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Creating communities online

Elsevier’s Director of HS eJournals, Diane Bartoli, is working to integrate Health Sciences products effectively and efficiently The social bookmarking tool 2collab has been named by Information Age as one of the External link  ten most significant Web 2.0 business successes, alongside other big names such as GE, Proctor & Gamble, and IBM.

“We’re in the process of integrating 2collab on the HealthConnect platform,” explains Bartoli. “Editors can use 2collab to create a community around their journal, improving awareness and reach.”

With the number of new registrants increasing by around ten per cent each month, chances are you’re already online. But are you making the most of what’s available?

Here are Bartoli’s top tips on 2collab for editors:
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• Promote the papers published in your journal by bookmarking them in a group and sharing them with the wider community.
• Link to published articles, and include resources that aren’t usually published, like corrections, images, presentations, and videos.
• Use 2collab to find and contact researchers who are actively contributing to their field.
• Take advantage of the latest features. Use the subject categories now applied to all bookmarks to browse for the information you need.

For more information on 2collab, see External link  Editors’ Update Issue 22 or visit the External link  2collab Home Page to find out how you can create your own online community.
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