a word within a sentence is removed, and the model tries to predict what that word is. For example: The [MASK] medium is the gas and dust between stars. For the NSP task, two sentences are presented and the model tries to determine if the second sentence follows the first. Publicly available versions of astroBERT include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Base astroBERT - version trained using MLM + NSP</li>
<li>NER-DEAL - fine-tuned version of astroBert for NER task</li>
<li>SciX Categorizer - fine-tuned version of astroBERT for classification task</li>
</ul>
<p>Further technical details about astroBERT can be found in the following <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.00590">paper</a>. The astroBERT page on Hugging Face includes documentation about how to access and utilize the model, as well as all publicly available versions.</p>
<h3 id="detecting-entities-in-the-astrophysical-literature-deal">Detecting Entities in the Astrophysical Literature (DEAL)</h3>
<p>The <a href="https://huggingface.co/datasets/adsabs/WIESP2022-NER">Detecting Entities in the Astrophysical Literature</a> (DEAL) dataset is a curated dataset for Named Entity Recognition. This task involves identifying predetermined entities in text, such as Organization or Location. The dataset consists of text fragments obtained from the astrophysical literature. The journals that the text fragments were obtained from are the Astrophysical Journal, Astronomy & Astrophysics, and the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. All text fragments are from recent publications, between the years of 2015 and 2021. Each text fragment is roughly a paragraph in length, and originates from one of two parts of an article. The first are fragments from the fulltext, consisting of all sections of the body of the article, excluding the abstract and acknowledgments sections. The second are fragments from the acknowledgments section of the article. Roughly 6000 text snippets were labeled, containing over 147,000 labeled entities. Figure 1 shows an example of a manually labeled text snippet.</p>
<div class="text-center">
<img class="img-thumbnail" src="/blog/images/blog_2023-10-23-DEAL-example.png" />
<br />
<em>Figure 1: Example of a manually labeled full text snippet.
</em>
</div>
<p><br /></p>
<p>Thirty-three different entities, composed of general and astrophysical entities, were manually labeled in each text fragment by a domain expert. The entities that were labeled cover a number of broad categories. One category contains common NER entities, such as Person, Organization, and Location. A second category contains entities related to astrophysical facilities, such as Observatory, Telescope and Instrument. A third category contains entities related to research funding and proposals, such as Grant or Proposal. A fourth category contains entities relating to astronomical objects and regions of the sky. Finally there is a category that contains various entities that are found in the literature, such as URLs and citations. A full list of the named entities with examples can be found <a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/WIESP/2022/LabelDefinitions">here</a>. Figure 2 shows the counts for the categories of entities, color coded by source with the full text in blue and acknowledgments in red. It is worth noting two points about this distribution. First, the categories are highly unbalanced, with some categories having orders of magnitude more counts than others. Second, the distribution of categories is different for the full text and the acknowledgements.</p>
<div class="text-center">
<img class="img-thumbnail" src="/blog/images/blog_2023-10-23-DEAL-counts.png" />
<br />
<em>Figure 2: Counts of labeled entities. Red denotes entities labeled in the Acknowledgments section of a paper, and blue denotes entities labeled in the body of a paper.
