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Scholarly Networks and Social Media Channels

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Rachel Borchardt
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Phone: 202-885-3657

Email: borchard@american.edu

Mendeley Web Overview


Mendeley Web is an online social network for researchers.  In addtiton to basic social networking features (newsfeeds, comments, profile pages, etc.), members can list scholarly works, access metrics related to your works, and browse articles.

Collaboration, Communication, & Metrics


Members can link to or upload their publications (depending on publisher specifications) and track how often they are accessed or downloaded.  Members can also create or join peer groups and follow other members

Library



Members can browse and contribute to Mendeley’s crowd-sourced research catalog by discipline.