CAROLINE MOORE-KOCHLACS: "Logging in ... "
One of those users is Caroline Moore-Kochlacs at Boston University. Her profile page shows her picture and her specialty -- neuroscience. It also lists her doctoral adviser and the work she has published. She can follow other researchers and click onto group pages that discuss different subjects.
CAROLINE MOORE-KOCHLACS: "Let’s see what’s going on in the computational neuroscience group today."
She also uses Facebook but says people almost never discuss science there. She says on ResearchGate she can ask questions and learn about what other researchers are working on before they publish their results. She can also learn about recently published science.
CAROLINE MOORE-KOCHLACS: "The scientific literature is so huge at this point, that it’s really impossible to get through everything in your topic area. People really rely on hearing it from other people."
ResearchGate developer Ijad Madisch says he knows his site will only prove valuable if scientists use it to help each other. But not every user is pleased with it.
Kim Bertrand at the Harvard School of Public Health is an epidemiologist -- someone who studies the spread and control of diseases. Ms. Bertrand says she finds more value in her own offline network of researchers and advisers than in this online network.
KIM BERTRAND: "Sometimes I get these e-mails that are like: 'Dear Sirs: I’m writing a dissertation on public health. Any suggestions? Please advise.' I don’t need that."
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