ResearchGate
Summary
ResearchGATE is a free social networking site and collaboration tool aimed at scientific researchers from all disciplines of science. It provides web applications including semantic searching (whole abstract searching), file-sharing, publication database sharing (e.g. endnote libraries), forums, methodology discussions, groups etc. Members can create their personal blog within the network. Since May 2008, ResearchGATE has gathered a user base of more than 400,000 researchers from 196 countries.Among other tools, ResearchGATE has developed a semantic search engine that browses internal resources and major external research databases, including PubMed, CiteSeer, arXiv, NASA Library and others to find research papers. The search engine was developed to analyze a larger string of terms than is used in standard keyword searches – it will analyze entire abstracts – with the idea that more terms will allow more precise results.The same kind of semantic matching is also used by the platform to support member networking.
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PaperC auctions itself to fund HTML5 textbooks
The world of academic publishing is in the middle of a shake-up right now, not only because of the shift towards open data and the Elsevier fiasco, but also because — well, put simply — all publishing is in flux. Call it the Kindle-slash-iBooks effect.
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A victory for science as Britain opens research up
Here’s a quiz question for you. What’s public and private at the same time?.
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Phonedeck puts your Android phone in the cloud
There are cross-platform contact management services. There are remote mobile device management tools. And then there’s Phonedeck, a scarily comprehensive platform that offers much of the same functionality, and considerably more.
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The Point of Utility
We have had points of inflection and points of sustainability. Time then to propose a new “point” , one which applies universally throughout the world of information services and solutions , but which I found last week dramatically illustrated in the world of STM. Just as in the early years of the networked world we observed a point of disintermediation , at which the network effect removed real world service entities and made process cheaper and quicker , so we can now see places where re-intermediation is required , introducing a new service layer to streamline the network’s own inefficientcies , moving cost to a different place , but still often reducing it while increasing network efficientcies.
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ResearchGATE brings in strong funding round for 'scientific Facebook'
Social network has 2,600 groups covering various projects and lab methods, and is backed by experienced investors.
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