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Science 2.0: social networks for research?

Global Research Community www.MyScienceWork.com  

To livetweet with us: @MyScienceWork #OAW13

Laurence Bianchini, Partnership Director, science journalist @BianchiniPhD  

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Research in 2013

- Publications - Team / PhD / Postdocs - Data - Grants / Funding

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Funding cuts Fewer students “How to collaborate to do better with less?”

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Digital Research?

What is the impact of digital technology on research?

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New Tools

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Publications à (writing)

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New Tools

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Publications à (writing)

For science

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New Tools

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Publications à (bibliographical survey)

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New Tools

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Publications à (literature review)

For science

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New tools

- Big data - Open data - Huge calculation machine

Data

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Recruiting / Grants / Funding

- Networking - Visibility

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Scientific Social Networks?

Why would I spend my time using social networks? Are social networks adapted to science? Do they respond to my needs?

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Scientific Social Networks?

Waste time on something not taken into account for my evaluation? Social network are not for work/research. Someone might steal my ideas or results! I work for myself not someone else.

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Scientific Social Networks?

Loose time on something not taken into account for my evaluation? Social network are not for work/research. Someone might steal my ideas or results! I work formyself not someone else.

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Web 2.0 – collaborative web

Collective intelligence You are not alone To be connected to other labs, other countries

Feel isolated sometimes?

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Web 2.0 – collaborative web

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Strategy

Needs Objectives Strategies Use the right tool!

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Needs / Objectives

Depends on who you are and what you do/want

- Access publications - Access experts

The PhD Student

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Needs / Objectives

- Visibility of my work - Build a strong network - Increase opportunities

Depends on who you are and what you do/want

The Longtime Postdoc

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Needs / Objectives

Depends on who you are and what you do/want

- Visibility: I am an expert in… I produce a lot of content Teach / Transmit knowledge

The Professor

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Strategies

Needs Objectives Strategies Tools

Visibility

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Strategies

Needs Objectives Strategies Tools

Visibility

For science

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Strategies

Access publications

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Strategies

Access publications

For science

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Strategies

Transmit knowledge

Talk to people where they are

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Strategies

Transmit knowledge

Talk to people where they are

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Strategies

Transmit knowledge

Talk to people where they are

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Strategies

Transmit knowledge

Talk to people where they are

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Innovative, specialised communication platforms

- Websites dedicated to research - Designed functionalities - Centralized information

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To be connected

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To share with and benefit from others

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Build together - Collaborative

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GLOBAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY Frontrunner in the Open Access movement

’s solution

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OA content + visibility + collaborative functionalities

Currently, OA represents

45% of total publications

between 2008 and 2011

It could rise to 100% by

2020 in Europe

Visibility ==> citations + collaborations Multidisciplinary Impact on all steps of research Diffusion of knowledge

A Social Networks dedicated to Open Access

Open Access needs: - quality filters - Diffusion and visibility - More efficiency for research through digital technology

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A high-performance search engine

Organized around a high-performance search engine + web semantic R&D to come

News c. 500

Publications

> 28,000,000

Languages 101

Events c.140 Scientis

ts > 31,000

Job postings c.7,000

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A centralized website to fin all

•  28,000,000+ scientific publications, with c. 500k added each month, on average

•  25,000+ Open Access journals

•  31,000+ users in 6 months, adding 300 more per day

•  350,000+ Facebook fans •  50,000+ conversations on this page

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Profile

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Contacts

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Personalized libraries

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News

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News

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Knock Knock Doc

– a web series dedicated to PhD students

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 o   Centralized  pla-orm  dedicated  to  research  o   A  global  community  +  mul9disciplinarity  

o   >  28  million  ar+cles  in  Open  Access    o   Seman9c  web  o   Per9nent  sugges9ons  

o   Impact  on  every  step  of  the  research  process    o   Job  boards,  events…  dedicated  to  science  

Innovation

More  R&D  and  innova9ons  to  come  for  more  mul9disciplinarity  and  efficiency  through  collabora9ons  and  serendipity.  

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 o   Centralized  pla-orm  dedicated  to  research  o   A  global  community  +  mul9disciplinarity  

o   >  28  million  ar+cles  in  Open  Access    o   Seman9c  web  o   Per9nent  sugges9ons  

o   Impact  on  every  step  of  the  research  process    o   Job  boards,  events…  dedicated  to  science  

Innovation

More  R&D  and  innova9ons    è  for  more  mul9disciplinarity  and  efficiency  through  collabora9ons  and  

serendipity  è OA  is  not  enought    è  Towards  Open  Science  but  How  open  it  is?  

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