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December 2024

  • Announcements:
    • ADS/SciX at Upcoming Conferences
      The ADS/SciX team is gearing up for an exciting season of outreach and engagement at some of the most prominent Earth and space science conferences. We look forward to connecting with researchers, educators, and stakeholders to showcase how our digital library portal supports open science and accelerates discoveries.



      These events will feature live demos, new resources for researchers, and opportunities to engage with our tools. Don’t miss the chance to see how ADS/SciX can support your scientific endeavors. For more details, visit the respective event links or stop by our booth at AGU. We can’t wait to see you there!

    • Dr. Stephanie Jarmak Elected as AGU Informatics Secretary
      We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Stephanie Jarmak, SciX’s Planetary Science Project Scientist, has been elected as the Informatics Secretary for the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) Informatics Section. Dr. Jarmak will begin her two-year term on 1 January 2025. As Informatics Secretary, Dr. Jarmak will play a vital role in supporting the section’s mission to transform data systems into knowledge systems, enhancing the capabilities of Earth and space science research. The AGU Informatics Section focuses on critical topics like data management and analysis, large-scale computational experimentation, and the hardware and software infrastructure essential to advancing Earth and space science. View the full election announcement here.
  • Development and data holdings updates as of December 1st:
    • Website and API
      • [new] About pages: created and updated the December 2024 ADSUG Program
      • [improved] About pages: Updated ADSUG members and added headshots for ADS Users Group
      • [improved] About pages: added 2023 ADSUG presentations
      • [improved] Help pages: Updated positional field search documentation to include description of last author/negative position searches with examples
      • [improved] Journals Database: added support to store a canonical abbreviation for each journal
      • [improved] Vault: fixed logs and removed bibcode sort
    • Data holdings and pipelines
      • 401k new records, and 10.9M new citations
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November 2024

  • Announcements:
    • SciX Activities at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024 Fall Meeting
      The Science Explorer (SciX) and Astrophysics Data System (ADS) team will be participating in the AGU Fall Meeting in Washington, D.C., from December 8–13. This event is a great opportunity for researchers to explore tools and resources for open-access Earth and space science. We invite you to join our co-hosted workshop on Sunday, December 8, titled “Harnessing the Power of NASA Open Digital Repositories for Earth and Space Research,” which will be co-hosted with the Planetary Data System (PDS) and the NASA Science Discovery Engine. This hands-on session will provide an in-depth look at how SciX and ADS support data discovery and integration. You can also connect with our teams at Booth #850 in the Exhibit Hall. Our team will be available to discuss SciX, ADS, and how these platforms can assist in advancing Earth and space science research.

      SciX Schedule Highlights at AGU:
    • ADS/SciX Shares AI and ML Innovations with NASA’s Digital Transformation Team
      Dr. Kelly Lockhart, the Technical Lead for the Astrophysics Data System (ADS) and Science Explorer (SciX), recently presented the ADS/SciX project to NASA’s Digital Transformation Team. This agency-level initiative was created by NASA to improve competitiveness in a digital-first workplace, enhance resource efficiency, and address increasing digital security concerns. In the presentation, Dr. Lockhart highlighted how the ADS/SciX project is using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to enhance research accessibility and streamline the discovery process across scientific disciplines. These efforts align with NASA’s strategic goals for digital transformation by supporting efficient data management and expanding research potential.

    • New Publication: INDUS – A Language Model for Scientific Research Applications
      Members of the ADS/SciX Team recently co-authored a pre-print publication titled “INDUS: Effective and Efficient Language Models for Scientific Applications.” This paper introduces INDUS, a specialized language model designed to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of scientific text analysis. Developed to handle complex language and large datasets, INDUS aims to streamline research processes across various scientific fields. To read the abstract or download the full text pre-print, visit SciX here. For a concise overview of the paper’s main points, a video summary is also available on the Paper with Video YouTube channel, which covers INDUS’s core concepts and intended applications in a straightforward format. There’s also an active discussion on Discord, where researchers and viewers can ask questions, share perspectives, and provide feedback on both the paper and the video summary.
  • Development and data holdings updates as of November 1st:
    • Website and API
      • [new] About pages: Added Paul Di Re to Team page
      • [new] About pages: Added Anna Kelbert to Team page
      • [fixed] Build issue with setup-ruby
    • Data holdings and pipelines
      • 378k new records, and 5.5M new citations
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  • No changes

