The Coming “République des Lettres”

Ana Dinescu ()
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Ana Dinescu: University of Bucharest

A chapter in e-Research Collaboration, 2010, pp 263-275 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The chapter analyzes the ways in which the development of various social networking tools is influencing the academic world. There are threats and opportunities. The academics could benefit from the significant opportunities created by changing ideas. Working on a collaborative, real time on-line basis, increases the possibilities of exchanging ideas. However, the vast amount of literature available on the Internet is co-authored by non academics and is not “vetted” or subject to peer review. How valid are the theories and findings of such papers? This is a serious matter of concern. The future (for example, MyNetResearch) belongs to tools that facilitate dedicated research exploiting current social networking opportunities. The focus of this chapter is to discuss pertinent social networking tools and how they can be used at their best to stimulate collaborative research.

Keywords: Social Network; Academic Research; Social Network Site; Academic World; Social Networking Tool (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-12257-6_16

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