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Social Network Sites for Scientists

Author Jose Luis Ortega
Release Date: 2016/07/01
ISBN: 9780081005897
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Book Description

Social Network Sites for Scientists: A Quantitative Survey explores the newest social network sites (for example, ResearchGate and Academia.edu) and web bibliographic platforms (Mendeley, Zotero) that have recently emerged for the scholarly community to use in the interchange of information and documents.

Chapters describe their main characteristics, what their advantages and limitations are, and the researchers that populate these websites. The surveys included in the book have been conducted following a quantitative approach, and measure the strength of the services provided by the sites in terms of use and activity. In addition, they also discuss the implications of new products in the future of scientific communication and their impact on research activities and evaluation.

  • Analyzes social network sites form scientists using a quantitative approach
  • Introduces the quantitative study of the main characteristic and functionalities of each platform, and the activity that they develop
  • Offers a scientific review of the most relevant and current studies on this issue, discussing their results and commenting on their implications for scientific communication and research evaluation

Table of Contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. List of Figures
  7. List of Tables
  8. Preface
  9. About the Author
  10. Chapter 1. Introduction
    1. Abstract
    2. 1.1 The Web and the Web 2.0 Concept
    3. 1.2 Social Networking Sites – The Web of the People
    4. 1.3 Open Access – Toward a New Scientific Communication
    5. 1.4 Almetrics – The Social Impact of Science
    6. 1.5 Social Network Sites for Scientists
    7. 1.6 Methods
    8. Note
    9. References
  11. Chapter 2. The First Attempts
    1. Abstract
    2. 2.1 Nature Network
    3. 2.2 BiomedExperts
    4. 2.3 Why did these Sites Fail?
    5. References
  12. Chapter 3. Social Bookmarking Sites
    1. Abstract
    2. 3.1 CiteULike
    3. 3.2 BibSonomy
    4. 3.3 The Social Benefit of Egoism
    5. Note
    6. References
  13. Chapter 4. Reference Management Tools
    1. Abstract
    2. 4.1 Mendeley
    3. 4.2 Zotero
    4. 4.3 Could a Reference Manager be a Social Site?
    5. References
  14. Chapter 5. Document Sharing Services
    1. Abstract
    2. 5.1 ResearchGate
    3. 5.2 Academia.edu
    4. 5.3 Towards the Complete Academic Networking Site
    5. References
  15. Chapter 6. Comparison
    1. Abstract
    2. 6.1 Size, Searching the Critical Mass
    3. 6.2 Networking Activity
    4. 6.3 Consolidation of the Self-archiving Platforms
    5. Note
    6. References
  16. Chapter 7. Final Remarks
    1. Abstract
    2. 7.1 Content as the Underlying Factor of Social Network Development
    3. 7.2 Activity Defines the Typology of Users and Site Usage
    4. 7.3 Diogenes Club? Private Over Public Interests
    5. 7.4 Metrics for Managing Reputation and Socializing, not for Research Impact
    6. 7.5 Toward a Societal Commitment of the Scientist to the Citizenship
    7. Note
    8. References
  17. Index
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