Learned society
Their activities typically include holding regular conferences for the presentation and discussion of new research results, and publishing or sponsoring academic journals in their discipline.argue that learned societies are of key importance and their formation assists in the emergence and development of new disciplines or professions.Older and more academic/professional societies may offer associateships and/or fellowships to fellows who are appropriately qualified by honoris causa, or by submission of a portfolio of work or an original thesis.[12] Following the globalization and the development of information technology, certain scholarly societies—such as the Modern Language Association—have created virtual communities for their members.[citation needed] Members of these online academic communities, grouped by areas of interests, use for their communication shared and dedicated listservs (for example JISCMail), social networking services (like Facebook or LinkedIn) and academic oriented social networks (like Humanities Commons, ResearchGate, Mendeley or Academia.edu).
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