Social Media in Research

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Some links to the use of social networking in academic research

Rod Hagen

2012

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Some ideas from the Guardian’s Higher Ed supplement

Social media: more than simply a marketing tool for academic research -Amanda Alampi - 24 July 2012 - http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/jul/24/social-media-academic-research-toolhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/jul/24/social-media-academic-research-toolhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/jul/24/social-media-academic-research-toolhttp://livepage.apple.com/shapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2
How Twitter will revolutionise academic research and teaching. Remember, it's a conversation not a lecture - Ernesto Priego - 12 September 2011http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2011/sep/12/twitter-revolutionise-academia-researchhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2011/sep/12/twitter-revolutionise-academia-researchhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2011/sep/12/twitter-revolutionise-academia-researchhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2011/sep/12/twitter-revolutionise-academia-researchhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2011/sep/12/twitter-revolutionise-academia-researchshapeimage_4_link_0shapeimage_4_link_1shapeimage_4_link_2shapeimage_4_link_3

Social Media: A guide for researchers

A guide produced by Alan Cann of the Department of Biology at the University of Leicester, and Konstantia Dimitriou and Tristram Hooley of the International Centre for Guidance Studies, and published by the Research Information Network in Feb, 2011.


Website - http://rinarchive.jisc-collections.ac.uk/our-work/communicating-and-disseminating-research/social-media-guide-researchers

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Networked Researcher Blog “Supporting & promoting the use of social media in academic research & researcher development” http://www.networkedresearcher.co.uk A UK blog focused on social media use in research This piece on the blogging and research impact is interesting: http://www.networkedresearcher.co.uk/2011/09/19/amy-mollet-danielle-moran-the-surprising-results-of-blogging-for-impact/http://www.networkedresearcher.co.ukhttp://www.networkedresearcher.co.uk/2011/09/19/amy-mollet-danielle-moran-the-surprising-results-of-blogging-for-impact/http://www.networkedresearcher.co.uk/2011/09/19/amy-mollet-danielle-moran-the-surprising-results-of-blogging-for-impact/shapeimage_5_link_0shapeimage_5_link_1shapeimage_5_link_2
In this blog article Raul Pacheco-Vega identifies 4 primary uses of social media: Build a network of like-minded scholars Follow specific research themes and topics Provide service to the scholarly community Share your own scholarly expertise and build credibility (From http://www.raulpacheco.org )http://www.raulpacheco.org/2011/09/using-social-media-to-advance-your-academic-research-goals/http://www.raulpacheco.orgshapeimage_6_link_0shapeimage_6_link_1
http://www.phd2published.com provides various useful pieces on the use of social media Using Social Media for Research & Researcher Development http://www.phd2published.com/2011/04/26/using-social-media-for-research-researcher-development/http://www.phd2published.comhttp://www.phd2published.com/2011/04/26/using-social-media-for-research-researcher-development/shapeimage_7_link_0shapeimage_7_link_1
The London School of Economics “Impact of Social Sciences” project have produced some excellent material on the use of social media in research. See, for example, their Twitter Guide: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2011/09/29/twitter-guide/ and this recent blog on developing an academic on line presence: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2012/08/10/im-an-academic-and-desperately-need-an-online-presence-where-do-i-start/ Their site contains other useful resources for academics & research students, too - http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/resources/ that may help with other aspects of your work.http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/about-the-project/http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2011/09/29/twitter-guide/http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2011/09/29/twitter-guide/http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2012/08/10/im-an-academic-and-desperately-need-an-online-presence-where-do-i-start/http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2012/08/10/im-an-academic-and-desperately-need-an-online-presence-where-do-i-start/http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2012/08/10/im-an-academic-and-desperately-need-an-online-presence-where-do-i-start/http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/resources/http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/resources/shapeimage_8_link_0shapeimage_8_link_1shapeimage_8_link_2shapeimage_8_link_3shapeimage_8_link_4shapeimage_8_link_5shapeimage_8_link_6shapeimage_8_link_7

© Rod Hagen 2012.

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An interesting Wall St Journal piece looking at an applied use of social media in medical research - ALS Study Shows Social Media's Value as Research Tool

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Mark Carrigan - Digital Researcher - on  “Why do you find Twitter useful as an academic?”

http://digitalresearcher.net/2012/09/20/why-do-you-find-twitter-useful-as-an-academic/