1. The Influence and Impact of Web 2.0 on e-Research Infrastructure, Applications and Users User Day

3. Open Beta VRE timeline Repository Enhancement March 2007 start July 2007 launch November 2007 embedding Closed beta April 2009 VRE2 myExperiment currently has 1640 registered users, 138 groups, 651 workflows, 170 files and 50 packs Total workflow viewings: 85168 Number of viewings for most viewed workflow: 2934 Total workflow downloads: 68525 Number of downloads for most downloaded workflow: 3524

4. http://usefulchem.wikispaces.com/page/code/EXPLAN001 http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/tc/trident.mspx http://www.mygrid.org.uk/tools/taverna/ Sharing pieces of process

5. Ownership and Attribution The most important aspect of myExperiment Designed by scientists The most important aspect of myExperiment Designed by scientists

6. 24/5/2007 | myExperiment | Slide 6

7. Google Gadgets Bringing myExperiment to the iGoogle user

8. Taverna Plugin Bringing myExperiment to the Taverna user

9. Facebook

10. Workflows and Services Experts Social by User Community refine validate refine validate Self by Service Providers seed refine validate seed Automated refine validate seed Reuse and Symbiosis

12. 1.Fit in, Don’t Force Change 2.Jam today and more jam tomorrow 3.Just in Time and Just Enough 4.Act Local, think Global 5.Enable Users to Add Value 6.Design for Network Effects 1.Fit in, Don’t Force Change 2.Jam today and more jam tomorrow 3.Just in Time and Just Enough 4.Act Local, think Global 5.Enable Users to Add Value 6.Design for Network Effects Six Principles of Software Design to Empower Scientists 1.Keep your Friends Close 2.Embed 3.Keep Sight of the Bigger Picture 4.Favours will be in your Favour 5.Know your users 6.Expect and Anticipate Change 1.Keep your Friends Close 2.Embed 3.Keep Sight of the Bigger Picture 4.Favours will be in your Favour 5.Know your users 6.Expect and Anticipate Change De Roure, D. and Goble, C. (2009) Six Principles of Software Design to Empower Scientists. IEEE Software vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 88-95, Jan/Feb 2009.

13. We chose a software platform that enabled us to spend more time with the users in development and provide agile response in operation. We have really good developers who care about the user experience (including developers as users) and are prepared to throw code away! We work with “friends and family” and “community champions”. Contributions of the National Centre for e-Social Science have been crucial. Take homes

14. Contact David De Roure dder@ecs.soton.ac.uk Carole Goble carole.goble@manchester.ac.uk Further info wiki.myexperiment.org Thanks The myGrid Consortium National Centre for e-Social Science