ScholarLib: Sharing Resources and Data by linking scientific Information Portals with online Social Networks
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This document discusses the ScholarLib project, which aims to link scientific information portals with online social networks. The key features of ScholarLib would allow social network users to access metadata and datasets from information portals and share or annotate them. It also outlines prototypes built on XING, Facebook, and iversity to demonstrate linking author profiles between these sites and information portals. Future work discussed includes expanding to more social networks, evaluating the typology of networks, and integrating more databases and functionality.
ScholarLib: Sharing Resources and Data by linking scientific Information Portals with online Social Networks
- 1. ScholarLib: Sharing Resources and Data by linkingscientificInformation Portalswith online Social NetworksIASSIST 2011, VancouverTimoWandhoefer, Mark ThammGESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences06/03/2011
- 2. What is the Idea of ScholarLib?“Make scientific information accessible within Social Networking Sites – were people are – and feel familiar with”“Enrich the information retrieval within information portals by using users’ annotations as value-added service”2
- 3. What are the Features?Social Networking Site usersAccess metadata and data sets (e.g. full text)Share (Dissemination)Annotate (rate / comment)Click on “I am the author” button (bibliography)Information portal users (feature work)Link on author profileEnrich information retrieval3
- 4. What is the Graphical Outline?4
- 5. What is needed to implement a Proof of Concept Prototype?Use case including an additional benefit
- 6. Information portal / data
- 8. Service layer Grails (groovy) / iframe5
- 9. Use Case Bibliography Working title ScholarLib6
- 10. Information Portal / datawww.gesis.org/sowiport7
- 11. Social Networking sitesfirst experience8
- 12. ScholarLib Demonstrator XING9www.xing.comGerman Social Network Site for business contacts≅ 10 million users (also scientists)Supported OpenSocial apps until May ’11User ID
- 13. ScholarLib Demonstrator iversityhttp://preview.iversity.org/literature10www.iverity.orgSocial Networking Site for German universities (teaching and research)≅ 10 thousand usersScientists and studentsStrong on social sciencesNo application supportService layer within iframeNo user ID yet
- 14. ScholarLib Demonstrator Facebookhttp://apps.facebook.com/gesis_demo/11www.facebook.comInternational Social Networking Site≅ 665 million users≅ 10 million users in GermanySupport apps with Facebook connectUser ID
- 15. ConclusionSocial Networking Site ExperienceSupport of application conceptXING, FacebookSupport of general APIOpenSocial (Google)Iframe solution rejected – no user IDType: Business and working platforms12
- 16. Future WorkFocus on more Social Networking SitesEvaluation and typologyProceed with Facebook and iversityStart with LinkedInAssessment with end usersIntegrate more data bases and data typesExtend functionalityPublication graphUser activity graph13
- 17. Thank you!For more information please contact mark.thamm@gesis.orgortimo.wandhoefer@gesis.org14