Why do academics use academic social networking sites?

H Meishar-Tal, E Pieterse - International Review of Research in Open …, 2017 - erudit.org
Academic social-networking sites (ASNS) such as Academia. edu and ResearchGate are
becoming very popular among academics. These sites allow uploading academic articles …

[HTML][HTML] The use of academic social networking sites in scholarly communication: Scoping review

M Hailu, J Wu - Data and Information Management, 2021 - Elsevier
This research provides a systematic analysis of 115 previous literatures on the use of
academic social networking sites (ASNs) in scholarly communication. Previous research on …

Adoption and usage of Academic Social Networks: a Japan case study

S Mason - Scientometrics, 2020 - Springer
Engaging in the international academic environment is now facilitated by a range of
Academic Social Networks (ASNs) that are being used by an increasing number of early …

Academic social networking sites: Comparative analysis of ResearchGate, Academia. edu, Mendeley and Zotero

RK Bhardwaj - Information and Learning Science, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare four popular academic social networking
sites (ASNSs), namely, ResearchGate, Academia. edu, Mendeley and Zotero …

[PDF][PDF] Academic social network sites: Opportunities and challenges

M Mohammad, YM Lazim, S Rosle - International Journal of …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Abstract Academic Social Networking Sites (ASNs) have become one of the most important
platforms in modern information and education industries. It will definitely become an …

Academic social networking sites for researchers in Central Universities of Delhi: A study of ResearchGate and Academia

NA Asmi, M Margam - Global Knowledge, Memory and …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to explore the usage of academic social networking sites (ASNSs)
among the research scholars in Central Universities of Delhi, India. Design/methodology …

The role of usability, aesthetics, usefulness and primary task support in predicting the perceived credibility of academic social networking sites

FN Koranteng, J Ham, I Wiafe… - Behaviour & Information …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
With technology being ubiquitous in our daily lives, it is crucial to understand the factors that
influence their perceived credibility. In the current research, we focus on the design of …

Usage of academic social networking sites by Karachi social science faculty: Implications for academic libraries

MY Ali, J Richardson - IFLA journal, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The last decade has seen the emergence of academic social networking sites as a vehicle
for scholars to promote their research and communicate with other scholars in their field …

Separating and merging professional and personal selves online: The structure and processes that shape academics' ego‐networks on academic social networking …

K Jordan - Journal of the Association for Information Science …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Academic social networking sites seek to bring the benefits of online networking to an
academic audience. The ability to make connections to others is a defining characteristic of …

Pakistani LIS scholars' altmetrics in ResearchGate

MY Ali, J Richardson - Program, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the research performance of Pakistani
library and information science (LIS) scholars, using the altmetrics provided by …