International Journal of Information Dissemination and Technology
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 2

Social Citation 2.0 Tools: An Overview

  • Author:
  • Mangesh S. Talmale1,, Surya Nath Singh2
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 80 to 85

1Librarian, Karve Institute of Social Service

2Sr. LIS Officer National Institute of Virology (ICMR), Pune

*Corresponding Author: Mangesh S. Talmale, elibmangesh@gmail.com

Online published on 16 May, 2017.

Abstract

The paper is an overview of social citation, it's important for communication of writing in education, research, social activities and publications to present the knowledge. It describes the concept of citation, Social Citation, various needs of citation and Social Citation 2.0 tools advantages, applications, features, comparisons of Citeulike, Connotea, Mendeley, Zotero, Refwork and Web EndNote and suggestions. The paper also highlights the important role of Library and Information Science Professionals using SC 2.0 tools.

Keywords

Citation, Social Citation (SC), SC 2.0 Tools, Cannotea, Mendeley, Zotero, Citation Software Tools, Web2.0, EndNote, Citeulike