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

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The types are: Distributed Research Centers, Shared Instruments, Community Data Systems, Open Community Contribution Systems, Virtual Communities of Practice, Virtual Learning Communities, and Community Infrastructure Projects. In particular, our research has highlighted three types of barriers. Second, scientists work independently.