Virtual Research Environments: From Portals to Science Gateways (Paperback)

Motivation and requirements; Creating and using research data; Managing and using digital information; Collaboration, trust and security; Domain differences and usability; VRE architecture: The technology; E-infrastructure and grid resources; Desktop environments and the web; Desktop environments and the web; Example 1: E-infrastructure for social science research; Example 2: E-infrastructure for experimental facilities; Conclusions: Lessons learned and limitations.