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Europe PMC provides comprehensive access to life sciences literature from trusted sources. It's available to anyone, anywhere for free. https://europepmc.org/
Webinar at EMBL-EBI: Hacking Literature Searches: Build smarter search strategies with Europe PMC Advanced search. 19th August 2025 15:00 - 16:00 BST
Struggling to find methods, data, or results in the literature?
Join our free webinar to see how the redesigned Europe PMC Advanced search helps you find exactly what you need fast!
🗓️ Aug 15 | 🕒 15:00 BST
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Have you seen? 👀
The Data Citation Corpus now includes 5.2 million new data citations from Europe PMC!
The Data Citations Corpus is a central aggregate of citations to research data across outputs, advancing our understanding of the use and impact of open data.
#OpenAccess #OpenData #OpenScience 🧪
Webinar at EMBL-EBI Hacking Literature Searches: Build smarter search strategies with Europe PMC Advanced search. 19 August 2025 15:00 - 16:00 BST
Systematic reviewer? Battling syntax quirks and database rules? 🤯
Join us and expert evidence synthesiser, Kate Nyhan, to see how Europe PMC’s new Advanced Search helps you work faster!
🗓️ Aug 15 | 🕒 15:00 BST
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Why should AI tools be trained on research papers?
Watch a clip from our recent webinar "What happens when you choose closed?" to learn more: youtu.be/cISxc6OCWCE
🧪 #OpenAccess #PhDSky #AcademicChatter
Did you know? The Citations tab shows:
📄 Papers and Reviews citing the structure publication
🔎 Papers and Reviews mentioning the PDB ID
🧬 Figures from open access publications
via our integration with @europepmc.org
#PDBeBeta #Bioinformatics #Bioinformatics #Biochemistry
Here are some license search options you can use in #EuropePMC 👇
(LICENSE:"CC-BY")
(LICENSE:"CC-BY-NC")
(LICENSE:"CC-BY-ND")
(LICENSE:"CC-BY-SA")
(LICENSE:"CC-BY-NC-ND")
(LICENSE:"CC-BY-NC-SA")
(LICENSE:"CC0")
#OpenAccess #Medlib #PhDSky
🔎 It’s #EPMCTopTips Tuesday!
Want to find articles you can reuse or text mine?
Use the LICENSE: search field to filter by license type in #EuropePMC!
Example:
(LICENSE:"CC-BY") → finds articles with a Creative Commons Attribution license, perfect for reuse! 🔓
#OpenAccess #Medlib #PhDSky
Considering a CC BY-NC-ND license to prevent AI training?
Due to exceptions AI tools can access copyrighted works. Your license choice only affects commercial and derivative use: translations, educational adaptations, etc.
Watch a clip from our recent webinar to learn more: youtu.be/9TvQ8NtsV0c
Databases, like PRIDE, Pfam, & Open Targets rely on CCBY articles to train AI models that can help:
- enrich proteomics data
- predict protein function
- identify drug targets
Here is how CCBY license helps:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSiS...
@opentargets.org @pride-ebi.bsky.social @pfamdb.bsky.social
Missed our webinar on the use of CC-BY for research and AI? We covered:
- What are Creative Commons licenses
- Why some funders mandate CC-BY
- How @ebi.embl.org databases innovate with CC-BY
- How CC-BY impacts AI training
Catch up here: youtu.be/vr6vFqo8xKg
@creativecommons.bsky.social
Thanks for joining our "What happens when you choose closed?" webinar with @creativecommons.bsky.social and following along with #ChooseOpenWebinar! 🙌
Stay tuned for the recording and slides soon! 🎥
Following us for more on open licensing and research innovation!
#MedLib #PhDSky #OpenAccess
Want to learn more on CC Licenses and AI Training?
Read @creativecommons.bsky.social Understanding CC Licenses and AI Training: A Legal Primer document: creativecommons.org/2025/05/15/u...
Want to stop AI training on your research?
Think a CC BY-NC-ND license will help?
Think again! @creativecommons.bsky.social says restrictive licenses don’t block AI training but do limit:
- rapid dissemination
- rigorous review
- equitable access
#ChooseOpenWebinar for updates 💡
#MedLib #PhDsky
Why should I make my research open?🤷
@creativecommons.bsky.social says:
CC BY lets you keep copyright whilst your work can be:
• Translated into other languages
• Adapted for education
• Used on Wikipedia
Open research = greater reach and impact! 🌍✨
#ChooseOpenWebinar for updates 💡
#MedLib #PhDsky
Aghhh, what licence should I choose?! 😩
@creativecommons.bsky.social make it simple:
CC BY is the least restrictive = maximises reuse & cuts legal hassle
CC BY lets others:
✅ Share your work
🔧 Adapt it
#OpenLicensing = more innovation 🚀
#ChooseOpenWebinar for updates 💡
#MedLib #PhDsky
Open licenses power discovery!
Melissa Harrison shares a @opentargets.org use case:
Open Targets identifies and prioritises drug targets using AI to extract gene, drug, and disease mentions and relationships to building drug development evidence
#ChooseOpenWebinar for updates 💡
#MedLib #PhDsky
Open licenses power discovery!
