Presentations on China's scientific data sharing policy and project
The development of China's scientific data sharing policy / Jinpei Cheng
Introduction to the China Scientific Data Sharing Project / Xian'en Zhang
Summaries of presentations on international perspectives
Trends in development of international scientific data and information / Yasuyuki Aoshima
Towards international guidelines for access to research data from public funding / Peter Schroder
International perspectives on data and information for science / Carthage Smith
Inter-academy panel initiatives on promoting access to scientific information / Michael Clegg
Future role of the Committee on Data for Science and Technology / Shuichi Iwata
China's National Committee for CODATA / Zhihong Xu
U.S. National Committee for CODATA / Paul F. Uhlir
Summaries of presentations on cross-disciplinary issues
Panel discussion on legal and policy issues: introduction / Paul F. Uhlir, Julie M. Esanu
Global trends to restrict access to data from government-funded research / Jerome Reichman
A contractually reconstructed research commons for scientific data in a highly protectionist intellectual property environment / Jerome Reichman
Balancing the general public interests and copyright in scientific information management / John Willinsky
Borders in cyberspace: maximizing social and economic benefit from public investment in data / Peter Weiss
Policy considerations on government information sharing in China / Jun Li
Comparative aspects of policies for open access to scientific data in the United States, European Union, and China / Chuang Liu
Data sharing in scientific databases of the Chinese Academy of Sciences / Yun Xiao
The data sharing policy of the Chinese Ecosystem Research Network / Panqin Chin, Tieqing Huang
Data sharing policy of the National Institutes of Health
Panel discussion on economic and institutional issues: introduction / Paul F. Uhlir, Julie M. Esanu
The peculiar economics of scientific information / Theodore Carl Bergstrom
Launching an open-access journal / Helen Doyle
Involving the private sector in the environmental enterprise / Anne Linn
Panel discussion on management and technical issues: introduction / Paul F. Uhlir, Julie M. Esanu
Operating a twenty-first-century data center / Roberta Balstad
Managing the effects of programmatic scale and enhancing incentives for data archiving / Raymond McCord
Managing the effects of change on archiving research data / Raymond McCord
Special considerations for archiving data from field observations / Raymond McCord
Toward a balanced performance appraisal system in the digital era for data archiving and sharing in China / Zhengxing Wang
Earth science data and information management in Western China / Chengquan Sun
Data integration and management: the Protein Data Bank perspective / Zukang Feng.
Summaries of presentations on thematic issues
Examples of life sciences and public health data activities
The Chinese management and sharing system of scientific data for medicine / Depei Liu
International medical scientific data sharing / Ling Yin
China's contributions to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Neuroinformatics Data Sharing Initiative / Yiyuan Tang, Ling Yin, Xiaowei Tang
Long-term studies of human anatomy using the digital human and scientific data sharing / Donglie Qin
The Protein Data Bank: a key biological resource / Zukang Feng
The safeguarding and sharing of traditional Chinese medicine database resources / Baoyan Liu, Meng Cui
Open access to scientific data on biological diversity: an urgent need for China / James Edwards
The NIH Roadmap for Medical Research / Belinda Seto
Examples of earth sciences, environmental, and natural resources data activities
Progress in meteorological data sharing in China / Dahe Qin
The World Data Center for Renewable Resources and Environment / Shunbao Liao
Information system for earth science data of China / Jiansheng Qu
Present status and future development strategy of China's sustainable development information network / Xiaofeng Fu, Xintong Li
Progress toward a national spatial data infrastructure in China / Jun Chen
Uses of seismic data and the importance of open access to major data centers in seismology / Paul Richards
Existing infrastructure for international exchange of seismic data / Raymond J. Willemann
Digital Fujian / Qinmin Wang
Local and regional earth system science applications and associated infrastructure: the Mid-Atlantic Geospatial Information Consortium / Menas Kafatos
Thematic issues in scientific information, journals, and digital libraries
Policies and mechanisms for literature resource sharing: the practice of the Chinese National Scientific and Technical Library / Qiheng Hu
Perspectives on the future of the library and on the economics of open access / John Willinsky
An open-access future / Helen Doyle
Other opportunities in the changing information environment / Pippa Smart
Scientific information and digital libraries: can developing countries become key players in the information society? / Lulama Makhubela.