Научные социальные сетевые сервисы как средство дифференциации и интеграции научного сообщества

The article deals with scientific social network services, which initiated the global processes of social differentiation and integration of the academic community. These services are sites of scientific social networks, social bookmarking sites and scientific blogs. Scientific social network services have revealed the differentiation of scientists and information flows circulating in the academic world, and have offered new opportunities for the joint creative activities.