A Content Management System as an Information Management System in Interdisciplinary Research

Paweł Rola; Dorota Kuchta

doi:10.18778/0208-6018.350.04

Authors

Paweł Rola Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Computer Science and Management Department of Management Systems https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5858-629X
Dorota Kuchta Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Computer Science and Management Department of Management Systems https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9747-0759

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/0208-6018.350.04

Keywords:

team science, content management system, software‑as‑a‑service, case study

Abstract

Teams of scientific specialists have replaced independent researchers, simultaneously the research team size has increased by 50% over the 19‑year period. Better collaborations between project team members might improve research outcomes or R&D project products. Knowledge needs to be communicated among a research team effectively and shared among all research team members as it is created collaboratively. Collaboration can be successfully supported by providing a knowledge sharing environment and communication facilities. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the feasibility and discuss novel communication among scientists using a content management system (CMS) which operates based on the Software‑as‑a‑Service (SaaS) cloud‑computing model. This study presents the use of CMS for the collaboration of a research team carrying out a research project funded by the Polish National Science Centre.

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