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Social Media for Scientists/Scholars: Social Media for Scientists/Scholars

Provides an overview of social media, highlighting those intended specifically for scientists and scholars. Also describes CSHL's current social media presence.

Data Sharing

BioMart This link opens in a new window
BioSharing.org This link opens in a new window

Video Sharing

BenchFly This link opens in a new window

Places to showcase your science videos

ScienceStage This link opens in a new window

SciVee

Online Marketplace

BioSurplus

Scientific services marketplace

Science Exchange

Collaborative Authoring/Learning

Lab Management/Protocol Sharing

MolMeth Database

Email Lists and Blogs

Research Collaboration Tools

InSilico Database This link opens in a new window

Networking

Academia.edu

Online community resources for scholars and scientists from many disciplines

BitesizeBio This link opens in a new window

Bibliographic Management/Reference Sharing

Collect references and links and share them with your colleagues

Poster Sharing

ePosters.net This link opens in a new window

Social Book Cataloging

Catalog your books and connect with others with similar interests

Librarything

Unique Author Identifier Systems

ORCID (Open Researcher & Contributor ID)
Initiated: 2010
ResearcherID
Initiated: 2008
Scopus Author Identifier
Initiated: 2006
arXiv Author ID
Initiated: 2005

Blogging

Download the Universe

Sites specifically for science-related blogs. Many of the general blogging sites (see Other Popular Social Media) also have sections for science-related blogs.

Science Seeker This link opens in a new window

Blog Directories/Search Engines

Slide and Figure Sharing