Characterizing the AQ Cluster

Cyberinfrastructure

• Distributed
• Collaborative
• Multidisciplinary
• International
• Heterogenous
• Interoperable
• Accessible as a Public Good
• Sustainable
• Facilitates Collaboration
• Supports Experimentation
• Time and place are no longer barriers to participation and interaction
• Access is open to specialists and non-specialists alike
• Information is the primary driver for progress
• The realm of the possible is expanded through new capabilities, resources, and mechanisms

References

• D. Crawford, [http://www.nsf.gov/eng/general/Workshop/cyberinfrastructure/crawford.ppt Charting our Cyberinfrastructure Future
• Necessary Characteristics of a Cyberinfrastructure for the Humanities and Social Sciences
• Greer, NSF and Cyberinfrastructure