***APOLOGIES FOR RECEIPT OF DUPLICATE POSTINGS***
Colleagues/
I am pleased to announce the addition of a new Science and Technology
network to my SciTechNet(sm) Blog
[ http://scitechnet.blogspot.com/]
The new addition is 2collab:
WHY?
*2collab is a social bookmarking site where * [one] can store and
organize * [one*s] favorite internet resources - such as blogs,
websites, research articles, and more. Then, in private or public groups
* [one] can * share * [one*s] bookmarks with others * . Members of
groups can evaluate these resources (by rating bookmarks, tagging and
adding comments), or add their * [personal] bookmarks. One can browse
public groups and bookmarks, but must register * to access the full
2collab functionality * such as creating groups, adding comments, and
adding bookmarks*
HOW?
2collab content consists of the private and public bookmarked resources
of the 2collab community. The most recent public resources are displayed
in the center of the 2collab homepage, in reverse chronological order.
Users have the option of reordering 2collab items by the 'number of
votes', 'highest rated' , 'number of comments' by selecting these
options from a drop-down menu. Only registered users can vote, rate, or
comment on an entry by selecting these options associated with each.
In addition to basic identification data, the bookmark template allows
the user to provide *optional reference information* for
publications (e.g., *reference type*, *source title*, *article
title*, *volume, issue, page*, *publication date*,
*authorship*, *authors*, *ISBN/ISSN*, and *DOI*. The
*reference type* provides a drop-down menu of publication types
(e.g., *Journal Article*, *Patent*, *Dissertation*,
*E-print*, *Web document*, *Presentation*, Course
Material*, etc.). In addition to using the bookmark template, users
can also use a 2collab browser button, if previously activated.
Registered users can also create interests groups (e.g., SciTechNet:
Science and Technology Social Networking Services). In creating a group,
the user must provide the *group name* and a description of the
*group interest* and select the level of *group visibility*
(i.e., *open public group* (*Everyone can see, join and
participate in this group); *closed public group* (*Everyone can
see this group. However, an invitation is needed to join and participate
in this group*); *private group* (*Only group members can find
and participate in this group. Non-members have to be invited to
join*)). In addition, the user can add tags to characterize the
group (e.g., science, SciTechNet, social networking services,
technology).
WHO? 2collab is a free service provided by Elsevier and is a
collaboration between Scopus [ http://www.scopus.com/ ] and
ScienceDirect
[ http://www.sciencedirect.com/ ] Scopus is the largest abstract and
citation database of research literature and quality web sources* and
ScienceDirect provides access to significant science, technology and
medicine full text and bibliographic information.
[MORE]
For Additional Details and Links Visit SciTechNet(sm)
[ http://scitechnet.blogspot.com/ ]
BTW: Please Consider Joining the SciTechNet(sm) Facebook Group
[ http://iastate.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4831814891]
***IF YOU ARE AWARE OF OTHER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SOCIAL NETWORKING
SERVICES PLEASE CONTACT ME***
Happy Thursday!
/Gerry
Gerry McKiernan
Associate Professor
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University Library
Ames IA 50011
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