%0 Journal Article
%T The Setting Up of Virtual Communities for Research
%A Luis Arturo ¨˘vila Mel¨¦ndez
%A Adela Miranda Madrid
%A Mexico
%J Revista de Universidad y Sociedad del Conocimiento
%D 2009
%I Fundaci¨® Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
%X We present a preview of the analysis of the participation of inter-institutional research teams and an academic community on virtual, tailor-made platforms for the sharing of information among the members of each group. The institutional conditions and the characteristics of academic workers and communication tools are analysed and we present a summary of the difficulties in collaboration among researchers using tools designed to coordinate research activities. Finally some thoughts are expressed on the consequences of this situation for a regional research centre working with limited financial resources.
%K practise community
%K research
%K social construction of inequalities
%U http://rusc.uoc.edu/ojs/index.php/rusc/article/view/19