How the Science Gateways Community Institute Supports Those Who Are Creating Websites to Access Shared Resources

The Science Gateways Community Institute (SGCI) serves the gateway community with free, NSF-funded resources, services, experts, and ideas. Our community shares expertise, technologies, and best practices for creating and sustaining gateways. Gateways offer Web-based access to shared resources, including data, software, computing services, instruments, and educational materials. Gateways are also known by other names, including portals, virtual research environments or virtual labs, eScience, and research cyberinfrastructure.