October 2024

  • Announcements:
    • Help Us Improve ADS: Complete Our User Survey by 1 November
      Are you a user of the Astrophysics Data System (ADS)? We invite you to share your valuable feedback by completing a user survey. Your insights will help us refine the platform to better meet your research and open science needs. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. As a token of our appreciation, those who submit responses by 1 November 2024 will have the chance to enter a drawing for a SciX T-Shirt. Complete the survey here.

    • SciX Team Engagement Highlights
      The SciX team has been active in various community engagement events. Dr. Stephanie Jarmak recently gave a colloquium talk at the Center for Astrophysics on “Observing Asteroids with JWST,” sharing insights into her planetary science research. You can watch the full presentation here. Dr. Alberto Accomazzi and Dr. Kelly Lockhart participated in the Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Space Science Workshop, held at the European Space Astronomy Center (ESAC) in Madrid. Their talk on “AI and NLP in ADS” is available here. The event explored the growing role of NLP and large language models in space sciences, followed by hands-on hack days. Dr. Mugdha Polimera also attended the NLP workshop and contributed to a hack project that resulted in a chat bot that can answer questions about published astronomy softwares and packages (check out the app here). Additionally, Dr. Jennifer Lynn Bartlett presented a SciX colloquium at New Mexico Tech. Her slides are accessible here.

      Lastly, the SciX team is gearing up for the AAS Division for Planetary Sciences meeting in Boise, ID (6-10 October). If you’re attending, visit the SciX booth to connect with the team!

    • Registration Now Open for the SciX Workshop the AGU Fall Meeting
      If you’re attending the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in Washington, DC, don’t forget to sign up for the pre-meeting workshop co-hosted by Science Explorer (SciX), the Planetary Data System, and NASA Science Discovery Engine. The workshop will take place on Sunday, December 8, 2024, from 08:30 AM to 12:00 PM in Room Independence F-H at the Marriott Marquis hotel. The ticketed event title is (PREWS4). To participate, please add this workshop as a ticketed event when registering for the AGU meeting. You can find more details about the workshop here. The last day to register for AGU at the Early Bird rate is November 6, 2024. Be sure to secure your spot!
  • Development and data holdings updates as of October 1st:
    • Website and API
      • [improved] Updated the search syntax help page list of bibgroups
      • [fixed] Export: fixed output issues with formatting errors - bug in custom csv output, IEEE and Icarus eid, and JATsXML pub-date
      • [fixed] ORCID: set putcodes back to ints to fix bug with deleting claims
      • [ops] Export: Updated cls formats to output volume and page for doctype abstract ofaastex, aspc, mnras, and soph formats.
    • Data holdings and pipelines
      • 406k new records, and 6.88M new citations
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September 2024

  • Announcements:
    • We’ve reached 8 million records in the SciX Earth Science collection! Explore recent papers here.

    • Workshop Convenes SciX Ambassadors at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
      The inaugural Science Explorer (SciX) Ambassador workshop took place 20-23 August at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, MA. This milestone event brought together the first group of SciX Ambassadors—scientific experts and outreach professionals from around the world—marking their first meeting as a unified team. The workshop focused on advancing SciX’s mission of fostering open science and accelerating discovery in NASA Science Mission Directorate areas, including Astrophysics, Planetary Science, Heliophysics, Earth Science, and Physical & Biological Sciences.

