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With Twitter's mounting troubles, when is the time to jump and where to? [closed]
Twitter has been useful for keeping an eye on relevant research and ocasionally for a bit of peer support through the PhD journey, as well as for sharing some work-related links, announcements, ...
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Is MLA Humanities Commons a valid alternative to Academia.edu etc.? [closed]
I've recently discovered MLA's Humanities Commons network and its CORE repository. It seems a viable non-profit alternative for sharing and preserving scholarly work to commercial ventures such as ...
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Is it okay to send a connection invitation on LinkedIn to an academic event director?
As a just graduated student, I have submitted my contribution proposal for an academic event and the organising committee has accepted it.
Despite I have still met none of the above mentioned ...
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List of peer review platforms and social networks [closed]
I recently stumbled upon Publons, a social network of peer reviewers, with a database of potential reviewers, along with their areas of expertise, stats, and contact details. I wonder if there are ...
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Is Peer.us useful? [closed]
I just received an email from Peerus "letting me know" that my paper was published. While it sells itself as a paper monitoring app, better than google scholar, it does seem to be closer to academia....
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Is Academia.edu useful?
I received a mail today from Academia.edu (a site I wasn't previously aware of), asking me to confirm that I co-authored a paper with a colleague.
Having looked into it a little it sounds like it ...
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Do Academics use networking websites such as LinkedIn, ResearchGate, Academia.edu? [closed]
If they do use networking websites what is the typical use case (e.g., stay in touch with other academics, prospective students, find out what is the latest research development in their field)
If ...
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How to make a connection with academics on Linkedin that they would accept?
I read that some academics would avoid accepting students (undergraduate or graduate) or other researchers requests on Linkedin. So what are the cases that could be acceptable for academics to add ...
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How are scholars supposed to use LinkedIn?
I've recently realized that a professor, who is an extremely renowned researcher in mathematics, added Mathematics, Mathematical research, and similar "skills" to his LinkedIn profile. My question is:
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Specifically academic alternative to LinkedIn
It is well-known that LinkedIn is used by scholars too, but I think that the business-friendly structure of your profile-page makes it markedly less suitable for academic purposes. Is there a ...
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Online venues that promote networking among scholars -- alternatives to Academia.edu and ResearchGate
Are there alternatives to Academia.edu and ResearchGate if one is searching for a venue that promotes "informal" (*) cooperation and networking among scholars (specifically, in mathematics and science)...
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Do professors recommend their students on LinkedIn?
Do professors recommend their students on LinkedIn? If they do recommend, isn't it considered a violation of FERPA?
Professors are typically required to recommend without fear or inhibition towards ...
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