FastLane: Managing Science in the Internet World (John Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology) - Hardcover

FastLane; Managing Science in the Internet World

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. Paula Keller (author photograph) (illustrator). First Printing [Stated]. Iix, [3], 206, [6] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Essay on Sources. Index. Inscription on the fep signed by both authors. Inscription reads Dear Dian, Hope that you might enjoy this "slice' of NSF history--a complement to your own book. With best wishes. Tom Misa Jan 2016. Also signed below by Jeffrey R. Yost. DJ has slight soiling and some sticker residue. This is one of the Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Thomas J. Misa is the author or coauthor of many books, including A Nation of Steel: The Making of Modern America, 1865-1925 and FastLane: Managing Science in the Internet World. Thomas J. Misa is ERA-Land Grant Professor of the History of Technology at the University of Minnesota, where he directs the Charles Babbage Institute. Jeffrey R. Yost is Associate Director of the Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota, where he is also on the faculty of the Program in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine. 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. Artikel-Nr. 85773

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