Higher Education IT and Cyberinfrastructure: Integrating Technologies for Scholarship

Published:
Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports
Author(s) and Contributors:
Author(s): Mark Sheehan
Source(s) and Collection(s):
Sources(s): EDUCAUSE Research Collection(s): Research Report
ParentTopics:
Collaborations and Partnerships Advanced Networking Cyberinfrastructure Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)

Abstract

Abstract

This 2008 ECAR research study explores higher education’s involvement in five areas of research-related information technologies: high-performance computing resources, cyberinfrastructure applications and tools, data storage and management resources, advanced network infrastructure resources, and resources for collaboration within virtual communities. The report, which is based on results of a quantitative survey of 369 U.S. and Canadian colleges and universities and consultation with cyberinfrastructure experts and 12 university executives and technical staff members, discusses who uses, who provides, and who funds cyberinfrastructure resources as well as how important each technology is and will be to research and teaching.

Table of Contents
Entire Study Higher Education IT and Cyberinfrastructure: Integrating Technologies for Scholarship
  Foreword
Chapter 1 Executive Summary
Chapter 2 Introduction, Methodology, and Demographics
Chapter 3 Cyberinfrastructure on Campus
Chapter 4 Understanding the Cyberinfrastructure Landscape
Chapter 5 Cyberinfrastructure Underpinnings: Support for Support
Chapter 6 Pulling Together to Support Research
Appendix A Institutional Respondents to the Online Survey
Appendix B Interviewees in Qualitative Research
Appendix C Bibliography
Appendix D Statistical Details (Selected Tables)
Online Supporting Materials
Roadmap
Survey Instrument

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