      Over the four-day event, the new SciX Ambassadors collaborated on strategies to enhance access to scientific resources and promote interdisciplinary collaboration through SciX’s digital library platform. The workshop was designed to empower these pioneering Ambassadors to assume leadership roles in their communities, advocating for open access to scientific literature, data, and tools. Participants meet with the SciX development team to learn more about the platform and craft personalized work plans to guide their future activities within the Ambassador program.

      Learn more about the SciX Ambassadors here.

    • SciX Training Workshop at AGU Fall Meeting
      The Science Explorer (SciX) is pleased to announce an in-person workshop, “Harnessing the Power of NASA Open Digital Repositories for Earth and Space Research,” scheduled for Sunday, December 8 in Washington, DC. This event is part of the pre-conference workshop program for the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. The 3-hour session will equip researchers with essential skills to utilize NASA’s digital resources, enhancing their ability to access and integrate Earth and space data effectively.

      Aligned with the AGU conference theme, “What’s Next for Science,” the workshop will delve into open digital repositories for NASA’s research, including SciX, the Planetary Data System, and the NASA Science Discovery Engine. Participants will engage in hands-on demonstrations and guided exercises, learning to navigate these platforms for comprehensive data discovery and integration. Emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, the workshop aims to bridge gaps between scientific disciplines and geographic boundaries, promoting innovative research and fostering a culture of openness and transparency.

      Please save the date and plan to register for the workshop when you sign up for the AGU Fall Meeting later this fall!

    • Careers at ADS/SciX - We are now hiring for the following two positions on the ADS/SciX team:

      Digital Technologies Development Librarian: The ADS/SciX team is seeking a Digital Technologies Development Librarian who will support the team by designing and implementing new tools, technology and services, and will be involved in collection management, assisting with content decisions, documentation and user support.
      Applications are due by September 27. Apply here.

      IT Specialist (Back Office Developer): The ADS/SciX team is seeking an IT Specialist (Back Office Developer). The position requires experience with search engines (e.g., Solr, Elasticsearch), designing and building software (Java and Python), data pipelines, and REST APIs.

      Key responsibilities include maintaining and enhancing the ADS search engine (Java), managing its public API (Python), improving text processing pipelines (Python), and developing new functionality for metadata enhancement, citation analysis, and recommendations. The role will utilize ADS’s natural language processing, machine learning, and deep learning technologies.
      Applications are due by September 30. Apply here.

    • ADS/SciX Staff to Attend NLP Workshop in Space Sciences
      Staff members from the Astrophysics Data System (ADS) and Science Explorer (SciX) will be participating in the upcoming workshop on Natural Language Processing (NLP) in the Space Sciences. This workshop will focus on applying NLP techniques to improve data analysis and knowledge discovery in space science research. Our participation reflects our ongoing efforts to stay informed about and contribute to advancements in technology relevant to our digital resources. Learn more about the workshop here.
  • Development and data holdings updates as of September 1st:
    • Website and API
      • [new] Help pages: Descriptions of bibgroups
      • [ops] Citation helper and Object service: Image rebuild and dependency updates
      • [ops] Help pages: Switched to using Bundler for module install/management
      • [ops] Help pages: Added a few plugins to improve SEO, including a plugin to generate sitemaps
      • [ops] Help pages: Changed from GitHub pages deployment to using GitHub actions so that restricted plugins can be used
    • Data holdings and pipelines
      • 222K new records, and 12.6M new citations
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  • Citation Helper Service Releases
  • Object Service Releases

August 2024

  • Announcements:

    • Job Opening: IT Specialist (Back Office Developer) on the ADS/SciX Team
      The ADS/SciX team is seeking an IT Specialist (Back Office Developer). The position requires experience with search engines (e.g., Solr, Elasticsearch), designing and building software (Java and Python), data pipelines, and REST APIs.

      Key responsibilities include maintaining and enhancing the ADS search engine (Java), managing its public API (Python), improving text processing pipelines (Python), and developing new functionality for metadata enhancement, citation analysis, and recommendations. The role will utilize ADS’s natural language processing, machine learning, and deep learning technologies. Applications are due by September 30. Apply here.

