Abstract
Science gateways, virtual laboratories and virtual research environments are all terms used to refer to community-developed digital environments that are designed to meet a set of needs for a research community. Specifically, they refer to integrated access to research community resources including software, data, collaboration tools, workflows, instrumentation and high-performance computing, usually via Web and mobile applications. Science gateways, virtual laboratories and virtual research environments are enabling significant contributions to many research domains, facilitating more efficient, open, reproducible research in bold new ways. This paper explores the global impact achieved by the sum effects of these programs in increasing research impact, demonstrates their value in the broader digital landscape and discusses future opportunities. This is evidenced through examination of national and international programs in this field.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 240-248 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Future Generation Computer Systems |
| Volume | 95 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2019 |
Keywords
- Cyberinfrastructure
- Open science
- Science gateways
- Virtual laboratories
- Virtual research environments
- e-infrastructure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Hardware and Architecture
- Computer Networks and Communications
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In: Future Generation Computer Systems, Vol. 95, 06.2019, p. 240-248.
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T1 - The global impact of science gateways, virtual research environments and virtual laboratories
AU - Barker, Michelle
AU - Olabarriaga, Silvia Delgado
AU - Wilkins-Diehr, Nancy
AU - Gesing, Sandra
AU - Katz, Daniel S.
AU - Shahand, Shayan
AU - Henwood, Scott
AU - Glatard, Tristan
AU - Jeffery, Keith
AU - Corrie, Brian
AU - Treloar, Andrew
AU - Glaves, Helen
AU - Wyborn, Lesley
AU - Hong, Neil P.Chue
AU - Costa, Alessandro
N1 - Funding Information: SG is funded via SGCI, NSF, USA Award Number ACI-1547611, via US Research Software Sustainability Institute (URSSI) conceptualization, NSF, USA Award Number ACI-1743188 and via the Center for Research Computing at the University of Notre Dame as well as HUBzero. BC is a member of the iReceptor Project, which is supported by funding from CANARIE, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, and the BC Knowledge Development Fund. NCH is supported by EPSRC, UK, BBSRC, UK and ESRC, UK Grant EP/N006410/1 for the UK Software Sustainability Institute and has received funding from Jisc in the last five years. KJ is funded by the VRE4EIC project, which has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 676247. Funding Information: The need for science gateways is also being demonstrated through increasing acknowledgment of the critical role of software in research. A 2009 survey by Hannay, MacLeod, Singer, Langtangen, Pfahl and Wilson with 2000 responses showed that 84% of researchers view the development of software as “important or very important for their own research” [75] . The USA’s National Science Foundation’s research software vision identifies software as “directly responsible for increased scientific productivity and significant enhancement of researchers’ capabilities” [11] . Further, in 2014 a survey funded by the National Science Foundation sent to NSF-funded principal investigators and Chief Information Officers and Chief Technology Officers at US academic institutions resulted in 5000 respondents. In total 88% indicated a reliance on science gateway-like interfaces to conduct their work and 57% were themselves involved in some capacity in the creation of these [76] . Funding Information: MB is employed by Nectar, and co-convenor of the ICSG and IWSG-A. BC is a member of the CANARIE Software Technology Advisory Committee. HG is a member of the project team for the H2020-funded EVER-EST VRE initiative, co-chair of the RDA VRE interest group and also a member of the RDA Technical Advisory Board (TAB). SDO is part of SGCI, was part of the SCI-BUS project funded by the FP7 e-infrastructures program, and currently acts as European Liaison for HUBzero. NCH is PI of the Software Sustainability Institute and a member of the US Research Software Sustainability Institute (URSSI) Advisory Committee. DSK and NCH are co-chairs of the FORCE11 Software Citation Implementation Working Group. DSK and SG are co-PIs of the US Research Software Sustainability Institute (URSSI) conceptualization. SG is part of SGCI, co-chair of the RDA VRE interest group, chair of the IEEE Technical Area on Science Gateways and PI of “Evaluation of HUBzero as a Platform to Service a Diverse Set of Scientific Communities”. LW is a co-chair of the RDA VRE interest group and has received funding from Nectar and the Australian National Data Service to develop the Virtual Geophysics Laboratory. Funding Information: SG is funded via SGCI, NSF, USA Award Number ACI-1547611 , via US Research Software Sustainability Institute (URSSI) conceptualization, NSF, USA Award Number ACI-1743188 and via the Center for Research Computing at the University of Notre Dame as well as HUBzero. BC is a member of the iReceptor Project, which is supported by funding from CANARIE, the Canada Foundation for Innovation , and the BC Knowledge Development Fund . NCH is supported by EPSRC, UK , BBSRC, UK and ESRC, UK Grant EP/N006410/1 for the UK Software Sustainability Institute and has received funding from Jisc in the last five years. KJ is funded by the VRE4EIC project, which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 676247 . Publisher Copyright: © 2019 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2019/6
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