Scientific Collaboration on the Internet

by William Wulf, Gary M. Olson, Ann Zimmerman, et al.

The challenges and rewards of scientific collaboration enabled by information and communication technology, from theoretical approaches to in-depth case studies.

Modern science is increasingly collaborative, as signaled by rising numbers of coauthored papers, papers with international coauthors, and multi-investigator grants. Historically, scientific collaborations were carried out by scientists in the same physical location--the Manhattan...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262151200
• ISBN13: 9780262151207
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher