The term e-Research (alternately spelled eResearch) refers to the use of information technology to support existing and new forms of research. This extends cyber-infrastructure practices established in STEM fields such as e-Science to cover other all research areas, including HASS fields such as digital humanities.[1]

Principles

Research data lifecycle

Practices in e-Research typically aim to improve efficiency, interconnectedness and scalability across the full research data lifecycle: collection, storage, analysis, visualisation and sharing of data.[2]

E-Research therefore involves collaboration of researchers (often in a multi-disciplinary team), with data scientists and computer scientists, data stewards and digital librarians, and significant information and communication technology infrastructure.[3]

In addition to human resources, it often requires the physical infrastructure for data-intensive activities, often using high performance computing systems such as grid computing.[3]

Applications

Examples of e-Research problems range across disciplines which include:

  • Modelling of ecosystems or economies
  • Exploration of human genome structures
  • Studies of large linguistic corpora
  • Integrated social policy analyses

In Australia

Specialist services, centres or programmes instituted to support Australian data and technology intensive research operate under the umbrella term: eResearch. In March 2012, representatives from these eResearch groups came together to discuss the need build a "collaborative program to strengthen eResearch and address issues facing the sector nationally".[4] The Australian eResearch Organisation (AeRO) emerged from this forum as "a collaborative organisation of national and state-based research organisations to advance eResearch implementation and innovation in Australia".[5] Professionals working in Australian eResearch annually convene a conference known as: eResearch Australasia.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Burton, Orville; Appleford, Simon (2009-01-01). "Cyberinfrastructure for the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences". EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research - Research Bulletin. 2009 (1).
  2. ↑ Gupta, Shivam; Müller-Birn, Claudia (2018-08-06). "A study of e-Research and its relation with research data life cycle: a literature perspective". Benchmarking. 25 (6): 1656–1680. doi:10.1108/bij-02-2017-0030. ISSN 1463-5771. S2CID 169188241.
  3. 1 2 e-Research Collaboration - Theory, Techniques and | Murugan Anandarajan | Springer. www.springer.com. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  4. ↑ "Intersect Newsletter, 6 March 2012". Intersect Australia. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "About". Australian eResearch Organisation (AeRO). Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "About". eResearch Australasia Conference. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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