</em>
</div>
<p><br /></p>
<p>The DEAL dataset was used as part of a shared task in the <a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/WIESP/2022/">First Workshop on Information Extraction from the Scientific Literature</a> (WIESP 2022) as part of the AACL-IJCNLP 2022 conference. The proceedings of this workshop are part of the <a href="https://aclanthology.org/volumes/2022.wiesp-1/">ACL Anthology</a>.</p>
<h3 id="function-of-citation-in-astrophysics-literature-focal">Function Of Citation in Astrophysics Literature (FOCAL)</h3>
<p>The <a href="https://huggingface.co/datasets/adsabs/FOCAL">Function Of Citation in Astrophysics Literature</a> (FOCAL) dataset is a curated dataset for citation context analysis. Citation context analysis “facilitates the syntactic and semantic analysis of the contents of the citation context to understand how and why authors discuss others research work” (<a href="https://direct.mit.edu/qss/article/2/4/1170/107610/A-meta-analysis-of-semantic-classification-of">Kunnath et al. 2021</a>). Citation context analysis includes the determination of citation function, or the reason an author is including a particular citation; citation polarity, or the author’s sentiment towards the cited work, either positive or negative; and citation impact, or the importance of a cited work to the citing work.</p>
<p>We are considering a set of eight potential citation functions. These are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Background: The cited work provides background information needed to understand the citing work</li>
<li>Motivation: The cited work is motivating the citing work</li>
<li>Uses: The citing work used a result from the cited work</li>
<li>Extends: The citing work extends a result from the cited work.</li>
<li>Similarities: Results from the cited work are similar to results from the citing (or another) work.</li>
<li>Differences: Results from the cited work are different to results from the citing (or another) work.</li>
<li>Compare/Contrast: Results are being compared in a neutral manner between the cited and he citing (or another) work.</li>
<li>Future Work: Citing work contains implications for future research that are often beyond the scope of the citing work.</li>
</ul>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Function</th>
<th>Count</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Background</td>
<td>2435</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Uses</td>
<td>1637</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Compare/Contrast</td>
<td>933</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Similarities</td>
<td>401</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Motivations</td>
<td>359</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Diferences</td>
<td>189</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Future Work</td>
<td>53</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Extends</td>
<td>16</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Total</td>
<td>6023</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><em>Table 1: Counts for each citation function category in the FOCAL dataset.</em></p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>The snippets that contain the citations are obtained from over 25,000 astronomy articles, from the same journals and publication years as the DEAL dataset. From this set of articles, over 2 million citations and their context are harvested. Further, only citations with context sizes between 2,000 and 10,000 characters are selected. This is to allow the determination of what portions of the context are most relevant to understanding the citation’s function. A domain area expert manually examined these text snippets to determine the citation function as well as label the relevant context. In total there are 6023 instances of annotated citations. Table 1 shows the number of instances for each citation function category.</p>
<div class="text-center">
<img class="img-thumbnail" src="/blog/images/blog_2023-10-23-FOCAL_example.png" />
<br />
<em>Figure 3: An example of a manually labeled citation context text snippet.
</em>
</div>
<p><br /></p>
<p>There are a number of open questions in citation context analysis research that we hope this dataset will help address. These include determining what the necessary text is to understand a citation’s function, as well as addressing multiple functions for a given cited work. Figure 3 shows an example of a manually labeled citation context. In this example the same work is cited a number of times within the text snippet, and these citation instances serve different functions.</p>
<p>The FOCAL dataset will be used for the <a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/WIESP/2023/shared_task_1">Second Workshop on Information Extraction from the Scientific Literature</a> (WIESP 2023) part of <a href="http://www.ijcnlp-aacl2023.org/">IJCNLP-AACL 2023</a>.</p>
<h3 id="we-want-to-hear-from-you">We Want to Hear From You</h3>
<p>If you find any of these datasets useful in your research or if you are working on similar efforts, we would like to hear from you. You can contact the ADS Team at <a href="mailto:adshelp@cfa.harvard.edu">ADS help</a>.</p>
<h3 id="linked-resources">Linked Resources</h3>
<p>astroBERT model: <a href="https://huggingface.co/adsabs/astroBERT">https://huggingface.co/adsabs/astroBERT</a></p>
<p>astroBERT paper: <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.00590">https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.00590</a></p>
<p>WEISP 2022 Workshop: <a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/WIESP/2022/">https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/WIESP/2022/</a></p>
<p>WEISP Proceedings: <a href="https://aclanthology.org/volumes/2022.wiesp-1/">https://aclanthology.org/volumes/2022.wiesp-1/</a></p>
<p>DEAL Dataset: <a href="https://huggingface.co/datasets/adsabs/WIESP2022-NER">https://huggingface.co/datasets/adsabs/WIESP2022-NER</a></p>
<p>FOCAL Dataset <a href="https://huggingface.co/datasets/adsabs/FOCAL">https://huggingface.co/datasets/adsabs/FOCAL</a></p>