    • Final Blog Post in SciX Data Linking and Indexing Series by Edwin Henneken
      The final installment in Edwin Henneken’s three-part blog series for SciX is now available. This concluding post offers an insightful exploration into the advanced processes of data linking and indexing within the Science Explorer. We invite you to check out the entire 3-part series below.
      Part I: Data Holdings
      This post explains how SciX integrates literature with research data, software, and services. It describes how data is represented within SciX, using a graph of digital objects and their relationships to illustrate the system’s structure. This sets the foundation for understanding the data linking mechanisms that support the FAIR principles in physical sciences.
      Part II: Linked Data
      The second post discusses linked data within the Research Life Cycle framework. It highlights the importance of linking digital artifacts like data and software to scholarly articles. The post also covers the process of capturing and indexing citations to these research products and provides strategies for finding linked data within SciX.
      Part III: Cited Data
      This final part explains how SciX manages cited data products. There is no fundamental difference between articles citing other articles, and articles citing data. Citations are just one small subset of the entire graph of linkages between research assets.

    • Video Spotlight
      On 17 July, Dr. Alberto Accomazzi, Principal Investigator of the Astrophysics Data System and the Science Explorer, presented a lecture at the Johns Hopkins Center for Language and Speech Processing (CLSP). His talk, “The NASA Astrophysics Data System: A Case Study in the Integration of AI and Digital Libraries,” explored the evolution and future of the ADS, focusing on the integration of AI techniques. The lecture is now available for viewing here on the CLSP YouTube channel.

  • Development and data holdings updates as of August 1st:
    • Website and API
      • [ops] Updated paths and footer for Resolver Gateway Service
      • [ops] Vis updates: Migrated from Python 2 to Python 3, resulting bug fixes to the round() function, and modified paper and author networks
      • [ops] Bumblebee updates: Updated footer logos, feedback forms, and modified item-view event, making separate events for each collection found with the category field being updated
    • Data holdings and pipelines
      • 341.3K new records, and 1.89M new citations
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July 2024

  • Announcements:
    • New Blog Series: SciX Data Linking and Indexing: We are pleased to share the first two installments in a new blog series by Edwin Henneken, SciX’s Content, Curation & Collaborations Lead. These posts provide an informative look into the processes of data linking and indexing within Science Explorer (SciX).
      • Part I: Data Holdings
        This post explains how SciX integrates literature with research data, software, and services. It describes how data is represented within SciX, using a graph of digital objects and their relationships to illustrate the system’s structure. This sets the foundation for understanding the data linking mechanisms that support the FAIR principles in physical sciences.
      • Part II: Linked Data
        The second post discusses linked data within the Research Life Cycle framework. It highlights the importance of linking digital artifacts like data and software to scholarly articles. The post also covers the process of capturing and indexing citations to these research products and provides strategies for finding linked data within SciX.
    • Upcoming Conferences and Events: Please be on the lookout for members of the SciX team as well as our new cohort of SciX Ambassadors at the following events in July!
  • Development and data holdings updates as of July 1st:
    • Website and API
      • [new] Data Linking and Indexing blog series
      • [fixed] Several broken links on various help pages
      • [ops] Journals database maintenance updates for exporting data (ISSN identifiers, refereed conference proceedings pubtype), deleting bibstems, and some bug fixes
    • Data holdings and pipelines
      • 86k new records, 3.06M new citations
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June 2024

  • Announcements:
    • We are pleased to announce that our Earth Science collection now contains over 7.5 million records. We have finished ingesting back content for Elsevier journals and are preparing to load content from Springer, Wiley, Taylor and Francis, and other relevant publishers.

    • New Blog: Historic Observatory Publications in the Science Explorer - Discover the rich legacy of historic scientific publications now available through the Science Explorer (SciX). Foundational archives, including work from renowned observatories, have been meticulously digitized and are accessible to all. Dive into our full blog post here to learn more about these invaluable records and how you might also contribute to preserving the history of science.

