Social library activities

The Social Researcher

Things to consider:- are the scenarios/needs identified plausible?- what benefits do the social dimension of a tool offer? What are the risks, privacy implications, etc?- should the Library be able to help researchers develop their online profiles/reputations within online environments? If so, how? If not, why not?

0. Where’s My Community?
How do new researchers find other members of their research community?
What social rules dictate who can talk to whom?

1. Managing References
What tools are there for managing references?
What facilities should such tools offer?
How social are they?

2. Chatting…
Is real-time conversation using a social network like Twitter or Facebook useful or distracting?
How do you manage the signal to noise ratio?

3. Publishing
What are the alternatives to publishing in trad journals?
What are the risks and benefits of not playing the trad-piblishing game?

4. Data
How should researchers curate and manage their data?
(Where) should data analysed in research publications be published?

5. Open Notebook Science
How can researchers document and share experimental protocol design?
(Where) should researchers publish their personal research notes?

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“Let’s have a heated debate”
- are the scenarios/needs identified plausible?- what benefits do the social dimension of a tool offer? What are the risks, privacy implications, etc?- should the Library be able to help researchers develop their online profiles/reputations within online environments? If so, how? If not, why not?

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Social library activities

by Tony Hirst on May 17, 2010

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