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A STUDY OF TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION BY RESEARCHERS

Web and e-science infrastructures to enhance research

Pages 1191-1206 | Received 20 Nov 2009, Accepted 29 Jan 2010, Published online: 30 Sep 2010
 

Abstract

This paper examines the recent development of an e-research agenda. e-Research is taken as the latest stage of the e-science programme, which – as developed in tandem with web 2.0 tools – has begun to be adopted by researchers. This paper discusses these research infrastructures before current research investigating the relationship between academic researchers and technology is reviewed. The results of a survey undertaken in 2007 within a UK research-led university are presented and analysed in order to answer the questions about the uptake of these technologies by academic researchers and the relationship between the two technological infrastructures. If e-research is to mean enhanced research, it must include web 2.0 developments alongside e-science initiatives, even if this poses problems for institutional support and development.

Notes

NeSC ‘Defining e-Science’ is available online at http://www.nesc.ac.uk/nesc/define.html

The NCeSS website is available online at http://www.ncess.ac.uk

The ReDReSS website is available online at http://www.redress.lancs.ac.uk

The Access Grid website is available online at http://www.accessgrid.org

The eius website is available online at http://www.eius.ac.uk

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