ScienceStage
Encyclopedia
ScienceStage is a global, science-oriented multimedia portal that specializes in online video streaming
, which is used to support communication between scientists, scholars, researchers in industry, and professionals. It is also used by academics and students as a virtual educational tool. Video content ranges from conference recordings, to interviews, documentaries, webinars, and tutorials. ScienceStage, as its slogan suggests, also functions as a 'hub' by creating a meta-layer that enables the networking of both users (individuals and groups) and content (video, audio, and documents), which forms an integrated multimedia
and social networking platform for scientists.
and TED Talks
), and documents such as research papers under creative-commons license. Users can also bookmark content they find useful or interesting and create their own media library and playlists for video and audio streaming. Other online communication tools include messaging, blogs, and setting up online video conferences for discussing projects or conducting tutorials. Users may also monitor the quality of content posted by other users by posting comments and rating specific content. Through the website, one may also access external online scientific databases, for example, PubMed
, the IEEE
, and CiteSeer
.
, she can upload this paper to her Stage. Once uploaded, the document can be linked to a video posted by a researcher in the U.S. who belongs to the same virtual group, and both of these can be subsequently linked to a company or university lab developing new eye-tracking technology that is presented on its Stage.
Video hosting service
A video hosting service allows individuals to upload video clips to an Internet website. The video host will then store the video on its server, and show the individual different types of code to allow others to view this video...
, which is used to support communication between scientists, scholars, researchers in industry, and professionals. It is also used by academics and students as a virtual educational tool. Video content ranges from conference recordings, to interviews, documentaries, webinars, and tutorials. ScienceStage, as its slogan suggests, also functions as a 'hub' by creating a meta-layer that enables the networking of both users (individuals and groups) and content (video, audio, and documents), which forms an integrated multimedia
Web 2.0
The term Web 2.0 is associated with web applications that facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web...
and social networking platform for scientists.
Website
By creating 'Stages' and groups and by uploading content, users can communicate their ideas in a broad network and participate within and across discourses of the global scientific community. ScienceStage thus functions as an effective communication platform that serves the advancement of the sciences.Content
Content primarily consists of personally uploaded video files, but users also upload audio files, publicly available video streams (for example, opencoursewareOpenCourseWare
OpenCourseWare, or OCW, is a term applied to course materials created by universities and shared freely with the world via the internet. The movement started in 1999 when the University of Tübingen in Germany published videos of lectures online in the context of its timms initiative...
and TED Talks
TED (conference)
TED is a global set of conferences owned by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation, formed to disseminate "ideas worth spreading"....
), and documents such as research papers under creative-commons license. Users can also bookmark content they find useful or interesting and create their own media library and playlists for video and audio streaming. Other online communication tools include messaging, blogs, and setting up online video conferences for discussing projects or conducting tutorials. Users may also monitor the quality of content posted by other users by posting comments and rating specific content. Through the website, one may also access external online scientific databases, for example, PubMed
PubMed
PubMed is a free database accessing primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics. The United States National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health maintains the database as part of the Entrez information retrieval system...
, the IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
, and CiteSeer
CiteSeer
CiteSeer was a public search engine and digital library for scientific and academic papers. It is often considered to be the first automated citation indexing system and was considered a predecessor of academic search tools such as Google Scholar and Microsoft Academic Search. It was replaced by...
.
Stages
As users, individuals and organizations create public profiles, called Stages. By uploading content to their Stage, users can then publicly present their research, academic institution, or their company. Uploaded content can then be linked to similar content across all media types (video, audio, documents) as well as relevant Stages and groups.Groups
When users share similar interests or expertise, they can become a member of or form a group. A group is often created in order to discuss a particular topic or to collaborate on a specific project. Unlike a Stage, groups can be either public or private. Groups can consist of as few as two members who wish to privately share content, to many members who wish to make public their collaborative efforts. For example, if a scientist in Germany has published a paper on landmark-identification using eye-movement trackingEye tracking
Eye tracking is the process of measuring either the point of gaze or the motion of an eye relative to the head. An eye tracker is a device for measuring eye positions and eye movement. Eye trackers are used in research on the visual system, in psychology, in cognitive linguistics and in product...
, she can upload this paper to her Stage. Once uploaded, the document can be linked to a video posted by a researcher in the U.S. who belongs to the same virtual group, and both of these can be subsequently linked to a company or university lab developing new eye-tracking technology that is presented on its Stage.