Digital Scholarship Leiden

Tumbling through academia

You might have come across Tumblr before as one of the greatest procrastination tools out on the internet. But Tumblr is far more than just gifs, YouTube videos and pretty pictures. It can be a useful tool for academic purposes.

Mieneke van der Salm • 02-09-2014

Tips and Tricks with Niels Schiller

Niels Schiller is a Professor of Linguistics at the Faculty of Humanities and works at the LIBC. He has profiles on both ResearchGate and Academia.edu. I approached him for an interview to find out how his experience with the two differed.

Mieneke van der Salm • 27-08-2014

Academic Social Media versus LinkedIn

In many ways Academia.edu and ResearchGate also function as a digital CV, listing research experience and different forms of publications. But if that's true, why would an academic bother setting up a LinkedIn profile?

Mieneke van der Salm • 19-08-2014

Self-archiving alone together?

Self-archiving is an important part of Green Open Access. But what exactly is self-archiving and how do academic social media, such as ResearchGate and Academia.edu figure into it? Can you freely deposit your research on your profile on these sites?

Mieneke van der Salm • 12-08-2014

What's the point of academic social media?

August's spotlight will be on academic social media networks and on Academia.edu and ResearchGate specifically. What exactly are academic social media and what is their use to you?

Mieneke van der Salm • 05-08-2014

Tips and Tricks with Barbara Braams

Barbara Braams is a PhD Candidate at the Institute of Psychology at Leiden University. She is also part of the editorial team for the Leiden Psychology Blog, as such I thought she'd be well-placed to talk about blogging about your research.

Mieneke van der Salm • 28-07-2014

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