Virtual research environments: An overview and a research agenda

Data Science Journal

Volumn 12, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Candela, Leonardo ^a   Castelli, Donatella ^a   Pagano, Pasquale ^a  

^a ISTI CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Data Infrastructure; Digital Library; Scientific Gateway; Virtual Research Environment

Indexed keywords

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WEB BROWSERS; WEB CRAWLER;

DATA INFRASTRUCTURE; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; MODERN SCIENCE; PROCESSING RESOURCES; RESEARCH AGENDA; SCIENTIFIC GATEWAYS; VIRTUAL RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT; WORKING ENVIRONMENT;

DIGITAL LIBRARIES;

EID: 84883085439     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16831470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2481/dsj.GRDI-013     Document Type: Article

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