Hartswood, Mark, Procter, Rob, Schopf, J. M., Slack, Roger, Ure, Jenny, Voss, Alex and Lin, Yuwei (2006) Abstractions, accounts and grid usability. In: 2nd International Conference on e-Social Science, Manchester, UK, 28-30 Jun 2006. Published in: Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on e-social science pp. 1-12.

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Abstract

The vision of the Grid is one of seamless, virtual and constantly changing resources where users need not concern themselves about details, such as exactly where an application is running or where their data is being stored. However, seamless and virtual often imply a lack of control that users may be wary of, or even opposed to. Drawing upon our studies of HCI and of collaborative work, this paper examines whether the Grid development community should be taking this vision literally and argues for the need for accountability of systems ‘in interaction’. We give examples of an alternative approach that seeks to provide ways in which administrators, technical support and user communities can make sense of the behaviour of the complex socio-technical ensembles that are the reality of Grids.

Item Type:	Conference Item (Paper)
Alternative Title:	Abstractions, accountability and grid usability
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Computer Science
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Data mining -- Great Britain, Electronic data processing -- Great Britain, Computer systems -- Great Britain, Systems software, Computer software -- Great Britain, Education -- Effect of technological innovations on -- Great Britain, Information storage and retrieval systems
Journal or Publication Title:	Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on e-social science
Publisher:	ESRC National Centre for e-Social Science
Official Date:	June 2006
Dates:	Date Event June 2006 Published
Page Range:	pp. 1-12
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Funder:	Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC)
Conference Paper Type:	Paper
Title of Event:	2nd International Conference on e-Social Science
Type of Event:	Conference
Location of Event:	Manchester, UK
Date(s) of Event:	28-30 Jun 2006

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