[BOAI] Microarticles on ResearchGATE

[Peter Suber]

[Forwarding from ResearchGATE.  --Peter Suber.]


We are delighted to inform you about our latest updates:

ResearchGATE offers new publishing tools to scientists

-       Members' profiles now allow for blogging and sharing
-       Microarticles summarize publications in 306 characters
-       General ResearchBLOG to publish selection of entries to
       broader audience

Boston/Berlin, November 16, 2009 - Efficient communication is the key
to scientific progress, which is why the world's largest academic
networking platform ResearchGATE (www.researchgate.net) is offering so
many tools for exchanging ideas, papers, schedules and more. The
latest application, to be introduced this week, makes it even easier
for the 180,000 members to share news, thoughts and research results:
Every profile within ResearchGATE now contains a personal blogging
function.

Users are offered the choice between publishing just within their
network or to a greater audience through their public profile. They
can also submit entries to ResearchBLOG (http://blog.researchgate.net),
the new public channel of the ResearchGATE scientific community.
The highest quality posts from  individual members are aggregated here to
provide a reputable source for science news, commentary, research, and
innovation from all fields of enquiry.

While individual blog entries don't require a specific format,
ResearchGATE has introduced a new template for publishing research
results called microarticles. These articles, written by ResearchGATE
members, provide a summary of a published, peer-reviewed article,
highlighting key concepts and findings in just 306 characters. Every
member is invited to produce such an article on a paper written by
himself or by friends and colleagues. Similar to blog entries,
microarticles are published via the member's profile and can be
submitted to ResearchBLOG.

"With our new short article system, we want to increase the speed in
which research results are spread within the scientific community",
said ResearchGATE's co-founder Ijad Madisch. To facilitate access to
the source of the information contained, every microarticle refers to
a publication found either in ResearchGATE´s database, linked via an
external URL or manually entered by the author. Via their newsfeed,
members of the academic networking platform choose to stay informed on  blog
entries and microarticles posted by their peers. They can also
decide to constantly follow their favorite authors and blogs.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.

Yours sincerly,

Claudia Saalbach

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Claudia Saalbach
Public Relations
ResearchGATE GmbH
Invalidenstr. 115, 10115 Berlin, Germany
E-Mail: claudia.saalbach at researchgate.net
Internet: www.researchgate.net
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Mobile (Ger): +49 (30) 92 363 251
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Managing Directors: Dr. Ijad Madisch, Soeren Hofmayer USt-ID DE258434568
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