?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Supporting+the+Everyday+Work+of+Scientists%3A+Automating+Scientific+Workflows&rft.creator=Vidger%2C+Mark&rft.creator=Vinson%2C+Norman+G.&rft.creator=Singer%2C+Janice+A.&rft.creator=Stewart%2C+Darlene&rft.creator=Mews%2C+Keith&rft.subject=Human+Computer+Interaction&rft.description=This+paper+describes+an+action+research+project+that+we+undertook+with+National+Research+Council+Canada+(NRC)+scientists.++Based+on+discussions+about+their+%0D%0Adifficulties+in+using+software+to+collect+data+and+manage+processes%2C+we+identified+three+requirements+for+increasing+research+productivity%3A+ease+of+use+for+end-+%0D%0Ausers%3B+managing+scientific+workflows%3B+and+facilitating+software+interoperability.++Based+on+these+requirements%2C+we+developed+a+software+framework%2C+Sweet%2C+to+%0D%0Aassist+in+the+automation+of+scientific+workflows.++%0D%0A%0D%0AThroughout+the+iterative+development+process%2C+and+through+a+series+of+structured+interviews%2C+we+evaluated+how+the+framework+was+used+in+practice%2C+and+identified+%0D%0Aincreases+in+productivity+and+effectiveness+and+their+causes.+While+the+framework+provides+resources+for+writing+application+wrappers%2C+it+was+easier+to+code+the+applications%E2%80%99+functionality+directly+into+the+framework+using+OSS+components.+Ease+of+use+for+the+end-user+and+flexible+and+fully+parameterized+workflow+representations+were+key+elements+of+the+framework%E2%80%99s+success.+%0D%0A&rft.date=2008-08&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6741%2F1%2Fvigder_2008.pdf&rft.identifier=++Vidger%2C+Mark+and+Vinson%2C+Norman+G.+and+Singer%2C+Janice+A.+and+Stewart%2C+Darlene+and+Mews%2C+Keith++(2008)+Supporting+the+Everyday+Work+of+Scientists%3A+Automating+Scientific+Workflows.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6741%2F