Academic Social Networking

Function definition: Tools that support making connections, sharing research and maximising the impact of digital data.

Lifecycle stage: Cross-Lifecycle Functions

Tools for this function

Tool	Purpose
AudiAnnotate	To make audio and its interpretations more discoverable and usable by extending the use of the newest IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework) standard for audio with the development of the AudiAnnotate web application, documented workflows and workshops that will facilitate the use of existing best-of-breed, open source tools for audio annotation (Sonic Visualiser), for public code and document repositories (GitHub), and audio presentation (Universal Viewer) to produce, publish, and sustain shareable W3C Web Annotations for individual and collaborative audio projects.
Mendeley	Mendeley is a combination web service and desktop application that allows users to create, manage, and share collections of references.
MyExperiment	myExperiment is an online social networking service aimed at scientific researchers; the site fosters collaboration by allowing members to share scientific workflows, experiment plans, and other digital objects.
ResearchGate	ResearchGate is an online professional network for scientists and researchers, particularly employed by those wishing to follow and track the publication outputs of others in their field.