Psyc-hub

From PsychWiki - A Collaborative Psychology Wiki

psyc-hub^® is a way to sync together all the information on a given topic, connect people with common psychology interests, and disseminate previously inaccessible information.

Why have "hubs" in psychology?

• Information in psychology is currently decentralized in databases, on the web, conference booklets, filedrawers, researchers websites, school websites, etc.
• Much information is also not posted anywhere such as feedback, comments about research, discussion, helpful advice, critiques, etc.

How to use "hubs"?

• Categories -- We have already created categories for major concepts in Psychology, such as Research, People, Psychology Concepts, Null Findings, Virtual Lab Meeting. Click on each category to see how to use it, or see the summary of how to use each category page.
• Individual Pages -- You can also create "hubs" around individual pages. See the following for how to create hubs and how to use each one:

The "hub" could be focused around: ⇒ a person                         (see examples and how to create your own "personal" hub)         ⇒ a research topic                (see examples and how to create a hub around your research topics)         ⇒ a class                             (see examples and how to create a hub for your classes)         ⇒ a journal article                  (see examples and how to create a hub for your articles)

Finally, PsychWiki also provides a way to disseminate previously inaccessible information such as:

• Null Findings research -- see the Null Findings category
• Comments on published and pre-published works -- each article as a "Discussion" tab at the top of the page
• Feedback about your research ideas/designs -- see the Virtual Lab Meeting category
• Discussion of new theoretical ideas/papers -- see the Virtual Lab Meeting category

A wiki provides a useful way to present this new information to the collective benefit of the field because by sharing our experiences and knowledge