Academic Social Networking Sites: A Comparative Analysis of Their Services and Tools

Espinoza Vasquez, Fatima Karely; Caicedo Bastidas, Carlos Enrique

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Title

Academic Social Networking Sites: A Comparative Analysis of Their Services and Tools

Author(s)

• Espinoza Vasquez, Fatima Karely
• Caicedo Bastidas, Carlos Enrique

Issue Date

2015-03-15

Keyword(s)

• informetrics and scholarly communication
• social media
• personal informatics

Abstract

In the last decade there has been an emergence of Academic Social Networking Sites (ASNSs). Each site offers its own combination of tools and capabilities to support research activities, communication, collaboration, and networking. Given their variety, it might be challenging for academics to evaluate and use them. We conducted an exploratory inductive comparative study of the services and tools of a select set of ASNSs. We argue that maintaining multiple profiles might be time-consuming and propose starting a discussion about how we can make this process less cumbersome. We expect that our findings will help academics and researchers make informed decisions about their choice of ASNS.

Publisher

iSchools

Series/Report Name or Number

iConference 2015 Proceedings

Type of Resource

text

Language

English

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