Multi-site Collaboration Example

This project demonstrates one way the OSF can be used for a complex collaborative project involving multiple groups and tools. The study for this project is conducted at three different sites that could represent a range of collaborations including multiple populations being observed, multiple labs following the same protocol in parallel, or variations of the same protocol being run by different teams. Each research site/location has a separate component under "Study" where all material related to that site can be kept. Materials relevant across sites and those that relate to project administration are organized at the top level of the project. Different kinds of information are segregated into components at both the top level and within the component for each site.

Because permissions are set at the component level, this kind of compartmentalization enables the project leads to allow other team members access to only the areas they need for their roles. This can simplify IRB compliance, allow Administrative staff access to expense details, Funder access to grant reports, or enable blinding of researcher views between the different sites.

本项研究展示了操作共享基金会（OSF）在涉及多个团队和工具的复杂协作项目中的运用方式。该研究在三个不同的地点进行，这些地点可能代表了一系列的协作模式，包括观察多个群体、多个实验室并行遵循同一协议，或不同团队执行同一协议的变体。每个研究地点/位置在“研究”部分下都有一个独立的组件，其中可以存放与该地点相关的所有资料。与多个地点相关的资料以及与项目管理相关的资料则组织在项目顶层。在项目顶层以及每个地点的组件内部，不同类型的信息被分别归类。由于权限设置在组件级别，这种模块化分割使得项目负责人能够允许其他团队成员仅访问他们角色所需的区域，从而简化了机构审查委员会（IRB）的合规性，允许行政人员访问费用详情，资助者访问资助报告，或在不同地点之间对研究人员进行盲审。