[SIGCIS-Members] Looking for studies / surveys of the uses of computing in scientific fields

[Danny Spitzberg]

I often come back to this paper on how biotech labs and digital music
studios engage with commercial, closed-source software packages and
technical tools. The toolkit accessibility promise comes from organizations
that “productize” and gatekeep/sell access to knowledge that is highly
relevant and useful for scientific advancement, but not ultimately
accessible in deeper ways. The paper discussed several ways to move
research and learning forward in spite of commercial obstacles.

https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1287/orsc.2015.1040


On Thu, Jul 10, 2025 at 8:11 AM Eric Gade via Members <
members at lists.sigcis.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I am looking for any studies or surveys that look at the specific uses of
> computing (applications, hardware, and in particular anything "custom")
> across scientific fields, broadly defined. By "scientific" here I mean
> everything from physics to archaeology to psychology. Aside from a desire
> to familiarize myself with such literature, I'm also looking to form a kind
> of understanding of the computing cultures within or even across some of
> these disciplines, especially how these cultures contrast with the uses of
> computing in the wider commercial world.
>
> Thanks for any guidance!
>
> --
> Eric
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