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According to a recent study conducted by Researchers from Drexel University, E-mail is the most common medium by which researchers communicate with each other. Less than 4% of the researchers used texting or instant messaging to communicate with their collaborators. This is surprising, given that over 60% of the population text or use instant messaging.
How [...]
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A recent report by CMS Watch (http://www.cmswatch.com/About/Press/ESSCR0109/) shows
enterprise use cases (e.g. LinkedIn) maturing faster than social computing platforms (e.g. Facebook). While Facebook and other social networking sites have a higher fun factor, professional networking sites are increasingly in popularity among enterprise users. “LinkedIn outperformed Facebook in CMS Watch’s “Professional Networking” and “Community of Practice” [...]
16 Dec, 2008 in
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CALL FOR CHAPTERS:
Title: “E-Research Collaboration: Frameworks, Tools and Techniques”
Co-Editors:
Murugan Anandarajan, Ph.D., Drexel University, ma33@drexel.edu
Asokan Anandarajan, Ph.D.,New Jersey Institute of Technology, asokan.anandarajan@njit.edu
Publisher: Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg
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E-Research Collaboration can be defined as the use of information communication technologies which enable the collaboration among individuals/group engaged in a research project. These technologies can range from email [...]
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At a two-day seminar on ‘Biotechnology: U.K. and Indian Perspectives,’ jointly hosted by the British Council and the Centre for Biotechnology of Anna University, Chennai, Mr. Gibson, South India Director for the British Council said the U.K. had much to share with India in terms of ideas and research partnerships, and that firm scientific research [...]