    • Upcoming Conferences & Events Featuring SciX & ADS - In June, the SciX team is looking forward to connecting with our user community at the American Astronomical Society (AAS) 244th Meeting (9-13 June, Madison, WI) and the American Libraries Association 2024 Annual Conference (27 June-2 July, San Diego, CA) where our staff will be based at the NASA Booth #1939. If you are attending the #AAS224 Meeting, don’t forget to visit us at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Data System Booth in the exhibit hall or to join us for the following poster presentations and special session:

      • Historic Observatory Publications in the Astrophysics Data System
        Authors: Jennifer Bartlett, Donna Thompson, the Astrophysics Data System (ADS) Team
        iPoster Session: 107.02 History iPoster, Terminal #27
        Date & Time: Monday, 10 June from 9-10am CT
        Location: Monona Terrace Convention Center Exhibit Hall A

        This iPoster highlights the efforts of Science Explorer (SciX) in digitizing and preserving historic observatory publications. It emphasizes the importance of these documents, which contain foundational astronomical research and unique observational data, and outlines the process and criteria for including new materials in the archive. The poster also discusses the expansion of ADS to include planetary science, heliophysics, and earth science, while maintaining its commitment to the astronomy and astrophysics communities.

      • Historic Observatories: Don’t Forget the Data!
        Authors: James Lattis, University of Wisconsin, Madison; R. Elizabeth Griffin, Herzberg Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Centre; Wayne Osborn, Central Michigan University; Jennifer Bartlett, NASA/SAO ADS (SciX)
        iPoster Session: 107.02 History iPoster, Terminal #26
        Date & Time: Monday, 10 June from 9-10am CT
        Location: Monona Terrace Convention Center Exhibit Hall A

        This poster emphasizes the critical importance of preserving the observational data produced by historic observatories, particularly photographic plates, which contain invaluable records of astronomical objects and events from the past. Despite technological advancements rendering some observatories’ practices outdated, these plates provide unique information that modern detectors cannot capture, crucial for understanding long-term changes in astrophysics. The poster calls for urgent efforts to preserve these delicate and bulky historical data alongside their metadata to prevent their loss.

      • Historic Observatories: Current Activities and Potential for Education, Public Outreach, and Research (Special Session)
        Date & Time: Wednesday, 12 June, 2-3:30pm CT
        Location: Monona Terrace Convention Center Meeting Rooms KL
        Session Presentations and Full Abstract

        The presentations in this session will explore the evolving roles of historic observatories in the modern astronomical community and discuss how these older research observatories, while largely outdated in terms of scientific capacities, still hold significance in today’s context. Talks from specific active historic observatories will highlight their missions, education programs, public outreach initiatives, and ongoing research, fostering discussions about their uncertain futures and enduring relevance.

  • Development and data holdings updates as of June 1st:
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May 2024

  • Announcements:
    • We are extremely pleased to introduce our very first cohort of SciX Ambassadors! These exceptional individuals, representing diverse research disciplines, will play an important role in expanding the reach and impact of SciX by serving as liaisons between the platform and their communities. Through their work, they will enhance the interdisciplinary spirit of SciX and work with us to advance the cause of open science. Learn more about each of the new SciX Ambassadors here.

    • SciX team members will attend the 2024 Astrobiology Science Conference (#AbSciCon24) from May 5-10 in Providence, RI. If you’ll be there, we invite you to stop by our booth in the exhibit hall to meet our Astrophysics Project Scientist, Dr. Jennifer Lynn Bartlett, and Data Curation Librarian, Donna Thompson. We’ll be at booth #5, providing demonstrations of the latest features of the SciX platform. The exhibit hall is open Monday through Wednesday from 9:30–11:30 am and 1–6 pm and we hope you’ll stop by to say hello and explore SciX’s newest capabilities.

