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FastLane - Managing Science in the Internet World (Hardcover)
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FastLane - Managing Science in the Internet World (Hardcover)
Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology
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Since 2000, the National Science Foundation has depended upon its
pioneering FastLane e-government system to manage grant
applications, peer reviews, and reporting. In this
behind-the-scenes account Thomas J. Misa and Jeffrey R. Yost
examine how powerful forces of science and computing came together
to create this influential grant-management system, assessing its
impact on cutting-edge scientific research. Why did the NSF create
FastLane, and how did it anticipate the development of web-based
e-commerce? What technical challenges did the glitch-prone early
system present? Did the switch to electronic grant proposals
disadvantage universities with fewer resources? And how did the
scientific community help shape FastLane? Foregrounding the
experience of computer users, the book draws on hundreds of
interviews with scientific researchers, sponsored project
administrators, NSF staff, and software designers, developers, and
managers.
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