The Short Names

2collab – Research Collaboration Tool
http://www.2collab.com/

2collab is a new type of research tool – a collaboration platform designed specifically for researchers in the science, technical and medical communities. It enables you to share, connect, and discuss relevant research with your peers. Intended for use by professional researchers in academic, government and corporate institutions, 2collab provides three types of features: 1) Online bookmarking and reference management; 2) Groups – for sharing with existing networks, or building new ones; and 3) Networking – find, evaluate and initiate contact with new people. Use 2collab to: a) Store, categorise and manage all your scholarly bookmarks in one accessible place; b) Discover new research material Share and identify quality information; c) Avoid “blind alleys” by learning from peers; d) Collaborate without email; e) Highlight your latest article or area of research; f) Mine the collective wisdom of experts; and g) Form discussions either in private groups or openly with the wider scientific community. 2collab works by being a social bookmarking site where you can store and organize your favorite internet resources – such as research articles from any publisher, blogs, websites, and more. Then, in private or public groups you can share your bookmarks with others – your colleagues, distributed research team, or the wider pool of experts in your field. Members of groups can evaluate these resources (by adding ratings and comments) and add their own bookmarks. You can browse public groups and bookmarks, but must register (your name and email address) to access the full functionality and create your own groups, joining in discussions, and adding bookmarks. 2collab is a free service from Elsevier and developed by the teams behind ScienceDirect and Scopus. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.