Astrophysics Source Code Library
The Astrophysics Source Code Library (ASCL) is an online registry of scientist-written software used in astronomy or astrophysics research. The primary objective of the ASCL is to make the software used in research available for examination to improve the transparency of research.[1]
Entries in the ASCL are indexed by the Astrophysics Data System (ADS) and because each code is assigned a unique ascl ID, software can be cited in a journal paper even when there is no citable paper describing the code. ADS indexing makes research software more discoverable; ADS can link papers which use codes to the code entries, which makes it easier to examine the computational methods used. ADS also tracks citations for software (assuming the citations are formatted correctly), which can help research software authors for whom citation rates are an important measure.
Entries in the ASCL include the name, description, author of the code, ascl ID, and either a link to a download site for the software or an attached archive file for the software so the code can be downloaded directly from the ASCL.[2] A link to a paper describing or using the software is usually included as well to demonstrate that the software has been used in refereed research.[3]
History
Advisory Committee
Peter Teuben, University of Maryland, Chair
Bruce Berriman, California Institute of Technology
Robert Hanisch, Space Telescope Science Institute/Virtual Astronomical Observatory
Jessica Mink, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Robert J. Nemiroff, Michigan Technological University
Lior Shamir, Lawrence Technological University
Keith Shortridge, Australian Astronomical Observatory
Mark B. Taylor, University of Bristol, UK
John Wallin, Middle Tennessee State University[9]
Editors
Editor: Alice Allen
Associate Editor: Kim DuPrie
Designer/Developer: Judy Schmidt[10]
References
- ^ "Astrophysics Source Code Library". Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ ftp://ftp.eso.org/projects/adass/posters/P003.pdf
- ^ Allen, A.; Teuben, P.; Nemiroff, R. J.; Shamir, L. (September 2012). "Practices in Code Discoverability: Astrophysics Source Code Library". Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XXI. 461: 627. Bibcode:2012ASPC..461..627A. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ Nemiroff, R. J.; Wallin, J. F. (May 1999). "The Astrophysics Source Code Library: http://www.ascl.net/". Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society (in Vol. 31 and p.885). 194. American Astronomical Society: 885. Bibcode:1999AAS...194.4408N.
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- ^ "Astrophysics Source Code Library". International Science Grid This Week. August 3, 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ Allen, A.; Teuben, P.; Nemiroff, R. J.; Shamir, L. (September 2012). "Practices in Code Discoverability: Astrophysics Source Code Library". Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XXI. 461: 627. Bibcode:2012ASPC..461..627A. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ Allen, A.; DuPrie, K.; Berriman, B.; Hanisch, R. J.; Mink, J.; Teuben, P. J. (October 2013). "Astrophysics Source Code Library". Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XXII. 475: 387. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "People". Astrophysics Source Code Library. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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Further reading
- Grosbol, P., & Tody, D., 2010, Making Access to Astronomical Software More Efficient
- Ince, D.C., Hatton, L., & Graham-Cumming, J., 2012, The case for open computer programs
- Shamir, L., et al, 2013, Practices in source code sharing in astrophysics
- Shortridge, K., 2009, Talking Amongst Ourselves - Communication in the Astronomical Software Community
- Teuben, P., Allen, A., Nemiroff, R. J., & Shamir, L., 2012, Practices in Code Discoverability
- Weiner, B., et al, 2009, Astronomical Software Wants To Be Free: A Manifesto