Melissa Harrison shares a @pfamdb.bsky.social use case:
Pfam uses AI to extract information about known protein domains
This helps predict protein function & identify potential drug targets! 💊
#ChooseOpenWebinar for live updates 💡
#MedLib #PhDsky #OpenAccess
Open licenses power discovery!
Melissa Harrison shares a @pride-ebi.bsky.social use case:
PRIDE the #proteomics database for large-scale protein studies uses AI to uncover associated proteomics data & link datasets across databases
#ChooseOpenWebinar for live updates 💡
#MedLib #PhDsky #OpenAccess
Licensing determines how easily researchers can access and reuse scientific content. That directly impacts innovation.
More access = more innovation
Licensing of articles in Europe PMC: 5.5 M CCO/CC-BY-SA/CC-BY Licenses for which free text available for derivative of commercial use. 7M open access full text which are free full text available as XML bulk download under a Creative Commons license, or similar. 10.8M free full text where the free full text in Europe PMC is read and display only. And 46.2M records where full text may be available elsewhere via Unpaywall integration.
How does licensing affect innovation?
Melissa Harrison from @ebi.embl.org breaks it down with #EuropePMC stats:
• 10.8M full text = read only
• 7M full text = downloadable by XML
• 5.5M full text = open for reuse, including text-mining!
#ChooseOpenWebinar for live updates 💡
#MedLib #PhDsky
EMBL's current Open Science Policy. 1. Deposit a preprint 2. Publish Open access with a CC BY license 3. Link publications to ORCIS during submission 4. Deposit in EPMC. 5. Standard EMBL affiliation acknowledgement.
Katherine Hughes on EMBL’s Open Science Policy:
EMBL's policy can serve as a model policy and an example of #OpenScience in practice
#ChooseOpenWebinar for live updates 💡
#MedLib #PhDsky
@embl.org @acraftylibrarian.bsky.social
Image taken from Creative Commons slide dec in What happens when you choose closed? webinar 09July 2025. Creative Commons Licence Term Options Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to you, the creator. ShareAlike (SA): Adaptations must be shared under the same terms. NonCommercial (NC): Only noncommercial use of your work is permitted, not primarily intended for monetary compensation. NoDerivatives (ND): No derivatives or adaptations of your work are permitted. CCBY has the most freedoms followed by CC-BY-SA, CC-BY-NC, CC-BY-ND, and CC-BY-NC-ND as the least freedom
🎓 Not all open licences are created equal!
Taylor Campbell from @creativecommons.bsky.social broke down key licence types👇
🔓 Most freedom: CC BY
⛔️ Least: CC BY-NC-ND
Your licence = your reuse rights. Choose wisely to boost impact & reach!
#ChooseOpenWebinar for live updates 💡
#MedLib #PhDsky
📢 What happens when you choose closed? - the webinar has started!
We’re diving into how licences shape research reuse, rights & reach including:
• CC BY & copyright
• AI & licensing
• Funder/journal requirements
Follow #ChooseOpenWebinar for live updates 💡
@creativecommons.bsky.social
It’s Tuesday #EPMCTopTips 🎉
Stuck on something? We’ve got answers! 💬
Our #EuropePMC Helpdesk team can support you with:
• Searching & filters
• Manuscript submissions
• Grant reporting & more
💬 Drop us a message: helpdesk@europepmc.org
#OpenAccess #LitSearch #ResearchSupport #medlibs #PhDSky
🚨 Last chance to sign up! 🚨
Why choose CC BY? Don't miss tomorrow’s webinar on open licenses for research and AI.
🗓️ 9 Jul
⏰ 08:00 PT / 15:00 UTC / 16:00 BST
🔗 embl-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#CCBY #OpenScience #AcademicSky
It’s #EPMCTopTips Tuesday!
Meet your research sidekick: the #EuropePMC Articles RESTful #API 🧠💻
Access:
📑 33M+ records programmatically
🧬 Database cross-references
📈 Citation counts
🧠 Text-mined terms
Get started: europepmc.org/RestfulWebSe...
#OpenScience #Bioinformatics #TextMining #DataScience
On 9 Jul together with @creativecommons.bsky.social we will be untangling licensing myths. Join us to understand how CC BY and other open licenses impact use of research literature to train AI and develop new tools.
🗓️ 9 Jul
⏰ 08:00 AM PT / 15:00 UTC / 16:00 BST
🔗 embl-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Determining the current preprint rate in life sciences isn't straightforward, as estimates vary across platforms.
@katiecorker.bsky.social and @ludowaltman.bsky.social assessed data on preprint-journal matches across different sources to identify the most reliable one.
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It’s Tuesday… you know what that means 🎉 #EPMCTopTips
Need #OpenAccess articles or #Metadata? We got you!
Download in bulk with #EuropePMC:
• 7M+ OA articles
• 960K+ preprints
• 10M+ article metadata… and more!
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"...breakthroughs like AlphaFold, mRNA vaccine development and antimicrobial resistance tracking would not have been
possible without decades of open, structured data from resources like the PDB, UniProt/SwissProt, ENA and other ELIXIR Core Data Resources"
