Author: Alice Bonasio
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Avoiding Research Pitfalls: Kristen Marhaver Talks@Mendeley
Last week we welcomed Dr Kristen Marhaver to Talks@Mendeley. She travelled all the way from the Carmabi Research Institute in Curacao – one of the oldest research centres in the Caribbean where she studies coral reefs – to discuss how researchers can communicate their work more effectively, and what pitfalls they are likely to encounter along the…
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Navigating through the digital quicksand: Announcing our next Talks@Mendeley!
We’re really excited to announce the speaker for the February edition of our Talks@Mendeley series, which showcases thought leaders from around the world to discuss science, technology and research issues with the Mendeley team and our community. Kristen Marhaver is a Marine Biologist and TED Senior Fellow based in the Caribbean, who divides her time…
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Is Space Exploration Worth It? Mendeley Debate at the Cambridge Union Society
Mendeley is sponsoring another thought-provoking debate at the Cambridge Union Society on February 5th, 2015. Scientists and charity experts will come together to place the necessity of space exploration in the context of other pressing global issues, with the motion being put forward is “This House Believes that Space Exploration is Worth the Cost”. As…
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KinSync – Getting documents from Mendeley to your Kindle with no wires and no fuss
Q&A with Aaron Asaro, KinSync Founder So, in a nutshell, what is KinSync? KinSync is a webapp, built on top of the Mendeley API, which automatically sends documents from your Mendeley account to your Kindle e-reader. It aims to “Get documents from your Mendeley account to your Kindle. No wires. No fuss.” How was the…
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Newsflo brings new impact metrics to Mendeley
Some exciting news has just come through, in that Elsevier has acquired Newsflo, an innovative service that helps academic institutions keep track of all their media coverage and social media mentions, boosting the visibility of researchers and their work. Whereas traditionally academia has been very insular in the way they measured impact of its research…
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