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Format	Hardback
Published	January 15, 2016
ISBN-13	9781421418681
Language	English
Pages	224
Words	82431
Illustrations, black and white	2
Line drawings, black and white	2
Maps	2
Charts	2
Height	9.00 Inches (US)
Width	6.00 Inches (US)
Thickness	0.80 Inches (US)
Unit weight	.95 Pounds (US)
List Prices	$37.00 USD, £30.50 GBP
ONIX	v2.1 Reference

Format	Electronic book text
Published	January 15, 2016
ISBN-13	9781421418698
Print Edition	9781421418681
Language	English
Pages	224
Words	82431
Illustrations, black and white	2
Line drawings, black and white	2
Maps	2
Charts	2
Height	9.00 Inches (US)
Width	6.00 Inches (US)
List Prices	$37.00 USD, £30.50 GBP
ONIX	v2.1 Reference

FastLane

Name: FastLane
Price: 37.00 USD
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ISBN: 9781421418681

Managing Science in the Internet World

By Thomas J. Misa and Jeffrey R. Yost

Johns Hopkins University Press

The unique history and development of FastLane, the central nervous system of the National Science Foundation.

Since 2000, the National Science Foundation has depended upon its pioneering FastLane e-government system to manage grant applications, peer reviews, and reporting. In this behind-the-scenes account Thomas J. Misa and Jeffrey R. Yost examine how powerful forces of science and computing came together to create this influential grant-management system, assessing its impact on cutting-edge scientific research.

Why did the NSF create FastLane, and how did it anticipate the development of web-based e-commerce? What technical challenges did the glitch-prone early system present? Did the switch to electronic grant proposals disadvantage universities with fewer resources? And how did the scientific community help shape FastLane?

Foregrounding the experience of computer users, the book draws on hundreds of interviews with scientific researchers, sponsored project administrators, NSF staff, and software designers, developers, and managers.

About the Authors

Thomas J. Misa is the director of the Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota, where he holds the Engineering Research Associates Land-Grant Chair in the history of technology. He is the author of Leonardo to the Internet: Technology and Culture from the Renaissance to the Present. Jeffrey R. Yost is the associate director of the Charles Babbage Institute and a faculty member in the history of science, technology, and medicine department at the University of Minnesota. He is the coauthor of Computer: A History of the Information Machine.

Endorsements

"This fundamentally important book for historians of science and technology uses the testimonies of scientists and computer experts to demystify the workings and construction of NSF's FastLane grant application system. Skillfully drawing from more than four hundred interviews and an impressive range of archival sources, Misa and Yost have masterfully crafted an accessible, engaging, and frank history."

- Joseph A. November, University of South Carolina, author of Biomedical Computing: Digitizing Life in the United States

Publisher	Johns Hopkins University Press
Series	Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology
BISAC Subject Headings	SCIENCE / History (311 Titles) COMPUTERS / Internet / General (3 Titles) HISTORY / United States / 21st Century (17 Titles) TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History (210 Titles)
BIC Subject Headings	History of science (324 Titles) History of the Americas (1147 Titles) Internet & WWW industries (1 Title) History of engineering and technology (240 Titles)
US school grade range	From 17

Format	Hardback
Published	January 15, 2016
ISBN-13	9781421418681
Language	English
Pages	224
Words	82431
Illustrations, black and white	2
Line drawings, black and white	2
Maps	2
Charts	2
Height	9.00 Inches (US)
Width	6.00 Inches (US)
Thickness	0.80 Inches (US)
Unit weight	.95 Pounds (US)
List Prices	$37.00 USD, £30.50 GBP
ONIX	v2.1 Reference

Format	Electronic book text
Published	January 15, 2016
ISBN-13	9781421418698
Print Edition	9781421418681
Language	English
Pages	224
Words	82431
Illustrations, black and white	2
Line drawings, black and white	2
Maps	2
Charts	2
Height	9.00 Inches (US)
Width	6.00 Inches (US)
List Prices	$37.00 USD, £30.50 GBP
ONIX	v2.1 Reference