E-Science : : Open, Social and Virtual Technology for Research Collaboration.

E-Science : : Open, Social and Virtual Technology for Research Collaboration.

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This open access book shows the breadth and various facets of e-Science, while also illustrating their shared core. Changes in scientific work are driven by the shift to grid-based worlds, the use of information and communication systems, and the existential infrastructure, which includes global col...

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Superior document:Progress in IS
:
Koschtial, Claudia.
TeilnehmendeR:
Köhler, Thomas.
Felden, Carsten.
Library of Congress. Science, Technology, and Business Division.
Place / Publishing House:Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2021.
©2021.
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Progress in IS
Physical Description:1 online resource (192 pages)
Notes:Title from title screen (viewed April 3, 2013).
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Introduction
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Contents
  • Understanding e-Science-What Is It About?
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Related Work
  • 3 Research Approach
  • 3.1 Research Field and Methodology
  • 3.2 Research Framework
  • 4 Results
  • 5 Discussion of Initial Results
  • 6 Conclusion
  • References
  • Organising Academia Online
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 E-Learning Organisation: Media Integration as Organisational Development
  • 2.1 Online Technologies in Higher Education
  • 2.2 Virtualisation in Higher Education
  • 3 Change of Organisational Theories and Paradigms
  • 3.1 The Research Framework: Virtual (Educational) Organisations
  • 3.2 Research Methods
  • 4 Discussion and Conclusions
  • 4.1 Theoretical Considerations About the Functioning of Virtual Organisations in the Academic Sector
  • 4.2 Forms, Instruments and Mechanisms of Control in Virtual Organisations
  • 4.3 Limitations
  • References
  • The Fish Model: When Do Researchers Collaborate Online?
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Fish Model: A Conceptual Framework for E-Research Collaboration
  • 2.1 The Reality of Managing Scientific Tasks in Terms of the Available Time
  • 2.2 Online Research Activities Led by Work-Based Beliefs
  • 2.3 Support for Technology Use in Context
  • 2.4 Incentives Protected by Research Ethics
  • 3 Method
  • 4 Results
  • 4.1 The Measurement Model
  • 4.2 The Structured Model
  • 5 Discussion: Conclusion and Limitations
  • 5.1 Conclusions
  • 5.2 Limitations
  • Appendix
  • References
  • The Use of Digital Tools in Scholarly Activities. Empirical Findings on the State of Digitization of Science in Germany, Focusing on Saxony
  • 1 E-Science, Cyberscience, Science 2.0: The Digitization of Science Is on the Move
  • 2 The Empirical Question: Is Digitization Really on the Move?
  • 3 Hypotheses, Data, and Methods
  • 4 Results.
  • 4.1 General Level of Adoption of Digital Tools in Scholarly Activities
  • 4.2 Use of Web 2.0 Tools Among Scholars
  • 4.3 Disciplinary Differences
  • 4.4 Changing Scholarly Practices
  • 5 Summary and Discussion
  • References
  • Digital Research Infrastructure
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 IT Infrastructure
  • 3 Information Infrastructure
  • 3.1 Repositories and Publication Server
  • 3.2 Data Formats
  • 4 Legal Issues
  • 4.1 Copyright Issues
  • 4.2 Personal Data Protection
  • 5 Conclusion
  • References
  • MOVING: A User-Centric Platform for Online Literacy Training and Learning
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Digitized Science
  • 3 Overview of the MOVING Platform
  • 4 The MOVING Web Application
  • 4.1 Search
  • 4.2 Recommender System
  • 4.3 Communities
  • 4.4 Learning Environment
  • 4.5 Adaptive Training Support
  • 5 Conclusion
  • References
  • CLARIN-D: An IT-Based Research Infrastructure for the Humanities and Social Sciences
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Impact of Digitization in the Humanities-From Digital Humanities to E-Humanities
  • 3 CLARIN-D-An Infrastructure for Text-Oriented Humanities
  • 4 Metadata, Citation, and Search
  • 5 Summary and Conclusion
  • References
  • Toward Process Variability Management in Online Examination Process in German Universities: A State of the Art
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Motivation
  • 3 Research Method
  • 3.1 Literature Search and Data Collection in Three Domains
  • 3.2 Accreditation Processes in Germany
  • 4 Literature and Results
  • 4.1 Evaluation of IT Approaches
  • 4.2 Evaluation of Study Courses
  • 4.3 Evaluation of Accreditation
  • 4.4 Summary of the Results
  • 5 Conclusion and Further Work
  • Appendix 1: Summary of IT Approaches to e-Assessment
  • Appendix 2: List of German universities reviewed
  • References
  • Designing External Knowledge Communication in a Research Network The Case of Sustainable Land Management.
  • 1 Background: Theory and Project
  • 1.1 Sustainable Communication in the Sciences
  • 1.2 Theoretical and Conceptual Considerations for the Design of Communication Processes
  • 1.3 Knowledge Management in the Sustainable Land Management Program as a Challenge for External Communication
  • 2 Approach and Methodology
  • 2.1 Data Collection
  • 2.2 Evaluation Method
  • 3 Results
  • 3.1 Practitioners and Civil Society as Target Groups of External Knowledge Communication
  • 3.2 Effects and Interactions of Factors Influencing External Knowledge Communication
  • 3.3 Selecting a Suitable Means of Communication
  • 3.4 Selecting and Preparing the Communications Content
  • 3.5 Addressing the Attitude of Stakeholders
  • 4 Conclusions
  • 4.1 Background and Communicative Tasks
  • 4.2 Definition of Communication Objectives
  • 4.3 Definition of Target Groups
  • 4.4 Formulating Messages
  • 4.5 Definition of Communication Strategies
  • 4.6 Activity Planning and Scheduling ("Concerted Activity")
  • 4.7 Limitations of the Study
  • 4.8 Lessons Learned
  • References
  • Researching Scientific Structures via Joint Authorships-The Case of Virtual 3D Modelling in the Humanities
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Defining Disciplines
  • 1.2 Defining Cross-Disciplinarity
  • 2 The Case of Virtual 3D Modelling in the Humanities
  • 2.1 Field of Research
  • 2.2 Data Sample
  • 2.3 Scientific Approach: Analysis of Scientific Authorship Relations
  • 3 Findings
  • 3.1 Indication 1: Cooperative Authorship
  • 3.2 Indication 2: Lotka Coefficient
  • 3.3 Indication 3: Key Players
  • 4 Conclusion
  • References
  • Visions of a Future Research Workplace Arising from Recent Foresight Exercises
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Integration of Future Research Tools in Global Expert Systems
  • 3 Results of the Delphi Survey on e-Science Tools and Factors
  • 3.1 Delphi Survey Background and Scope.
  • 3.2 The Future Use of Information Systems for e-Science-The Results of the Delphi Survey
  • 4 Discussion and Conclusions
  • References.

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