Social Media in Research: Use more than just email to communicate. Michelle Kraft MLS, AHIP Senior Medical Librarian Cleveland Clinic Alumni Library

Research Methods Image courtesy Cameron Neylon presentation

Research Methods using Social Media Google Docs Tagging Tagging Twitter Blogs Wikis RSS

Social Media Blogs & Wikis – notebooks Social Bookmarking – sharing sites & refs GoogleDocs – group writing & editing SlideShare – presentation repository Twitter – discussion RSS – news and search feeds

Blogs & Wikis – notebooks

Social Bookmarking – sharing sites & refs

GoogleDocs – group writing & editing

SlideShare – presentation repository

Twitter – discussion

RSS – news and search feeds

Blogs and Wikis Communication platform Article and news discussion Trends profiling An online notebook Link out to external resources, protocols, data Open or closed In-house, password protected Viewable by the public

Communication platform

Article and news discussion

Trends profiling

An online notebook

Link out to external resources, protocols, data

Open or closed

In-house, password protected

Viewable by the public

Science & Research Blogs -News MicrobiologyBytes http://www.microbiologybytes.com/blog/ Latest news about microbiology Peer-To-Peer http://blogs.nature.com/peer-to-peer/ For peer-reviewers and about peer review Professor Douglas Kell’s blog http://blogs.bbsrc.ac.uk/ News, thoughts, and facts from Chief Executive of the BBSRC HUGO Matters http://www.hugo-international.org/blog/ Discusses topics relevant to human genetics and genomics

MicrobiologyBytes http://www.microbiologybytes.com/blog/

Latest news about microbiology

Peer-To-Peer http://blogs.nature.com/peer-to-peer/

For peer-reviewers and about peer review

Professor Douglas Kell’s blog http://blogs.bbsrc.ac.uk/

News, thoughts, and facts from Chief Executive of the BBSRC

HUGO Matters http://www.hugo-international.org/blog/

Discusses topics relevant to human genetics and genomics

Science & Research Blogs -News & Extra Useful Chemistry http://usefulchem.blogspot.com/ Chronicles research involving the synthesis of novel anti-malarial compounds. Closely tied to Useful Chemistry wiki Cold Spring Harbor Protocols http://www.cshblogs.org/cshprotocols/ Discusses current events in biology with emphasis on lab techniques, protocols are highlighted & discussed in detail

Useful Chemistry http://usefulchem.blogspot.com/

Chronicles research involving the synthesis of novel anti-malarial compounds. Closely tied to Useful Chemistry wiki

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols http://www.cshblogs.org/cshprotocols/

Discusses current events in biology with emphasis on lab techniques, protocols are highlighted & discussed in detail

Science & Research Blogs -Lab Notes Lab notes now more on wikis than blogs Cameron Neylon http://biolab.isis.rl.ac.uk/camerons_labblog Michael Barton http://www.michaelbarton.me.uk/research/

Lab notes now more on wikis than blogs

Cameron Neylon http://biolab.isis.rl.ac.uk/camerons_labblog

Michael Barton http://www.michaelbarton.me.uk/research/

Science & Research Wikis UsefulChem wiki http://usefulchem.wikispaces.com/ Synthesis of novel anti-malarial compounds, including experiments Completely open OBF wiki http://www.open-bio.org/wiki/Main_Page Open Bioinformatics Foundation focused on supporting open source programming in bioinformatics OpenWetWare http://openwetware.org/wiki/Main_Page Promotes sharing of information, know-how and wisdom among researchers & groups working in biology & biological engineering Partially open WikiPathways http://www.wikipathways.org/index.php/WikiPathways Dedicated to the curation of biological pathways

UsefulChem wiki http://usefulchem.wikispaces.com/

Synthesis of novel anti-malarial compounds, including experiments

Completely open

OBF wiki http://www.open-bio.org/wiki/Main_Page

Open Bioinformatics Foundation focused on supporting open source programming in bioinformatics

