E-research
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The term e-Research (alternately spelled eResearch) refers to the use of information technology to support existing and new forms of research. This extends cyber-infrastructure practices established in STEM fields such as e-Science to cover other all research areas, including HASS fields such as digital humanities.[1]
Principles
Practices in e-Research typically aim to improve efficiency, interconnectedness and scalability across the full research data lifecycle: collection, storage, analysis, visualisation and sharing of data.[2]
E-Research therefore involves collaboration of researchers (often in a multi-disciplinary team), with data scientists and computer scientists, data stewards and digital librarians, and significant information and communication technology infrastructure.[3]
In addition to human resources, it often requires the physical infrastructure for data-intensive activities, often using high performance computing systems such as grid computing.[3]
Applications
Examples of e-Research problems range across disciplines which include:
- Modelling of ecosystems or economies
- Exploration of human genome structures
- Studies of large linguistic corpora
- Integrated social policy analyses
In Australia
Specialist services, centres or programmes instituted to support Australia n data and technology intensive research operate under the umbrella term: eResearch. In March 2012, representatives from these eResearch groups came together to discuss the need build a "collaborative program to strengthen eResearch and address issues facing the sector nationally".[4] The Australian eResearch Organisation (AeRO) emerged from this forum as "a collaborative organisation of national and state-based research organisations to advance eResearch implementation and innovation in Australia".[5] Professionals working in Australian eResearch annually convene a conference known as: eResearch Australasia.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Burton, Orville; Appleford, Simon (2009-01-01). "Cyberinfrastructure for the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences". EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research - Research Bulletin 2009 (1). https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/history_pubs/3.
- ↑ Gupta, Shivam; Müller-Birn, Claudia (2018-08-06). "A study of e-Research and its relation with research data life cycle: a literature perspective". Benchmarking 25 (6): 1656–1680. doi:10.1108/bij-02-2017-0030. ISSN 1463-5771.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 e-Research Collaboration - Theory, Techniques and | Murugan Anandarajan | Springer. www.springer.com. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783642122569. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ↑ "Intersect Newsletter, 6 March 2012". http://www.intersect.org.au/intersect-newsletter-18.
- ↑ "About". http://aero.edu.au/.
- ↑ "About". https://conference.eresearch.edu.au/.
External links
- New Zealand eScience Infrastructure (NeSI)
- Centre for eResearch, University of Auckland
- eResearch, the University of Michigan
- Research Paper Service
- Oxford e-Research Centre
- Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation (CeRDI) at Federation University
- University of Cape Town eResearch Centre
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