[nfais-l] Academic Social Networks: The Promise and the Challenge

[mgranahan at nfais.org]

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NFAIS Virtual Seminar: Academic Social Networks: The Promise and the Challenge
 
Date: Friday, June 13, 2014
 
Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (EDT)
 
Registration Information:[  http://nfais.org/event?eventID=549 ]( http://nfais.org/event?eventID=549 )
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What's Covered:
Social networking sites exist for all kinds of communities.  What do academics have to gain from participating in such environments and what is the value of increased visibility on platforms such as Mendeley, Academia.edu, and Researchgate beyond personal branding?  This 90-minute webinar examines the value these platforms represent for service and content providers.  Learn:
Why faculty members are encouraged to post profiles to these social networks, and pre-print PDFs of research output
Potential benefits to academic institutions: evaluation, recruitment, and spotlighting faculty and researchers
Potential benefits to faculty and researchers: networking, accessibility, sharing of current and past research
The impact and value of social networks from the perspective of the researcher (peer review)
Proportionate use by humanities/social sciences/STM communities
Usage data from Academia.edu by researchers and institutions of higher learning
To register or learn more about this event, go to [ http://nfais.org/event?eventID=549 ]( http://nfais.org/event?eventID=549 ). For individual registrants, the cost of the webinar is $125 for NFAIS members, $150 for allied societies*, and $195 for non-members.  Group rates for three or more attendees are also available.
 
*Allied Societies: LYRASIS, CENDI, ICSTI, the Society for Scholarly Publishing, the Professional & Scholarly Publishing Division of AAP, the Association of American University Presses, NISO, and ASIS&T.
 
REGISTER NOW!!!
 
CONTACT: For information on this event or any of those shown below, please contact Jill O'Neill, Director of Professional Development at 443-221-2980 ext. 102 or via email at [ jilloneill at nfais.org ]( http://mail to: jilloneill at nfais.org ).
 
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