The Super Spreadsheet: collaborative information infrastructure in translational teams.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Science teams rely on multiple types of information to communicate, coordinate, and collaborate on their research and operational endeavors. While the Science of Team Science (SciTS) offers robust literature on how such teams use and manage their data, we know relatively little about their collective information behaviors. This paper, the first in a series, reports findings from the Information Management Prototype for Clinical and Translational Research (IMPACT-CTR) study, which examines collaborative information infrastructure within one type of science team: clinical and translational research teams (CTRTs).

Methods

We interviewed 48 team members across 10 U.S.-based teams.

Results

Analyses revealed that CTRTs progress through the research lifecycle of

SUBMITTER: Venkatesh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12833019 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature