From Shared Databases to Communities of Practice: A Taxonomy of Collaboratories
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JULY 24, 2008
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). " Compared to other peer groups, scientific communities are often surprisingly egalitarian and broadly international.
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