Documents and distributed scientific collaboration

Authors:
Matt Willis;Sarika Sharma;Jaime Snyder;Michelle Brown;Carsten Østerlund;Steve Sawyer
Affiliations:
Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA;Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA;Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA;Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA;Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA;Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
Venue:
Proceedings of the companion publication of the 17th ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work & social computing
Year:
2014

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Abstract

We ask the question: What document infrastructures do scientists build to support their virtual organizing and documenting practices? Cyberinfrastructure (CI) is seen by many as playing a critical role in the future of social, behavioral, and economic sciences (SBE) by enabling innovation and scientific discovery. However, little is known about SBE scientists' distributed collaboration, a vital practice that CI must support for the doing of science. To provide insight into this question we interviewed 12 scientists regarding their work practices as they pursue joint research projects with colleagues from other universities. We identify the most frequently used physical and digital tools for SBE science and collaboration and characterize commonplace scientific practices in this domain with a paradigmatic example.