FastLane : Managing Science in the Internet World.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781421418698
- 502.85
- Q183.9 .M573 2016
Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Managing Science -- 2 Origins of E-Government -- 3 Developing a New System -- 4 Principal Investigators as Lead Users -- 5 Research Administrators as Lead Users -- 6 NSF Staff as Legacy Users -- 7 Legacies, Lessons, and Prospects -- Appendix A. University Site Visits -- Appendix B. Interview Summary Statistics -- Notes -- Essay on Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y.
Why did the NSF create FastLane, and how did it anticipate the development of web-based e-commerce? What technical challenges did the glitch-prone early system present? Did the switch to electronic grant proposals disadvantage universities with fewer resources? And how did the scientific community help shape FastLane? Foregrounding the experience of computer users, the book draws on hundreds of interviews with scientific researchers, sponsored project administrators, NSF staff, and software designers, developers, and managers.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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