Facebook for Scientists: Requirements and Services for Optimizing How Scientific Collaborations Are Established

• Main Authors: Schleyer, Titus (Author), Spallek, Heiko (Author), Butler, Brian S (Author), Subramanian, Sushmita (Author), Weiss, Daniel (Author), Poythress, M Louisa (Author), Rattanathikun, Phijarana (Author), Mueller, Gregory (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background As biomedical research projects become increasingly interdisciplinary and complex, collaboration with appropriate individuals, teams, and institutions becomes ever more crucial to project success. While social networks are extremely important in determining how scientific collaborations a...