The paper reports on a major international questionnaire survey that investigated the use of social media in the research workflow. The topic is the second to emerge from the Charleston Observatory. The study of more than 2000 researchers shows that social media impact on all points of the research lifecycle, from identifying research opportunities to disseminating findings at the end. The thre...

Throughout the years scholars have developed and used a variety of means for disseminating their work. This article examines journals as a means of disseminating scholarly work. Initially, it examines the history and nature of paper journals. Also it discusses electronic journals and their promise for a substantial increase in the effectiveness of scholarly communication. Finally, it describes ...

The Mission First, this department’s mission is to disseminate the best material that’s relevant to software practitioners. This mission is straightforward, but not always easily accomplished. Many other IEEE Software departments attract great, practitioneroriented articles. We don’t aim to overlap with them and the regular focus and feature articles; rather, we seek niche, even emerging topics...

Purpose This paper aims to outline a knowledge translation (KT) case study undertaken as part of multi-component research programme aimed at evaluating new parenting supports in the earliest years. The to: explore influencing factors relating use an early years context; and findings, least part, execute integrated KT plan – promote stakeholder engagement, greater visibility enhance understandin...