Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
TURKISH LIBRARIANSHIP, cilt.35, sa.2, ss.208-231, 2021 (ESCI)
The changing dynamics of scholarly communication have changed the scholarly communication processes of researchers in general, especially of academicians, such as conducting research, publishing and sharing research results. Today, academicians use social networks and academic social networking sites to increase their visibility and effectiveness, to announce and share their publications. Academic social networking sites created by adding academic content and academic activities to a social network; it provides various benefits to researchers and academicians. Objective: In this study, it is aimed to reveal the attitudes of Ankara University academicians towards academic social networking sites and to what extent they benefit from academic networking sites. Method: In this study, which is an example of quantitative research, data were collected using the survey technique. Findings: According to the findings obtained as a result of the survey participated by 560 academicians, it was determined that 82.7% of the academicians (463 people) used academic social networking sites. It has been determined that the most preferred academic social networking sites are Google Scholar, ResearchGate and Academia.edu. Academicians use academic social networking sites mostly for the purposes of following publications and innovations in their field and sharing academic studies. It was determined that academic social networking sites usage situations of academicians were similar to a great extent according to gender and title variables, but differed significantly according to their faculties and age groups. Conclusion: It was concluded that the majority of Ankara University academicians use academic social networking sites and therefore they have awareness of these sites. However, while using academic social networking sites the academicians have difficulties in providing regular use, following feedback, and meeting publication requests. Originality: There are many studies in the international literature investigating academic social networking sites and their benefits. However, when the local literature was examined, it was found that there were a limited number of studies dealing with academic social networking sites. In this respect, the research is a distinctive and significant study in terms of discussing the subject in local literature.