Understanding e-science – what is it about? -- Organising academia online -- The Fish Model: When Do Researchers Collaborate Online? -- The Use of Digital Tools in Scholarly Activities -- Digital research infrastructure -- MOVING: A User-Centric Platform for Online Literacy Training and Learning -- CLARIN-D – An IT-based research infrastructure for the humanities and social sciences -- Toward Process Variability Management in Online Examination Process in German Universities -- Designing External Knowledge Communication in a Research Network -- Researching scientific structures via joint authorships – the case of virtual 3D modelling in the humanities -- Visions of a Future Research Workplace Arising from Recent Foresight Exercises.

Open Access

This open access book shows the breadth and various facets of e-Science, while also illustrating their shared core. Changes in scientific work are driven by the shift to grid-based worlds, the use of information and communication systems, and the existential infrastructure, which includes global collaboration. In this context, the book addresses emerging issues such as open access, collaboration and virtual communities and highlights the diverse range of developments associated with e-Science. As such, it will be of interest to researchers and scholars in the fields of information technology and knowledge management.