A social networking research environment for scientific data sharing: the D4Science offering

Digital Libraries are nowadays called to support enhanced forms of scientific communication (we name these "comprehensive research products") based on publication of "comprehensive scientific theories" - including the data and algorithms they are based on - as to make it possible for "others to identify errors, to support, reject or refine theories and to reuse data for further understanding and knowledge. In order to do that, they are required to i) manage in a seamless way a rich array of data ranging from traditional research outputs - mainly papers and experimental data - to living reports, executable research papers and scientific workflow, and ii) promote collaboration among coworkers by realizing innovative research paths and strategies. To make this more challenging, data to be managed often fall into the big data domain. In this poster we present an innovative environment conceived to satisfy the above requirements via social networking research facilities offered by the D4Science Infrastructure.