Why Do Academics Use Academic Social Networking Sites?

Academic social-networking sites (ASNS) such as Academia.edu and ResearchGate are becoming very popular among academics. These sites allow uploading academic articles, abstracts, and links to published articles; track demand for published articles, and engage in professional interaction. This study...

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Autores principales:	Hagit Meishar-Tal, Efrat Pieterse
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2017
Materias:	academic social-networking sites users' motivation Academia.edu ResearchGate uses and gratifications Special aspects of education LC8-6691
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/66656830cca64c71984c863d9131c77a
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:66656830cca64c71984c863d9131c77a2021-12-02T17:00:16ZWhy Do Academics Use Academic Social Networking Sites?10.19173/irrodl.v18i1.26431492-3831https://doaj.org/article/66656830cca64c71984c863d9131c77a2017-02-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/2643https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831Academic social-networking sites (ASNS) such as Academia.edu and ResearchGate are becoming very popular among academics. These sites allow uploading academic articles, abstracts, and links to published articles; track demand for published articles, and engage in professional interaction. This study investigates the nature of the use and the perceived utility of the sites for academics. The study employs the Uses and Gratifications theory to analyze the use of ASNS. A questionnaire was sent to all faculty members at three academic institutions. The findings indicate that researchers use ASNS mainly for consumption of information, slightly less for sharing of information, and very scantily for interaction with others. As for the gratifications that motivate users to visit ASNS, four main ones were found: self-promotion and ego-bolstering, acquisition of professional knowledge, belonging to a peer community, and interaction with peers. Hagit Meishar-TalEfrat PieterseAthabasca University Pressarticleacademic social-networking sitesusers' motivationAcademia.eduResearchGateuses and gratificationsSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 18, Iss 1 (2017)
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description	Academic social-networking sites (ASNS) such as Academia.edu and ResearchGate are becoming very popular among academics. These sites allow uploading academic articles, abstracts, and links to published articles; track demand for published articles, and engage in professional interaction. This study investigates the nature of the use and the perceived utility of the sites for academics. The study employs the Uses and Gratifications theory to analyze the use of ASNS. A questionnaire was sent to all faculty members at three academic institutions. The findings indicate that researchers use ASNS mainly for consumption of information, slightly less for sharing of information, and very scantily for interaction with others. As for the gratifications that motivate users to visit ASNS, four main ones were found: self-promotion and ego-bolstering, acquisition of professional knowledge, belonging to a peer community, and interaction with peers.
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Why Do Academics Use Academic Social Networking Sites?

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