    • At the 2024 Joint International Conference on Computational Linguistics, Language Resources and Evaluation happening later this month (20-25 May), you will also find SciX Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing Specialist, Dr. Felix Grezes, and former ADS visiting PhD student, Atilla Kaan Alkan, presenting their paper “Enriching a Time-Domain Astrophysics Corpus with Named Entity Conference and Astrophysical Relationship Annotations”. If you can’t attend the talk or just want to know more about their work, we invite you to explore other publications by Felix and Attila that we’ve pulled together in this open SciX library collection.
  • Development and data holdings updates as of May 1st:
    • Website and API
      • [new] Help pages: Added publisher (pb) to list of custom export formats
      • [new] Added our ADASS software award to list of awards
      • [ops] Export service:
        • Modified conference location field to be recognized more inclusively
        • Updated XML schemas; Moved publisher between origin and copyright, removed url for valid xml, and fixed xml reference to point to correct schema location
    • Data holdings and pipelines
      • 95k new records, 1.04M new citations
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April 2024

  • Announcements:

    • ADS Users Group Report
      We are pleased to announce the publication of the report from the ADS Users Group (ADSUG) meeting held on November 16-17, 2023. The ADSUG serves as an advisory body to the Astrophysics Data System (ADS), offering insights and recommendations to enhance its services and operations.

      The report explores the ADS’s role in astronomy research, its potential for AI advancements, and acknowledges the ADS team’s commitment to excellence during the transition to SciX, backed by positive user survey feedback. Key insights include the need for clearer prioritization of work and adapting the ADSUG to reflect diverse user communities. Recommendations for the new user interface and practical suggestions from community feedback are also highlighted.

      The full report provides valuable insights and recommendations for enhancing the ADS’s services and operations, ensuring its continued support for the astronomy research community. Access the complete ADSUG report here.

      We extend our gratitude to the ADS Users Group for their dedication and contributions to improving the ADS platform.

    • SciX Ambassador Program - Last Day to Apply April 4th!
      Applications for the SciX Ambassador Program close on April 4th! Don’t miss this opportunity to represent the SciX user community and engage with researchers across various disciplines within NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.

      Ambassadors will play a crucial role in fostering connections, expanding access to the SciX digital library, and driving discussions to advance open science. In return, they’ll receive community outreach training, visibility, recognition, and financial support for in-person trainings and conferences.

      Apply now and become a leader in the SciX community! Learn more and submit your application here.

    • SciX Conference Participation
      The SciX team delivered three presentations at the recent Year of Open Science (YOS) Culminating Conference

      If you registered for the online event, you can access session recordings through April 21st.

      Also, don’t forget to save the date for SciX’s booth at the upcoming AbSciCon conference from May 5-10 in Providence, RI. If you’re planning to attend, we’d love to connect with you.

  • Development and data holdings updates as of April 1st:
    • Website and API
      • [new] Blog: SciX Ambassadors
      • [improved] Updated help page for the score sort method
      • [fixed] Fixed myADS bug where data gets lost when notification is deactivated
      • [ops] Maintenance on the Bearer Token for ORCID
    • Data holdings and pipelines
      • 334k new records, 2.58M new citations
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March 2024

  • Announcements:

    • Applications Now Being Accepted for the SciX Ambassador Program - Ambassadors will serve as SciX user community representatives, actively engaging with the scientific community across various disciplines within NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. They will work with the SciX team to foster connections among researchers in fields such as Astrophysics, Earth Science, Planetary Science, Heliophysics, and Biological & Physical Sciences. As communicators, ambassadors will convey information about the SciX digital library resource, expanding SciX access and impact for new audiences. Their leadership will drive discussions, organize events, and provide mentorship to fellow researchers, contributing to the advancement of open science. In recognition of their contributions, ambassadors will receive community outreach training, visibility and recognition for their contributions as a SciX community leader, and financial support to attend in-person trainings at the Harvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and other conferences where they will present on SciX and their research. We invite you to learn more about the program and apply here by 4 April 2024.

