Science and engineering gateways or portals provide researchers with online access to data, computational tools, and resources. They can also further collaborations. Our study, funded by the National Science Foundation's Office of Cyberinfrastructure (NSF award number 0948476, http://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward....), asks, "What makes one science gateway more successful than another, and how can we help future gateways succeed?" With an eye to helping the National Science Foundation direct its investments more effectively, the "Opening Science Gateways to Future Success" project engaged representatives from a variety of technology projects and funding organizations — nationally and internationally, across disciplines — through in-depth, interactive group conversations. From these meetings, we have assembled a list of recommendations for making the odds of success better, both in terms of project characteristics and the surrounding environmental factors. This short video offers a sampling of what we've learned.
This video was created by Nancy Wilkins-Diehr and Katherine A. Lawrence (based on the thoughtful contributions of more than sixty focus group participants). We would love to hear from you. Contact us and learn more at http://sciencegateways.org/projects/o....
Music credits (both from Jamendo):
"Fly like a fly" by Kammerer
"Da Waft" by Ades Vapor
