Keywords:
Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
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.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (219 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781421418698
Series Statement:
Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=4509312
DDC:
502.85
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Managing Science -- 2 Origins of E-Government -- 3 Developing a New System -- 4 Principal Investigators as Lead Users -- 5 Research Administrators as Lead Users -- 6 NSF Staff as Legacy Users -- 7 Legacies, Lessons, and Prospects -- Appendix A. University Site Visits -- Appendix B. Interview Summary Statistics -- Notes -- Essay on Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y.
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