    • SciX Team Presentations at the Year of Open Science Online Conference - Please join members of the SciX team at the upcoming Year of Open Science (YOS) Culminating Conference taking place online March 21 and 22, 2024. Hosted by the Center for Open Science in collaboration with NASA, this free event will showcase outcomes, coalition-building efforts, and ongoing work stemming from the 2023 Year of Open Science (YOS). Learn more and register here.

    • New Blog Post! Highlights the Role of User Feedback in the ADS to SciX Expansion - The crucial role of user feedback in shaping the evolution of both ADS and the Science Explorer (SciX) is the focus of a new blog post. Explore how your input is driving enhancements to search functionality and ensuring a positive transition from ADS to the expanded SciX platform here.
    • Assessing your Observatory’s Impact: Best Practices in Establishing and Maintaining Observatory Bibliographies - A new publication from the Observatory Bibliographers Collaboration features the use of the Astrophysics Data System as a best practice in establishing and maintaining bibliographies for observatories wishing to measure and evaluate the scientific output and overall impact of their facilities. Read the open access article here.
  • Development and data holdings updates as of March 1st:
    • Website and API
      • [new] Blog: Informed Transformation: User Feedback’s Role in the ADS to SciX Transition
      • [new] Biblib: added a parameter to indicate user permissions (access level) of libraries
      • [new] Bumblebee: added ‘Publisher’ field to abstract pages, with implementations on quick links and full text source links
      • [improved] Bumblebee: Default collections to search are now astronomy & physics; updated settings to customize default collection(s) to be searched, or search ‘all’ collections as the default
      • [improved] Help pages: updated Solr fields & operators documentation
      • [improved] Export: implemented support for new doctype of ‘dataset’, and updated BibTeX pubtype
      • [fixed] Bumblebee: fixed missing metrics bug
      • [fixed] ORCID: fixed bug where verified claims sometimes weren’t updating status from “pending” in local profile storage
      • [ops] Tugboat: maintenance to allow rebuilding of deployable image
      • [ops] Bumblebee maintenance updates to GA4, app settings styling, and API
    • Data holdings and pipelines
      • 285.8k new records, 3.9M new citations
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January 2024

  • Announcements:
    • The ADS/SciX team will be attending the 243rd Meeting of the American Astronomical Society from 7-11 January 2024 in New Orleans, LA. We invite you to view a detailed schedule of planned ADS/SciX conference presentations here and encourage you to connect with us for a demonstration of the new Science Explorer (SciX) which was successfully beta launched on 11 December 2023 at SciXplorer.org. Staff will also be available at the Center for Astrophysics booth #315 & NASA booth #702 throughout the conference to answer questions about the ADS to SciX transition.
    • Applications are now being accepted through 31 January 2024 for a new Earth Science Project Scientist position who will work to establish and maintain the Science Explorer (SciX) as a world leading information resource for Earth Science. Duties of this job include serving as the principal SciX scientific resource for Earth Science, developing new methods to search, discover, and use research data and publications, and serving as a research scientist at the intersection of Earth and Information Science. The employee will devote 30% of their time to original research in Earth Science. To learn more or apply, please visit the USAJOBS recruitment here.
    • The Science Explorer was featured as an open science success story in the NASA Transform to Open Science (TOPS) blog last month. We invite you to read the story highlighting the SciX launch here.
  • Development and data holdings updates as of January 1st:
    • Website and API
      • [new] Notes feature: Users can add notes to documents in their libraries
      • [new] Timestamp sort: Users can sort documents within a library by date the document was added to the library
      • [improved] Updated help pages to include xe (e-print comments) in the list of fields available for custom export
      • [fixed] Biblib: Users were erroneously able to copy their own library into a library they did not have permissions to edit
      • [fixed] Export: author separator issue for custom format, and misc publisher issue for bibtex format
      • [ops] Solr schema now supports the has field which stores the names of fields that exist for a given record.
      • [ops] Updated and refactored SciX about/blog/help pages
      • [ops] Updated careers page: Project Scientist for Earth Science position
    • Data holdings and pipelines
      • 339.6K new records, and 5.79M new citations
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