Testing tools in labs engages the community effectively, promoting collaboration and feedback.
The community's involvement is crucial to refine prototypes and enhance their effectiveness in real-world applications.
Lab-based research can benefit immensely from user testing, as demonstrated by ongoing prototype evaluations.
Challenges in lab environments often stem from the need for practical testing methods, calling for community-driven solutions.
Abstract
One of the challenges that we face in Labs and Research at Crossref is that, as we prototype various tools, we need the community to be able to test them.