World wide research : reshaping the sciences and humanities / edited by William H. Dutton and Paul W. Jeffreys ; foreword by Ian Goldin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dutton, William H.,. 1947-

Jeffreys, Paul W.,. 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research--Methodology.

Research.

Research--Technological innovations.

Information technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (403 p.)

Edition:

1版.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Here, experts examine ways in which the use of increasingly powerful and versatile digital information and communication technologies are transforming research activities across all disciplines.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contributors

World Wide Research : An Introduction

I Foundations

1 Reconfiguring Access in Research

2 The Developing Conception of e-Research

II State of the Practice

3 Digital Resources and the Future of Libraries

4 Key Digital Technologies to Deal with Data

5 Embedding e-Research Applications

III Social Shaping of Infrastructures and Practices

6 Enabling or Mediating the Social Sciences?

7 Institutional Infrastructures for Global Research Networks in the Public Sector

8 The Politics of Privacy, Confidentiality, and Ethics

IV Implications for Research

9 The Changing Disciplinary Landscapes of Research

10 Reshaping Research Collaboration

11 Will e-Science Be Open Science?

12 Shaping Research in Developing Areas

Coda: The Ends and Means of World Wide Research

Glossary

Abbreviations

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-282-63832-7

9786612638329

0-262-27208-3

OCLC:

646069508

Publisher Number:

99938621870