TY - JOUR
T1 - Studying the effects of virtual biodiversity research infrastructures
AU - Duin, D.
AU - van den Besselaar, P.A.A.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The research environment of scholars is increasingly web-based. This makes it urgent to study the effects of moving to the Web on research practices, scholarly output and innovation. We propose a theoretical framework and a methodology to study these effects. In a pilot study, we apply theory and method on an online community in biodiversity research, to demonstrate the feasibility of the approach. We also indicate the practical relevance of this kind of analysis for improving the quality of virtual research environments. In the last section, directions for further research are suggested. © Daphne Duin, Peter van den Besselaar.
AB - The research environment of scholars is increasingly web-based. This makes it urgent to study the effects of moving to the Web on research practices, scholarly output and innovation. We propose a theoretical framework and a methodology to study these effects. In a pilot study, we apply theory and method on an online community in biodiversity research, to demonstrate the feasibility of the approach. We also indicate the practical relevance of this kind of analysis for improving the quality of virtual research environments. In the last section, directions for further research are suggested. © Daphne Duin, Peter van den Besselaar.
U2 - 10.3897/zookeys.150.2164
DO - 10.3897/zookeys.150.2164
M3 - Article
SN - 1313-2989
VL - 150
SP - 193
EP - 210
JO - Zookeys
JF - Zookeys
ER -