Sunday, March 16, 2014

Social Network Websites for Researchers



Social Networking for
Geeks and Nerds


Evelyn Smith

MS in Library Science, University of North Texas (2012)

Ph. D. in English, Texas Christian University (1995)


Researchers shouldn’t overlook specialized social network Websites when looking for academic Open Access sources or employment opportunities:  

Lab Roots: Your Science Network.  (2014). LabRoots.com.  Retrieved from http://labroots.com

LabRoots aims to connect not only Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics researchers, but it also serves as a social networking site for economists, historians, attorneys and law students, linguists and literary scholars, philosophers, and social scientists, helping them collaborate across geographic boundaries and fields of expertise. Users can participate in group topics, posting questions, reviews, comments, and videos, attend Webinars, follow scientific news feeds, enter monthly scientific photo and image contests, and find and post jobs—all the while tracking their activity and the actions of their peers.

Nature.com Blogs.  (2014).  Nature Publishing Group.  Retrieved from http://blogs.nature.com/

The Nature.com Blogs Website provides links for all the bloggers affiliated with the Nature Publishing Group.

 Nature Network.  (2014).  Nature Publishing Group.  Retrieved from http://network.nature.com/

As of December 11, 2013, Nature Network became an archival site, although users can still browse forums and groups.

Research Gate.  (2014). Research Gate.net.  Retrieved from http://www.researchgate.net/

Research Gate allows researchers to publish Open Access papers, collaborate with colleagues, obtain supporting statistics and citations for their research, and find employment via a jobs board.

SciLogs. (2014).  Nature.com.  Nature Publishing Group. Retrieved from http://www.scilogs.com/

Once part of Nature Network, this archival Website still allows visitors to access SciLogs blogs and links to current Scientific American  blogs.

Social Science Research Network. (2014).  Social Science Research Network Publishing.  Retrieved from http://www.ssrn.com/en/

Founded in 1994, the Social Science Research Network encompasses specialized research networks that cover 1,000 different academic subject areas outside of STEM research, including accounting, anthropology, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, humanities, the law, and social sciences, making it the largest repository of Open Access sources in the world.  Researchers  thus don’t need to attend or teach at universities like Harvard, Yale, or Stanford to know about the latest social science, business, or humanities research.
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