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Title: FastLane
Condition: New
EAN: 9781421418681
ISBN: 9781421418681
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: Hardback
Release Date: 11/03/2016
Item Height: 229mm
Item Length: 152mm
Item Width: 20mm
Item Weight: 431g
Author: Jeffrey R. Yost, Thomas J. Misa
Language: English
Subtitle: Managing Science in the Internet World
ISBN-10: 1421418681
Description: 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.
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology
Genre: History
Topic: Science Nature & Math
Release Year: 2016

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