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Senior Editor's Greetings
Welcome to the MyNetResearch Newsletter for September 30th, 2008. As the Fall Semester kicks into full gear, we at MyNetResearch are kicking into full gear also! We are adding many new members daily and institutions weekly and generating great 'buzz' in the collaborative research marketplace.

These are indeed exciting times and gratifying for us to see many jump onto the bandwagon and following our lead. We have many new and exciting developments planned in the near future and look forward to sharing them with you. In the meantime, thanks for joining us in this bold paradigm shift and don't forget to share your insights and comments with us at any time...and to share MyNetResearch with your colleagues also!!

MyNetResearch Forums
The idea and practice of fora (one forum, two fora) as communities for interaction is ancient, most famous in Roman times (BC). A forum was a wide-open space for commerce and public demonstrations ringed with shops, schools, and housing, often with a stage for speeches and public demonstrations. A forum was a physical place to meet and exchange ideas.

“An Internet forum is a web application which provides for discussion, often in conjunction with online communities. Older forums date back to around 1996, following the newsgroups and bulletin board systems which were widespread in the 1980s and 1990s…Internet forums also commonly referred to as web forums, message boards, discussion boards, discussion groups, or simply, forums." (Gnulinuxclub.org)

MyNetResearch offers an easy way to discuss and communicate within an academic community – click on “Forums” and continue a very old tradition of communication with a 20th century created word. Anyone vote to change our tab to the original Latin – Fora?

Growing and Growing...
The latest Universities to join MyNetResearch include Rowan University and Lincoln University! A big welcome to these universities from the global MyNetResearch Community. We now have 17 universities signed up to the MyNetResearch Community (http://www.mynetresearch.com/Partners.aspx) and are talking with many more! Help our community grow by introducing MyNetResearch to your Department Chair, Dean, or Provost.

Literature Search and Citation Analyzer
With this powerful tool, you can perform literature searches and citation analyses of selected research papers and books as well as create a bibliography of your selected papers. Return a listing of articles in all subject areas or narrow your search to specific subject areas:

Biology, Life Sciences, and Environmental Sciences;
Business Administration, Finance, and Economics;
Chemistry and Material Sciences;
Engineering, Computer Science, and Mathematics;
Medicine, Pharmacology, and Veterinary Science;
Physics, Astronomy and Planetary Science; and
Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities.

Search one, two or more subject areas at once. Save up to 100 results to “My List.” Sort your list by Title, Author, Year or Publication.

An iPoD Nano will be awarded every month for the best Wiki Entry!
We will be giving away a brand newiPoD Nano away every month for the bestWiki entry. The MyNetResearch Wiki is a member-created and managed collection of terminology and definitions from all the subject areas represented inthe system. Unlike Wikipedia, the MyNetResearch Wiki is a narrower, but much deeper knowledge repository. We will evaluate new Wiki entries at the end of every month. We look forward to reading your Wiki entries.

Results of the Doctoral Students Competition to be Announced Soon...
We are currently evaluating the 55 excellent submissions to our Doctoral Students Competition of last month. We will announce the results of the competition and the three winning entries on October 15, 2008, so stay tuned!!

Tell Your Institutions - Build our Community
Finally, remember to share the availability of MyNetResearch with your Institutions. If you have a contact Administrator who would like to chat with us about MyNetResearch and a free trial site license, pass on their information to us and we will be happy to call them.

Best Regards from the MyNetResearch Team!!