OpenWetWare http://openwetware.org/wiki/Main_Page

Promotes sharing of information, know-how and wisdom among researchers & groups working in biology & biological engineering

Partially open

WikiPathways http://www.wikipathways.org/index.php/WikiPathways

Dedicated to the curation of biological pathways

More Science & Research Wikis Kochlab notebook wiki http://bit.ly/3e7mkB DNA unzipping data analysis Semi public, has private wiki Rosania Research Group wiki http://1cellpk.wikispaces.com/ All lab notebooks of Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Michigan College of Pharmacy Yeast Genome wiki http://wiki.yeastgenome.org/index.php/Main_Page Everything yeast including protocols, methods, reagents, strains

Kochlab notebook wiki http://bit.ly/3e7mkB

DNA unzipping data analysis

Semi public, has private wiki

Rosania Research Group wiki http://1cellpk.wikispaces.com/

All lab notebooks of Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Michigan College of Pharmacy

Yeast Genome wiki http://wiki.yeastgenome.org/index.php/Main_Page

Everything yeast including protocols, methods, reagents, strains

Social Bookmarking A.K.A Tagging Similar to browser bookmarks On the web, accessible anywhere Viewable to others Include descriptors, metadata, etc. Lots of tagging applications Delicious CiteULike Connotea

A.K.A Tagging

Similar to browser bookmarks

On the web, accessible anywhere

Viewable to others

Include descriptors, metadata, etc.

Lots of tagging applications

Delicious

CiteULike

Connotea

Delicious Early social bookmarking web service Very popular 5 million users 150 million bookmarked URLs Use any term to index sites Easy to use Easy to syndicate (RSS feed) Does NOT import to Endnote Does not support automatic import of journal metadata

Early social bookmarking web service

Very popular

5 million users

150 million bookmarked URLs

Use any term to index sites

Easy to use

Easy to syndicate (RSS feed)

Does NOT import to Endnote

Does not support automatic import of journal metadata

CiteULike Intended to organize academic publications designed specifically for scientists & scholars to share articles & information Captures article metadata in RIS (EndNote compatible) Identifies how many people have bookmarked a publication Collects data on potential number of readers not just citer Automatic import for JSTOR, PLoS, PubMed, SpringerLink, ScienceDirect PDF uploading to repository

Intended to organize academic publications

designed specifically for scientists & scholars to share articles & information

Captures article metadata in RIS (EndNote compatible)

Identifies how many people have bookmarked a publication

Collects data on potential number of readers not just citer

Automatic import for JSTOR, PLoS, PubMed, SpringerLink, ScienceDirect

PDF uploading to repository

Connotea Created by Nature Publishing Group Similar to CiteULike but aimed specifically at scientists Automatic import for BioMedCentral, PLoS, PubMed, Nature.com, Wiley Interscience Captures article metadata in RIS (EndNote compatible) Can have spam problems Some don’t like the advertising OpenSource Group feature allows tagged sites to be uploaded to all members of group No PDF uploading

Created by Nature Publishing Group

Similar to CiteULike but aimed specifically at scientists

Automatic import for BioMedCentral, PLoS, PubMed, Nature.com, Wiley Interscience

Captures article metadata in RIS (EndNote compatible)

Can have spam problems

Some don’t like the advertising

OpenSource

Group feature allows tagged sites to be uploaded to all members of group

No PDF uploading

GoogleDocs Collaborative writing, editing, data sharing Edit in real time Complete History of Changes Editing conflict rare but easy to identify & fix Documents saved & exported as DOC, XLS, CSV, ODS, ODF, BTF, RTF, HTML Sometimes has problems with images and citations

Collaborative writing, editing, data sharing

Edit in real time

Complete History of Changes

Editing conflict rare but easy to identify & fix

Documents saved & exported as DOC, XLS, CSV, ODS, ODF, BTF, RTF, HTML

Sometimes has problems with images and citations

SlideShare Your presentation doesn’t end at the conference Upload, share, view, download slides, PDF, Docs Audio, video upload and sharing abilities Embed slides into website Private or public Contact original authors

