Social network sites for scientists : a quantitative survey /: a quantitative survey. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: José Luis Ortega.
• Authors: Ortega, José Luis
• Contents: 1 Introduction; 1.1 The Web and the Web 2.0 Concept; 1.2 Social Networking Sites -- The Web of the People; 1.3 Open Access -- Toward a New Scientific Communication; 1.4 Almetrics -- The Social Impact of Science; 1.5 Social Network Sites for Scientists; 1.5.1 Definition; 1.5.2 Functions; 1.5.3 Motivations and Adoption; 1.5.4 Typology; 1.5.5 Business Models; 1.6 Methods; 1.6.1 Scope; 1.6.2 Indicators; 1.6.2.1 Activity; 1.6.2.2 Compound Annual Growth Rate 1.6.2.3 Country Penetration1.6.2.4 Country Spreading; 1.6.2.5 Recent Activity; 1.6.3 Sources; 1.6.4 Data Extraction; Note; References; 2 The First Attempts; 2.1 Nature Network; 2.1.1 A Wide Range of Contacting Tools; 2.1.1.1 Forums; 2.1.1.2 Groups; 2.1.1.3 Hubs; 2.1.1.4 Blogs; 2.1.1.5 Questions & Answers; 2.1.1.6 Workbench; 2.1.2 The Natural Community; 2.1.3 The Chatting Room; 2.2 BiomedExperts; 2.2.1 Scientist's Directory; 2.2.2 Interaction Tools; 2.2.3 Structure; 2.2.4 Pre-elaborated Profiles; 2.2.5 UniPHY: The Physics Sequel; 2.2.6 A Static Network of Automatic Profiles 2.3 Why did these Sites Fail?References; 3 Social Bookmarking Sites; 3.1 CiteULike; 3.1.1 A Decayed Database; 3.1.2 Building a Social Library; 3.1.2.1 Tags; 3.1.2.2 Groups; 3.1.3 A Community in Decline; 3.1.4 Research Fields; 3.1.5 The Decay of an Extended Service; 3.2 BibSonomy; 3.2.1 Coverage, a user Called DBLP; 3.2.2 The German Club; 3.2.3 Social Dimension; 3.2.3.1 The BibSonomy's Meeting Point; 3.2.3.2 Tabs, Linking Documents; 3.2.4 A Local Project; 3.3 The Social Benefit of Egoism; Note; References; 4 Reference Management Tools; 4.1 Mendeley; 4.1.1 Desktop App 4.1.2 The Crowdsourced Catalogue4.1.3 The Social Network; 4.1.3.1 Tags or Keywords?; 4.1.3.2 Profiles, the Students' Network; 4.1.3.3 Groups, the Readers' Club; 4.1.4 Discovering Recommended Papers; 4.2 Zotero; 4.2.1 References in the Cloud; 4.2.1.1 Profiles, Just a Calling Card; 4.2.1.2 Groups, the Only Way of Sharing; 4.2.2 Open Source, Close Content; 4.3 Could a Reference Manager be a Social Site?; References; 5 Document Sharing Services; 5.1 ResearchGate; 5.1.1 Metrics, Tracking the User Actions; 5.1.1.1 RG Score; 5.1.1.2 Impact Points; 5.1.1.3 Citations; 5.1.1.4 Publications 5.1.1.5 Views5.1.1.6 Downloads; 5.1.1.7 Followers/followings; 5.1.2 Organizations, Beyond the Personal Profiles; 5.1.3 Publications, Self-archiving Driving Force; 5.1.4 Profiles, a Balanced Scientific Community; 5.1.5 Questions & Answers, a Forum Concealed by Questions; 5.1.6 More than a Social Network; 5.2 Academia.edu; 5.2.1 Profiles, the Humanists Network; 5.2.2 Papers, an Unstructured Ragbag; 5.2.3 Research Interests, Tagging the Content; 5.2.4 Viewers or Producers Network?; 5.3 Towards the Complete Academic Networking Site; References; 6 Comparison; 6.1 Size, Searching the Critical Mass
• Publisher Details: Cambridge, MA : Chandos Publishing is an imprint of Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 182 pages)
• Subjects: 502.85; Science -- Computer network resources; Online social networks; Online social networks; Science -- Computer network resources; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780081005897
• Related ISBNs: 008100589X; 9780081005927; 008100592X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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