Social network for collaborative research

Every scientist knows how much it is sometimes difficult to collect necessary information for a project or research. Currently, the Internet greatly simplifies this task. You no longer have to spend a lot of time in the library, because a lot of necessary information through the Internet, you can find the comfort of home. But, nevertheless, even search for information on the Internet can take a lot of time. Plus, many studies are conducted at the same time a huge number of people in different parts of the world. Development projects are often at different stages of work. Share your experiences and best practices in these conditions is problematic. In this regard, a new social network for scientists with a sonorous name Mendeley.

Mendeley - a free social network for collaborative research on which to manage bibliographic information, view and save research efforts. In addition, this research provides a resource to communicate with like-minded people, keep track of research, sharing personal experiences and knowledge, as well as conduct joint research.

To access the social network for scientists only need to create an account. By creating an account, you receive a free 500 MB memory for storage of personal data, as well as the ability to create five separate groups of users with up to 10 people each. In addition, Mendeley offers the opportunity to create their own library, where users can upload documents, as well as sort them according to their preferences. Since scientific resource Mendeley has its own social network, any user can easily find their friends and colleagues, provided that they are also users of the social network, and share with them their jobs. In addition, if you allow access to e-mail systems like Gmail, AOL, Hotmail, Yahoo or GMX, you can easily find all the friends, acquaintances and colleagues and invite them to the resource.

Social network for scientists Mendeley has positioned itself as a free social network, but the developers so that the same plan to include several features that are available only to users of the paid version.

Scientific resource Mendeley supports Windows, Mac and Linux, allows you to work with the iPhone, IPAD, or IPod Touch, supports a wide range of publications: books, magazines, newspaper articles, so you can find a number of TV shows and documentaries. Moreover, any user of the social network for collaborative research may obtain information about the statistics on which documents you currently are working and which have caused increased attention to development, with all the information available in real time.

The authors of this research internet business ideas are the representatives of various universities, including Cambridge and Johns Hopkins University. As of the start-up investors are the former head of Last.fm, the former developers of Skype, employees of Warner Music Group. In 2009, scientific resource Mendeley won European Start-up of the Year, awarded Best Social Innovation Which Benefits Society.