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Comparison of Academic Profile Tools - Mendeley and Academia.edu

Mendeley was developed in 2008 by a web 2.0 start-up. It was modeled after Last.fm, a social networking music site. Mendeley incorporates both citation management features and academic social profile features. With Mendeley, you can share references with individuals and groups, discover research trends and get recommendations based on shared interests. Review the profile for:Dr. Victor Henning

Academia.edu is a Facebook-like social networking platform for scholars. It allows people to search by name, research interests and universities. The site is highly visited and prominent in Google searches. Academia.edu allows you to update your status, upload your academic papers (including unpublished drafts), list your research interests and follow other scholars with similar areas of research. This site also provides great assessment tools so you can get notified when someone views your profile or papers. Review the profile for:James Welker

After reviewing the two profiles, consider the following:

How do the two profiles differ (e.g. content, structure, etc.)? What is the difference in functionality from Mendeley to Academic.edu? Do you feel one is superior to the other? Why? Looking at the purpose and scope of the two tools, are there any clear differences in what the tool is attempting to offer users? What are they? How could this alter your select of profile tool?

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