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Google Wave: Have CTSA-Minded Institutions Caught It?
1Special Projects Librarian University of Minnesota Bio-Medical Library St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America.
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
|April 5, 2011
Summary
Google Wave, a tool for communication and collaboration, showed potential for information professionals but was not widely adopted by Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA)-minded institutions. Early evaluation suggests awareness of its capabilities is beneficial for scholarly communication practices.
Area of Science:
- Scholarly communication
- Information science
- Health informatics
Background:
- Google Wave aimed to integrate email, social networking, and chat for enhanced collaboration.
- Information professionals could leverage Google Wave for evaluation and education, particularly within Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA)-minded institutions.
- The tool held promise for interdisciplinary collaboration and novel authorship models in research settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct an early, evidence-based evaluation of Google Wave's potential for collaboration within CTSA-minded institutions.
- To assess the usability and adoption of Google Wave among information professionals and researchers in these institutions.
- To explore communication strategies within CTSA-minded institutions.
Main Methods:
- A case study involving two 'waves' on Google Wave.
- Wave 1: A survey with five questions on demographics, general impressions, useful tools, and potential collaborators.
- Wave 2: A private, guided discussion on collaboration potential, with outreach via Twitter, forums, blogs, and email lists.
Main Results:
- Low survey response rate (n=11, viable n=9), primarily from librarians and support staff; no CTSA researcher respondents.
- Most respondents saw potential for collaboration, but only one participant joined the discussion wave.
- Difficulties were encountered in reaching CTSA-minded institutions for participation.
Conclusions:
- Google Wave was not a primary communication tool for CTSA-minded institutions at the time of the study.
- The study highlighted Google Wave's nascent collaboration and authorship capabilities, valuable for information professionals.
- Challenges in outreach raised questions about current inter-institutional communication methods and underscored the value of case studies for technology evaluation.
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