[Forwarding from ResearchGATE. --Peter Suber.]<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br>
We are delighted to inform you about our latest updates:<br>
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ResearchGATE offers new publishing tools to scientists<br>
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- Members' profiles now allow for blogging and sharing<br>
- Microarticles summarize publications in 306 characters<br>
- General ResearchBLOG to publish selection of entries to<br>
broader audience<br>
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Boston/Berlin, November 16, 2009 - Efficient communication is the key<br>
to scientific progress, which is why the world's largest academic<br>
networking platform ResearchGATE (<a href="http://www.researchgate.net" target="_blank">www.researchgate.net</a>) is offering so<br>
many tools for exchanging ideas, papers, schedules and more. The<br>
latest application, to be introduced this week, makes it even easier<br>
for the 180,000 members to share news, thoughts and research results:<br>
Every profile within ResearchGATE now contains a personal blogging<br>
function.<br>
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Users are offered the choice between publishing just within their<br>
network or to a greater audience through their public profile. They<br>
can also submit entries to ResearchBLOG (<a href="http://blog.researchgate.net" target="_blank">http://blog.researchgate.net</a>),<br>
the new public channel of the ResearchGATE scientific community.<br>
The highest quality posts from individual members are aggregated here to<br>
provide a reputable source for science news, commentary, research, and<br>
innovation from all fields of enquiry.<br>
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While individual blog entries don't require a specific format,<br>
ResearchGATE has introduced a new template for publishing research<br>
results called microarticles. These articles, written by ResearchGATE<br>
members, provide a summary of a published, peer-reviewed article,<br>
highlighting key concepts and findings in just 306 characters. Every<br>
member is invited to produce such an article on a paper written by<br>
himself or by friends and colleagues. Similar to blog entries,<br>
microarticles are published via the member's profile and can be<br>
submitted to ResearchBLOG.<br>
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"With our new short article system, we want to increase the speed in<br>
which research results are spread within the scientific community",<br>
said ResearchGATE's co-founder Ijad Madisch. To facilitate access to<br>
the source of the information contained, every microarticle refers to<br>
a publication found either in ResearchGATE´s database, linked via an<br>
external URL or manually entered by the author. Via their newsfeed,<br>
members of the academic networking platform choose to stay informed on blog entries and microarticles posted by their peers. They can also<br>
decide to constantly follow their favorite authors and blogs.<br>
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Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.<br>
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Yours sincerly,<br>
<br>
Claudia Saalbach<br>
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Claudia Saalbach<br>
Public Relations<br>ResearchGATE GmbH<br>Invalidenstr. 115, 10115 Berlin, Germany<br>E-Mail: <a href="mailto:claudia.saalbach@researchgate.net" target="_blank">claudia.saalbach@researchgate.net</a><br>Internet: <a href="http://www.researchgate.net" target="_blank">www.researchgate.net</a><br>
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