Scientific Collaboratories: Evaluating their Potential

The evaluation of scientific collaboratories has lagged behind their development. So few evaluations of scientific collaboratories exist that fundamental questions regarding their potential have yet to be answered: Can distributed scientific research produce high quality results? Do the capabilities afforded by collaboratories outweigh their disadvantages from scientists' perspectives?  How does the scientific process change in the context of a collaboratory?

Sonnenwald, Diane H., Mary C. Whitton and Kelly L. Maglaughlin. ASIST (2002). Articles>Collaboration>Scientific Communication