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The University of Massachusetts Amherst has served as a test\u2010bed for two disciplinary repository\u2010based virtual communities, InterNano and ESENCe, both of which serve as examples for the development of features that facilitate social connections in emerging multi\u2010disciplinary fields. Two different approaches to the technical implementation of social networking tools onto standard disciplinary repository software platforms are described, as well as the challenges faced by each project.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>Although disciplinary repositories are not typically conceived as social spaces, disciplinary repositories can integrate social networking components to act as \u201cknowledge brokers\u201d for emerging disciplines of practice. 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