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Knowledge Exchange Virtual Research Environment
Knowledge
I wanted to share the recent announcement of this valuable
international resource with the CNI community.
Clifford Lynch
Director, CNI
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International Knowledge Base on Virtual Research Environments
now released
A knowledge base has
now been launched providing information on international projects on
Virtual Research Environments (VREs). Virtual Research Environments
aim to help researchers from all disciplines to work collaboratively
by managing the increasingly complex range of tasks involved in
carrying out research on both small and large scales. The knowledge
base also presents lessons learned, by showing relevant studies in
this field. Through this website we aim to support funding bodies,
institutions and researchers who are interested in developing and
improving VREs. The VRE Knowledge Base is managed by the JISC, the UK's expert on
information and digital technologies for education and research and
was developed in partnership with the Knowledge Exchange.
Sharing a wealth of projects
The directory of VREs includes projects funded by partners of the
Knowledge Exchange initiative, i.e. the German Research Foundation, JISC in the UK, SURF in the Netherlands and DEFF in Denmark. It shows projects
listed in VRE reports and several international projects that we
identified during a short period of desk research. The list can be
searched by funding body and subject area, with additional browsing
features on software platform and country.
Overview of VRE literature
Under literature reports and scholarly publications on Virtual
Research Environments are listed. The focus is on reports commissioned
by members of the Knowledge Exchange initiative, but we have also
included other publications referenced in those reports.
Synthesizing lessons learned
In 2010, an international workshop on Virtual Research Environments was held
by the Knowledge
Exchange in Rotterdam. One of the key recommendations was to
synthesise "lessons learned through past and existing VRE projects
and studies" into a publicly accessible VRE Knowledge Base. This
website is a first step to what may become a more comprehensive
undertaking in the future.
Who is involved?
The website is hosted and developed by JISC, in partnerships with
members of the Knowledge Exchange. It was developed by Angela Wraight,
Xiaojing Wang and Torsten Reimer (JISC), with input from members of
the Knowledge Exchange VRE working group. For all questions regarding
the website, please contact Torsten.
Kind regards,
Keith
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