Powering Scientific Research with Collaborative Agility

Powering Scientific Research with Collaborative Agility

Scientific research is knowledge-dependent and collaborative in nature. Timely availability of relevant information and global collaboration among researchers is a necessity for research in today’s global world. The need for intelligent and readily accessible information by the scientific community has forced scientific information providers to leverage technology-led advancements in electronic research. Powering online channels with accurate and relevant scientific information will allow scientific researchers to reduce time spent in knowledge acquisition and devote more time to their core research, which in turn will help in creating scientific breakthroughs.

This paper presents the evolution of scientific research in keeping with the use of electronic media, the challenges faced by scientific information providers and TCS’s framework to achieve Collaborative Agility for the scientific information providers. This will enable the scientific information providers monetize information; help researchers collaborate and deliver
an effective knowledge platform for the scientific community.

Introduction

Scientific research is the backbone for inventions that have over the years contributed to the betterment of life for all of us. It is inherently knowledge driven, and knowledge is accumulated from published research and the expert interpretations of their own research. By nature, it is highly collaborative and the community leverages peer expertise to enhance their knowledge. Collaboration among scientific researchers increases productivity and Big Science often requires collaboration (De Solla Price, 1963).

Scientists consume an enormous amount of information as a part of their day-to-day research activities. Studies reveal that physicists read an average of 204 articles every year, while chemists read approximately 276 articles each year (Tenopir & King, 2001). Scientific researchers and medical workers read three times as many journal articles as legal, management, and sales professionals (Belefant-Miller & King, 2001).

Deep penetration of Internet globally has changed the landscape of scientific research from being primarily dependent on print journals to electronic research. Scientific information providers and scientific publishers have created digital products to address their consumer demands. Huge content available only in print in libraries worldwide, stored in legacy systems in non-granular structures and rapidly growing new sources of scientific content online pose strong challenges for the scientific information providers to ensure comprehensiveness, accuracy and relevance of scientific information. Scientific information providers should leverage efficient content management and online collaboration platforms to make online channels more useful for scientific research. This will drive adaptation of online channels, make information sharing easier and faster among the scientific community and create powerful platforms for collaboration.

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