Kinds of Collaboratories

• Research focus– Distributed Research Center

• Unified by a topic area

– Shared instrumentation• Access to a scientific instrument

– Product Development• Building a time-bounded product

– Community Data Systems• Shared information resource with common

contributions

Kinds of Collaboratories

• Practice focus– Virtual Community of Practice

• Common research area • Provide the conference break area

– Virtual learning community• Goal of increasing community knowledge

– Expert consultation• Provide access to an expert

Gauges (success/use)

• Did it go into use• Did it have the intended result

– Collaboration capabilities– Collaboration use practice

• Who used it and why• How much did it augment or instead change

the way people interact• How was it promoted/funded• Did it persist beyond its development funding• What purpose did it end up serving