Experience with New Tools and Infrastructures of Research: An Exploratory Study of Distance From, and Attitudes Toward, e-Research

Prometheus, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 223-238, 2009

31 Pages Posted: 24 Jun 2008 Last revised: 4 Dec 2015

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William H. Dutton

GCSCC Computer Science University of Oxford

Eric T. Meyer

University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute ; UT Austin iSchool

Date Written: September 1, 2009

Abstract

e-Research initiatives have been launched around the world, but have they captured the imagination of researchers across the disciplines? This paper reports on a webbased survey designed to gauge awareness of and support for e-Research initiatives. Early adoption and interest in e-Research practices represent a wide range of methodological traditions, but those most interested in e-Research tend to be among a cohort of more recent graduates of doctoral programmes. However, greater certainty and support is driven largely by proximity to e-Research. This finding reinforces the value of efforts to engage more social scientists and other researchers in e-Research, such as through demonstrations, training or other ways of providing hands-on involvement. Doctoral and early career training might be the most fruitful arenas for engagement.

Keywords: e-Research, e-Social Science, proximity, experience technology

Suggested Citation

Dutton, William H. and Meyer, Eric T. and Meyer, Eric T., Experience with New Tools and Infrastructures of Research: An Exploratory Study of Distance From, and Attitudes Toward, e-Research (September 1, 2009). Prometheus, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 223-238, 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1150422

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