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Trends in Scholarly Communication 1 December 2008 Matt Brown Editor, Nature Network Social networks and virtual worlds for science communication: Why bother?
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Trends in Scholarly Communication
1 December 2008
Matt Brown Editor, Nature Network
Social networks and virtual worlds for
science communication:
Why bother?
Why do scientists blog?
• Self-publishing. They have something to say, and no other outlet.
• Explain their work to a non-scientific audience.
• Career advancement.
• To belong to and have influence in a community.
• Challenging assertions made in mainstream media.
• Campaigning and raising awareness.
• Technical blogging and open lab notebooks.
• Conference/event blogging.
