I've sign into yet another sciency LinkedIn type site. This time it's Epernicus. I've had a good look at the site, it's about on par with SciLink with some exceptions.
1) The scientific genealogy application on SciLink is much better then that on the Epernicus site. Why? You can extensively modify the tree beyond your own personal connections. Bigger trees are better (more info).
2) The profile page of Epernicus lists all your publications in chronological order - SciLink take note.
So by my quick score it's 1-1. I guess like every other epic battle (VHS vs. Beta, HD DVD vs. blu-ray and AC vs. DC) the winner will soon be acclaimed by popular demand.
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Hello,
Talking about scientific networking tools, I suggest you to have a look at InterMedi. This site offers networking tools in the field of biomedical research but has the particularity that no information has to be entered. The engine behind InterMedi relies on the Pubmed API and reflects true, meaningful relations between individuals, unlike most of social networking "friend" or "contact" relation.
It also shows publications, affiliations, collaborators, etc.
These applications are also discussed on the Personomics blog.
Have fun!
Hey Alex,
I came across your blog and this article when I was googling 'networking' and 'scientists.' These are indeed the early days of developing collaborative tools for scientists and I am the co-founder of a start-up, Quartzy (https://www.quartzy.com) tacking the problem from a different angle.
Basically Quartzy is a network of scientists AND the things that they love: chemicals, reagents, protocols, and facilities!:) Think of it as a three-way network.
Scientists upload their inventories and network them with their lab-mates to create a lab inventory on the fly. They can now share chemicals, comments for the chemicals that they use, place orders with their lab manager, see who has ordered what in the past and more!
The software is all online so there is nothing to install. Quartzy has been up for more than a year and has thousands of scientists logging to manage their inventories, schedule appointments on shared facilities and more.
I would be happy to talk to you more about Quartzy if you find it interesting!
best wishes
Adam