Re: Research Gate vs. Institutional Repositories

From: Thomas Krichel <krichel_at_nyob> Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 19:45:57 +0000 To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU

  Matthew Sherman writes

> I have run into an assortment of faculty that are convinced the
> Research Gate should replace the institutional repository at their
> schools.

  It will only be a short time until ResearchGate is sold to an
  established player.  I heard from a well-informed source that
  Elsevier are interested in buying it.

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  Thomas Krichel                  http://openlib.org/home/krichel
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