SCHOOL OF INFORMATION. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Comparative Investigation of Collaboratories Sept University of Michigan Ann Arbor

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SCHOOL OF INFORMATION. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN The Collaboratory Concept n Collaboratory <-- Collaborate + Laboratory n W. Wulf -- “… a ‘center without walls,’ in which the nation’s researchers can perform their research without regard to geographical location” (1989) n NRC Report –Three illustrative areas oceanography space physics molecular biology (1993) n Many collaboratory initiatives –NSF, NIH, DOE, NASA, etc.

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Definition of a Collaboratory n A collaboratory is an organizational entity that spans distance, supports rich and recurring human interaction oriented to a common research area, and provides access to data sources, artifacts and tools required to accomplish research tasks.

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Collaboratory Digital Libraries, E-Pub access to information access to facilities people-to-people Communication, Groupware Services Distributed, media-rich information technology Interaction with the Physical World

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN NSF ITR Project n “Sustainable and Generalizable Technology to Support Collaboration in Science” n Sept to August 2005 n $2.4M n University of Michigan, Howard University (Lucent Technologies)

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Principals n G. Olson, PD n D. Atkins n T. Finholt n J. Olson n S. Teasley n D. Cogburn n M. Cohen n J. Hardin n M. Hedstrom n D. Radev n E. Yakel n J. Herbsleb (CMU) n J. Trimble (Howard) n G. Furnas n F. Jahanian n J. King

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Project Goals  Perform a comparative analysis of collaboratory projects  through invitational workshops that bring together collaboratory researchers from around the world,  Develop of a Collaboratory Knowledge Base  technical and social data and detailed findings from existing collaboratory projects,  Develop general principles and design methods  with broad community participation,  Test these principles on existing collaboratories

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Previous workshops n #1: Social Issues (June 4-5, 2001) –Definition of “collaboratory” –Definitions of “success” –Social processes –Organizational processes

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Previous Workshops n #2: Technical Issues (July 19-20, 2001) –Tools & technologies of collaboratories –Capabilities needed by collaboratory users –Technology issues facing collaboratories

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN This Workshop n Empirical analysis of existing collaboratories n Two strategies –Collaboratories-at-a-glance Broad survey of what’s out there Small basic set of facts about all of them –In-depth studies of selected collaboratories Focused analysis

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN In-depth: Four projects n Upper Atmospheric Research Collaboratory (UARC, )/Space Physics and Aeronomy Research Collaboratory (SPARC, ) n Great Lakes Regional Center for Aids Research (GLR CFAR) n Bugscope n Environmental Molecular Science Lab (EMSL)

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Goals n What have we learned so far n What next? –Two-part strategy –What next for in-depth analysis

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Agenda n Wednesday, September 25 –9:00 – Introduction to Science of Collaboratories Project, Gary Olson –9:30 – Overview of Collaboratories at a Glance Chair: Gary Olson Presenters: Nathan Bos, Judy Olson, Erik Dahl –10:30-10:45 Break –10:45 Discussants and General discussion Jonathan Grudin, John Walsh, Deb Agarwal –12:15 – Working Lunch

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Agenda n Wednesday, September 25 –1:00 – 3:30 – Case #1: Great Lakes Regional Center for AIDS Research Chair: Dan Atkins Presenters: Stephanie Teasley, Jason Yerkie CFAR people: Steve Wolinsky, Jamie Drew Discussants: Jim Herbsleb, Prasun Dewan Open discussion –3:30 – 4:00: Break –4:00 – 5:30 – Case #2: Bugscope Chair: Tom Finholt Presenters: Nathan Bos Bugscope people: Umesh Thakkar, Daniel Webster Discussants: Jonathan Cummings, Atul Prakash Open Discussion –7:00 – Dinner at the Olsons

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Agenda n Thursday, September 26 –9:00 – 12:00 Case #3: UARC/SPARC Chair: Stephanie Teasley Presenter: Tom Finholt UARC/SPARC people: Bob Clauer, Gary Olson, Peter Knoop Discussants: Jason Owen-Smith, Jim Meyers Open Discussion –10:30 – 10:45 Break –10:45 – 12:00 Continued discussion of UARC/SPARC –12:00 – Lunch

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Agenda n Thursday, September 26 –1:00 – 3:00 Case #4: EMSL Chair: Judy Olson Presenters: Nathan Bos EMSL people: Jim Meyers –3:00 – 3:30: Break –3:30 – 5:00 – Cross-Cutting Themes Chair: Judy Olson Discussants: Jonathan Grudin, John Walsh, Deb Agarwal –6:00 – Dinner out in Ann Arbor, arranged groups

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Agenda n Friday, September 27 –9 – 10:15 Meta discussion: What next? And a process review Chair: G. Olson –10:15 – 10:30 Break –10:30 – Future in-depth collaboratory studies; which ones Chair: Tom Finholt –12 – Adjourn over box lunches

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN How we will do this n Your comments –Please make notes, suggestions, other ideas as we go on the colored sheets in your notebook –OR, us n Other procedural things –Dan Cooney