researchgate and academia.edu for scholars
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Social Networking for Academics: ResearchGate
and Academia.eduAmanda Clay Powers
Mississippi State University LibrariesFebruary 26, 2016
Social Networking• Popular • General• Useful in certain
circumstances• Not focused on
research• Discipline-
dependent
• Social Networks for Researchers?
• Popular:• ResearchGate• Twitter• LinkedIn• Academia.edu
Nature 2014: Survey of Scholars on Social Mediahttp://www.nature.com/news/online-collaboration-scientists-and-the-social-network-1.15711
Why Social Networks for Researchers?• Research wants to be shared widely• Tracking your research distribution• Creating collaboration• Staying up-to-date on colleagues publications• Creating a professional online presence• Developing a national reputation (promotion!)
Obstacles• Author rights restrictions• Choosing the right tools• Creating compelling profiles• Connecting with appropriate colleagues• Optimizing for online reputation
Which Social Network?• Popular
• Research Gate• Social Sciences• Sciences• Engineering
• Academia.edu• Humanities• Social Sciences
What Else is Out There?Features Mendeley Google
ScholarORCID Researcher
IDScopusID Research
GateAcademia.edu
Publications (list and linked) y y y y y y yPublication Metrics y y n y y y ySocial Media Links n n n n n y yBiographical / Interest / Affiliation y y y y n y yNumber of Accounts > 3 million n/a >950K >270k n/a ~5 million >14.6 millionUploading Feature y n n n n y yManual Additions y y y n n y yAutomated Publications Additions many search
engines + import RIS or
BibTeX
Google Scholar
Crossref + Scopus +
RsearcherID + DataCite +
PubMedCentral Europe
WoS + ORCID Scopus PubMed + IEEE +
CiteSeer + RepEc + BMC
Crossref + Microsoft AS+ PubMed + ArXiv
Adapted from http://libguides.library.uu.nl/researchimpact/profiles
Why Academia.edu & ResearchGate?
• Interactive• Focused on natural
research communities• Institution-based• Shareable• Low-maintenance
What are they doing?
http://blogs.nature.com/naturejobs/2015/09/07/social-media-the-art-of-self-promotion
Academia.edu• Started by Richard Price, a philosopher from University of
Oxford• Started in 2008• 14 million users• Social Sciences and Humanities• Anyone can join• 15k new papers daily
ResearchGate• Started by Ijad Madisch, a Harvard-educated Berlin MD/Virologist• 5 million users (10k new users daily)• Started in 2008• Sciences and Social Sciences• Associated with a Research Institution• 2 million uploads of papers / month• 1300 sets of raw data / negative results daily
When can you upload?• Depends on your Author Contract (!)• Pre- or Post-Prints• Not Usually Journal PDFs• Use Sherpa-Romeo to determine legality• Comply with Take-Down Notices!
Sherpa-Romeo / Contracts• Archiving status• Type of materials to archive• Open Access status• Publishers Conditions
Questions?
Amanda Clay Powers
Associate ProfessorHead of Research Services
Social Media Research LibrarianMississippi State University Libraries
[email protected] @amandaclay
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• http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2814%2962230-3/fulltext
• http://www.nature.com/content/authortips/• https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yuejia_Lee• https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michele_Mcdonnall/info• https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hao_Bai4