changeset 25:f77c007f21f7

incentives for publication, small rephrase to Chordino, start on recommendations

--- a/cannam.tex	Sun Sep 25 22:42:42 2011 +0100
+++ b/cannam.tex	Mon Sep 26 11:03:00 2011 +0100
@@ -353,10 +353,18 @@
 
 \subsection{Barrier to reuse: Lack of incentive for publication}
 
-[TODO: Code site helps here -- it makes it more likely your
-  publication will be cited because people who are looking first and
-  foremost for code implementations will have a handy reference right
-  in front of them]
+In section \ref{sec:researchsoft} we noted that software and data are
+not typically recognised as assessable research outputs.  Software
+also lacks the publication convention for describing authorship
+hierarchy, making it unclear how an academic should be recognised for
+their contribution to a collaborative software work.
+
+Our code site permits users to give publication references for their
+code, which are shown on their project's front page.  This not only
+increases the likelihood of the code being discovered by users
+searching for publications by title, but also ensures that anyone
+seeking the code will know how to cite its methods in their own
+publications, increasing the citation impact of the work.
 
 \subsection{Barrier to reuse: Platform incompatibilities}
 
@@ -426,39 +434,47 @@
 SoundSoftware code repository described in section \ref{sec:codesite}.
 
 
-\subsection{Chordino and NNLS Chroma}
+\subsection{Chordino audio chord recogniser}
 \label{sec:chordino}
 
-% Note that in this case the author did _not_ follow a RR methodology, and the code is not referred to in the paper.  The link between code and publication must be made after the fact.
+Mauch describes in~\cite{mauch2010} a method for improving automatic
+recognition of chords by a prior approximate note transcription step.
+This is a traditional publication which appeared without accompanying
+code or test data.  Although no formal attempt was made initially
+toward reproducibility, some independent evaluation was carried out
+through the submission of a MATLAB implementation of the method to the
+annual MIREX evaluation exchange~\cite{mirex}.
 
-Mauch describes in~\cite{mauch2010} a method for improving automatic
-recognition of chords whose fundamental frequencies are easily
-confused with other partials.  This is a traditional publication which
-appeared without accompanying code or test data.  Although no formal
-attempt was made initially toward reproducibility, some independent
-evaluation was carried out through the submission of a MATLAB
-implementation of the method to the annual MIREX evaluation
-exchange~\cite{mirex}.
-
-Following this publication, we worked with the author of the paper and
-code to develop a C++ implementation of the method and turn it into a
-Vamp plugin for chord estimation, named Chordino.  This code and its
+Following this publication, the author of the paper and code worked
+with us to develop a C++ implementation of the method and turn it into
+a Vamp plugin for chord estimation, named Chordino.  This code and its
 revision history are available through our code site\footnote{\tt
   http://code.soundsoftware.ac.uk/projects/nnls-chroma} and thereby
 linked with the associated publication.  Although the code has been
 updated since release, the plugin includes a mode in which it uses the
 same method as that submitted to the MIREX evaluation.  As a
-consequence, although this paper still lacks a true reproducibility
-compendium, a high degree of openness and effective reusability have
-been achieved even though the process did not begin until after the
-initial publication.
-
-%\subsection{Auditory Image Models}
-%\label{subsubsec:aim}
+consequence, even though this process did not begin until after the
+initial publication, a high degree of openness and effective
+reusability have been achieved.
 
 \section{Recommendations}
 \label{sec:recommendations}
 
+Research groups wishing to improve software development practice for
+their researchers have a number of options which may prove relatively
+straightforward to carry out.
+
+In section~\ref{sec:lackofeducation} we observe that even skills which
+may be considered very basic in the context of software engineering,
+such as an introduction to program structure across multiple source
+files and functions, may yield tangible rewards.  To this end, we
+encourage researchers to make use of the video material from our
+Autumn School\footnote{\tt
+  http://soundsoftware.ac.uk/autumnschool2010video} and the related
+Software Carpentry course material.\footnote{\tt
+  http://software-carpentry.org/}
+
+
 [1. Software development training -- pick small battles -- testing,
   provenance etc]