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Monash Virtual Research Environment using Quickr (Monash Team Space)

Monash e-Research Centre is currently introducing the use of Sakai and Lotus Quickr  research collaboration environments.  We seek to understand which works better in different circumstances.

With Monash Team Space you can share files within your research team, create multiple virtual work areas, add participants into your team, and publish information to the internet or keep information secure within your research team.  Monash Team Space has many other exciting features for you to explore as you need them.

Accessing Monash Team Space

Any Monash staff and HDR students can have access to the Monash Team Space, so log in to the Monash Team Space Demo to have a look at what the service can do for you.  To apply for your own Team Space fill out the online request form.

 

Use by your research collaborators external to Monash University is encouraged and welcomed.  You can set this up very easily yourself.  Once logged-in to your new Team Space you can create additional users of your workspace.  When creating users external to Monash please use their official home-institution email address as their Monash Team Space username, preferably in the form:

External username format:  firstname.lastname@homeinstitution.edu.au

When adding users to your Team Space please do communicate with them directly first, so that they know to expect an invitation and agree to participate.  Otherwise they might throw away the email invitation from Monash Team Space thinking it is just more spam email.

Getting started and getting help

You are more than welcome to explore Team Space by yourself if you want to, simply log in and start playing.

Also, we don’t want you to feel lost or overwhelmed.  If you want any help or advice from us, or suggestions or discussion about how to best use Team Space or other tools to best meet your needs please do not hesitate to contact any of us by any means.  In particular please direct Team Space enquiries to the ITS Service Desk.  We do not want to lose your interest.

Team Spaces’s rich functionality can easily obscure the particular features you need to do your research.  So we are developing specific information about using Team Space as a Virtual Research Environment:

Acceptable use policy and Disclaimer

The Monash Team Space Virtual Research Environment is provided by Monash University for use by Monash researchers and their research collaborators at other institutions. Use by your research collaborators external to Monash University is encouraged and welcomed.  Use of the service by all users is subject to Monash University's normal Staff Acceptable Use Policy for IT Services (AUP) available at: www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/management/its/it-use-policy-staff-and-authorised.html.

 

The Monash team leader of each research group is responsible for ensuring that the AUP is adhered to by all members of the group.  Publication of information, information access controls and group membership controls are the responsibility of the team leader of each worksite.  Monash University does not warrant the accuracy of the information provided by the service, nor the fitness for purpose of the service for your intended application.  Services are provided to 3rd parties on an ‘all care no responsibility’ basis.  Use of this site indicates your acceptance of these terms and conditions.