From: Richard James <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 07:21:29 -0500 Rick- to your first point: yes, I would hazard that many faculty see them such. On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 7:21 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > From: Rick Anderson <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 14:23:33 +0000 > > Did anyone ever believe that social networking sites were open access > repositories? > > And do we have to choose between them? > > --- > Rick Anderson > Assoc. Dean for Collections & Scholarly Communication > Marriott Library, University of Utah > [log in to unmask] > > > >From: Subbiah Arunachalam <[log in to unmask]> > >Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 18:32:35 +0530 > > > >Our friend Muthu Madhan alerted me to this article on why > >institutional repositories are far superior to social networking sites > >such as Academia.edu and ResearchGate. > > > >A social networking site is not an open access repository > > > >https://misslibrarygrrrl.wordpress.com/2016/01/24/a-social-networking-site-is-not-an-open-access-repository/ > > > > > >Arun > >http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 > >http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009