Your presentation doesn’t end at the conference

Upload, share, view, download slides, PDF, Docs

Audio, video upload and sharing abilities

Embed slides into website

Private or public

Contact original authors

Twitter Common misconceptions Waste of time Place to spam, advertise Only the self absorbed 1 in 5 American Internet users tweet Visits grew by 1382% in one year More popular than Facebook 228% growth 42% tweets from 35-49 year olds 62% access Twitter from work More popular than Facebook 228% growth

Common misconceptions

Waste of time

Place to spam, advertise

Only the self absorbed

1 in 5 American Internet users tweet

Visits grew by 1382% in one year

More popular than Facebook 228% growth

42% tweets from 35-49 year olds

62% access Twitter from work

More popular than Facebook 228% growth

Twitter Method to network on the fly Share breaking news, information, articles Journal or association news, TOCs Create news & topic update feeds Need Twitter client Tweetie TweetDeck

Method to network on the fly

Share breaking news, information, articles

Journal or association news, TOCs

Create news & topic update feeds

Need Twitter client

Tweetie

TweetDeck

Who is Tweeting? NatureNews 4,197 followers NIH NIHforHealth 10,815 followers NIHforFunding 1,275 followers CellPressNews 1,196 followers NEJM 1,184 followers

NatureNews 4,197 followers

NIH

NIHforHealth 10,815 followers

NIHforFunding 1,275 followers

CellPressNews 1,196 followers

NEJM 1,184 followers

Twitter in Conference Settings Updates of events, speakers, presentations Logistical information Enhanced discussion Questions to presenters from off site Discussions between attendees & non attendees Links to presentations, pictures, & videos

Updates of events, speakers, presentations

Logistical information

Enhanced discussion

Questions to presenters from off site

Discussions between attendees & non attendees

Links to presentations, pictures, & videos

Facebook: For Science Nature Network http://network.nature.com/ Connect with colleagues Create a profile, describe yourself & your research, list publications Discuss science news and issues Join forums on topics of interest Science Blogs Create your own, read others, post comments Events and other information Upcoming seminars, conferences, job listings

Nature Network http://network.nature.com/

Connect with colleagues

Create a profile, describe yourself & your research, list publications

Discuss science news and issues

Join forums on topics of interest

Science Blogs

Create your own, read others, post comments

Events and other information

Upcoming seminars, conferences, job listings

Information Overload?

Gathering Information

RSS: Online News Feeds

Almost Everything Has a Feed (RSS) Blogs & wikis –notified of changes or new posts PubMed, Scopus, WoS, etc. –search updates Journals –news, TOCs Twitter –follow topics, groups, news

Blogs & wikis –notified of changes or new posts

PubMed, Scopus, WoS, etc. –search updates

Journals –news, TOCs

Twitter –follow topics, groups, news

All That Glitters is not Gold No Time Already got too much on my plate Mine My idea, my data, my hard work Don’t want to get scooped Unfamiliarity Publishing and grant restrictions Data on Internet may be “already published”

No Time

Already got too much on my plate

Mine

My idea, my data, my hard work

Don’t want to get scooped

Unfamiliarity

Publishing and grant restrictions

Data on Internet may be “already published”

Have It Your Way Assess your wants and needs Example: subscribe to Twitter to monitor specific topic news and information Try one thing at a time Don’t try to blog, tweet, and a wiki all at once in the beginning Let things build off each other Example: RSS feeds can lead to tagging Give things some time to find your legs Email was once a new technology.

Assess your wants and needs

Example: subscribe to Twitter to monitor specific topic news and information

Try one thing at a time

Don’t try to blog, tweet, and a wiki all at once in the beginning

Let things build off each other

Example: RSS feeds can lead to tagging

Give things some time to find your legs

Email was once a new technology.

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