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Open science in the making: preliminary remarks on the putative effects of specialised online portals on scholarly collaboration and community building

April 17, 2018 | Media and Technology, Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks, Informal/Formal Connections

This commentary introduces a preliminary conceptual framework for approaching putative effects of scholarly online systems on collaboration inside and outside of academia. The first part outlines a typology of scholarly online systems (SOS), i.e., the triad of specialised portals, specialised information services and scholarly online networks which is developed on the basis of nine German examples. In its second part, the commentary argues that we know little about collaborative scholarly community building by means of SOS. The commentary closes with some remarks on further research questions regarding the putative impact of such systems on science communication and scholarly community building.

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  • Dirk Hommrich
    Author
    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
  • Citation

    ISSN : 1824-2049
    DOI : 10.22323/2.17020304
    Publication Name: Journal of Science Communication
    Volume: 17
    Number: 2
    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: Computing and information science | General STEM | Nature of science
    Audience: Undergraduate/Graduate Students | Scientists
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Websites, Mobile Apps, and Online Media | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Resource Centers and Networks | Informal/Formal Connections | Higher Education Programs

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