[Web4lib] SciTech Social Networking Sites?

Hutchens, Chad chutchens at montana.edu
Tue Aug 28 15:57:27 EDT 2007


Add the Public Library of Science (PLoS), and Public Library of Science
One (PLoSOne...in beta) to the list as well.  PLoSOne is actually quite
interesting.

www.plos.org

www.plosone.org

Chad E. Hutchens
Electronic Resources Librarian
Montana State University Libraries
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT  59717-3320
(406) 994-4313 phone
(406) 994-2851 fax 
chutchens at montana.edu
-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Robin
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 1:30 PM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: RE: [Web4lib] SciTech Social Networking Sites?

I'm reproducing here the text of a recent; posting on Web4Lib:

" I'd second Robert L. Balliot's suggestion that a successful sci tech-
themed blog should be considered a social networking site, and add to
that Arxiv.org.

http://arxiv.org/

Arxiv may not at first look like a social networking site, but the
process of endorsements and the invitation for peer review and
discussion (including via trackbacks) give it the necessary features.

http://arxiv.org/help/trackback

It may not quite be Flickr for the hard sciences, but it's an inspiring
example of how academic publishing is changing.


Casey Bisson
_______________________________________"

-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Bonnie Swoger
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 1:36 PM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] SciTech Social Networking Sites?

Are you aware of Connotea <http://www.connotea.org/>?  This works a lot
like
del.icio.us, but with some additional features for scientists
(recognizing
additional metadata for stored links), and a focus on the scientific
community (it is associated with Nature Publishing Group).  You can
create
groups, and see what other people are tagging.

-Bonnie Swoger
SUNY Geneseo



> On Aug 26, 2007, at 2:06 PM, Gerry Mckiernan wrote:
>
> > ***APOLOGIES FOR RECEIPT OF DUPLICATE POSTINGS***
> >
> > SciTech Social Networking Sites?
> >
> > For a future *Sci-5* column for _Science & Technology Libraries_, I
> > am greatly interested in profiling Science and Technology Social
> > Networks
> >
> > [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites ]
> >
> > To date, I*ve only been able to identify one, the *Nature
> > Network*
> >
> > [ http://network.nature.com/ ]
> >
> > [
> > http://blogs.nature.com/wp/nascent/2006/06/
> > nature_network_boston_launches.html
> > ]
> >
> > I would MostAppreciate Learning of Any and/or All similar sites for
> > Scientists/Engineers/Technology Folk, Etc.
> >
> > ***IntRAnet*** (and Local Efforts) (_as well as_ **IntERnet** Social
> > Networking Sites (SNSs)) are also of interest.
> >
> > BTW-1: Nothing about IntRAnet/ SNSs in The Business Databases
> > (ABI/Inform; Business and Company ASAP) [?]
> >
> > BTW-2: I am aware of LinkedIn [ http://www.linkedin.com/ ] and its
> > Company Pages
> > [
http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=company_directory&trk=gfoot_comp
> > ]
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > /Gerry
> >
> > Gerry McKiernan
> > Science and Technology Librarian
> > Iowa State University Library
> > Ames IA 5011
> >
> > !!! Social Networking is People !!!
> > [ http://www.facebook.com/p/Gerry_McKiernan/16926735  ]
> >
> > Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows ...
> > [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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