Managing Data within the HUBzero? Platform

摘要

During the past 6 years, I have had the opportunity to work with a wide range of projects. Our HUBzero software platform currently powers nanoHUB.org and 25 other Websites or "hubs" used for both research and education (McLennan and Kennell, 2010). These hubs support many different areas of science and engineering, including nanotechnology, microelectromechanical systems, cancer care, bio-fuels, earthquake engineering, volcanic activity, pharmaceutical engineering, environmental modeling, battery technology for electric vehicles, and heat transfer applications. All together, these Websites have served more than 390,000 unique visitors during the past 12 months. Through our experiences with these projects, we have found at least two different approaches for managing data.