Behind the Science

The Invisible Work of Data Management in Big Science
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-5292-3010-9
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 213 g

Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

Some of the largest quantities of data produced today occur as the result of experiments taking place at Big Science facilities.

This book tells the story of a unique research journey following the people responsible for designing and implementing data management at a new Big Science facility, the European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund, Sweden. It critically examines the idea of data as an absolute ‘truth’ and sheds light on the often underestimated, yet essential, contributions of these data experts.

Providing a unique glimpse into the inner workings of Big Science, this book fills an important gap in science and technology studies and critical data studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harrison, Katherine

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik EDV & Informatik Allgemein Soziale und ethische Aspekte der EDV
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Wissenschaftsethik, Technikethik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wissenssoziologie, Wissenschaftssoziologie, Techniksoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaftspolitik, Wissenschaftsförderung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Data and Knowledge

2. A Neglected Aspect of Big Science

3. In/Visibility

4. How to Study a Hole in the Ground

5. Getting Technical

6. Technician or Scientist?

7. Organisational Frictions

8. The Rawness of the Data

9. Big Science: A Moving Target

Über Autor(innen)

Harrison, Katherine
Katherine Harrison is Associate Professor in Gender Studies at Linköping University, Sweden.