استخدام مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي الأكاديمي من قبل أعضاء هيئة التدريس جامعة المنيا : دراسة ميدانية

Abstract EN

Academic social networking sites are considered one of the unofficial scientific communication ways and one of the most significant communication tools among academics nowadays.

thus, using it become a necessity for academics and researchers.

as it contributes in one way or another in spreading and marketing the intellectual output faster and on wider range.

this study tackles the presence of staff members of Minia university on these sites and how to get benefit out of using these sites through the analysis of their presence indications.

moreover, the study discusses the benefits and advantages of using these sites from the staff members point of view.

this study used the field and analytic method, to analyze and discuss the questionnaire directed to the staff members of Minia university.

the study concludes some results such as 96.8% from the total sample have accounts on these sites and they follow up what these sites publish in their scientific fields.

moreover, these networking sites help the sample members to get new research ideas and review previous similar studies.

the study shows that research gate site is the leading site used by the university staff member with percentage 70.4%, the second site is academic.edu with a percentage 63.8%, followed by Linked In site with a percentage 50% and finally Mendeley site with percentage 20%.