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Use of Academic Social Networks among Myanmar Academicians

Khin Mar Shwe

Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences · pp. 1–9 · Published 27 Jan 2022

10.9734/arjass/2022/v16i230279

Abstract

This study investigates to know Myanmar academicians’ use of academic social networks, with especially focus on the Google scholar, Academia.edu and Researchgate. Adopting the descriptive survey design, the study used web based questionnaires as research instrument and were distributed among academicians in Arts and Science Universities in Myanmar. In total, 500 academicians filled in questionnaire were received back. The finding reveals that Myanmar academicians have knowledge of academic social networks. Google scholar is the most common used academic social network among Myanmar academicians. Academicians want to gain more new research area and researchers, but also more communicate with academic social network members for their academic works by joining academic social networks. Furthermore, academicians knew how to use academic social networks for their academic life. Academic social networks are recognized as important one for academicians and also academic social networks should be put into better research tool services.

Academic social networks google scholar academia.edu researchgate Myanmar

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