Overleaf_at_CERN_Case_Study_v1published.pdf (4.44 MB)
Overleaf at CERN: Supporting thousands of research collaborations
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posted on 2019-10-22, 11:23 authored by John HammersleyJohn Hammersley, Nikos Kasioumis, Valeria BrancoliniValeria BrancoliniSince its founding in 1954, CERN (https://home.cern/) has been at
the forefront of the creation, development and adoption of new
technology to help uncover what the universe is made of and how it
works. CERN brings together people from all over the world to push
forward the boundaries of human knowledge, helping to inspire and train
the next generation of scientists and engineers in the process.
In
2016, CERN was looking to adopt a single, collaborative authoring tool
to provide to their researchers. They conducted a year-long trial of
three platforms, with Overleaf (https://www.overleaf.com) emerging as
the best fit.
The subsequent launch of Overleaf
at CERN has been a huge success, with usage in the first year and a
half growing by over 800% to include more than 3,600 CERN members across
many different departments and specialities.
