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From Shared Databases to Communities of Practice: A Taxonomy of Collaboratories

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Crane (1972) first described the loosely-affiliated but highly interactive networks of scientists as "invisible colleges." The success criterion had also been explored at a project workshop (SOC, 2001). The site is hosted by Ricoh Innovations, and individual projects are designed and run by academic project teams.