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Collaboratories: Improving Research Capabilities in Chemical and Biomedical Sciences Proceedings of a Multi-site Electronic Workshop (1999) / Chapter Skim
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James D. Myers
Pages 5-9

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From page 5...
... Such tools include video conferencing, shared browsers, whiteboards, chat boxes, and shared applications. These technologies enable participants to discuss data, draw sketches directly on a whiteboard that others can view, call up data in their visualization applications and rotate and zoom-in on Images, and easily guide each other across the Web.
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From page 6...
... Setting up a collaboratory is not simply a matter of running a remote experiment. Remote control software may let participants perform the experiment, but they will also need access to the sample preparation procedures, instrument settings, and other information usually recorded in a local paper notebook today.
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From page 7...
... facility, we initially provided basic tools, including video conferencing, whiteboards, and an electronic notebook to one group studying the three-dimensional structure of a particular protein. We also gave the remote researcher access to the NMR spectrometer control software via the Internet, allowing him to run experiments remotely.
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From page 8...
... While using appropriate technologies and integrating collaboration tools into the experimental process are important aspects of making collaboratory interactions successful, we also need to consider the effects of these technologies and collaboratory practices on the personnel and organizations involved. For example, today an experimentalist must be a machinist, a pump mechanic, a laser technician, a chemist, and a grant writer to be successful.
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From page 9...
... Undergraduates will be able to join research teams via collaboratories throughout the year, gaining experiences that are available today only through a limited number of short "summer" fellowships. Increased communication between researchers, students, and educators may also help improve the linkage between formal classroom studies and research experiences.
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