VIRTUAL RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT AS PART OF RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE

Abstract

The article discusses the virtual research environment (VRE) as central participant modern research scenarios. The study VRE begins with five group definitions, demarcatedaccording to the key words: "collaboration", "Science Gateway", "digital library", "virtual organization", " computing/digital ecology" and "ecology software". Particular attention ispaid to the evolution of the concept of "virtual research environment" in the UK from 2004 to2013 and projects — the winner’s in the competition VRE of the European Union, as well aslists the benefits and drivers development of virtual research environments