This document discusses various methods for keeping up to date with research, including using RSS feeds from databases and journal tables of contents, social media like Twitter, and bookmarking tools. It provides demonstrations of how to access RSS feeds from Scopus and journal websites and discusses how hashtags can help find topics of interest on Twitter. Examples of Twitter accounts and bookmarking sites are listed, as well as a link to a further resource document. The goal is to help researchers find current information and tools to aid them in staying up to date.

1. Keeping up to date with Research
Rachel Henderson
Liz Clarke
UEA library

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Outline
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Introduction
Discussion of current methods
Using RSS feeds from databases – demo & try out
Using RSS feeds from journal TOCs – demo & try out
Other social media – discussion – Twitter, Delicious,
Mendeley
Summary

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Discussion
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What do you use currently?
Email group
RSS
Word of mouth
Twitter

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Using RSS feeds from databases
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RSS feed from database to reader
Eg Scopus to Feedly
Author
Paper
Search
RSS feed from Journal Table of Contents (TOC) to reader
Eg http://www.journaltocs.hw.ac.uk/ to Feedly

5. Other social media
Twitter
Anyone on twitter already?
What do you see as benefits or difficulties of using Twitter?
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7. Other social media
http://prezi.com/eb9huuoeikcp/?utm_campaign=share&utm
_medium=copy&rc=ex0share
Hashtags for interests & conferences
Examples:
#phdchat
#hssoa
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8. Saving / bookmarking
https://kippt.com/
http://bundlr.com/
http://www.scoop.it/
https://delicious.com/
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9. Some Twitter accounts you can look at:
@uealibrary
@helenpallett ENV
@MsPollyAshford CHE
Useful document with links of interest:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JnemXad2PxjWGEh
HiXQzDBy0Hs-8x2_SNVtrcgm6ANg/edit?pli=1
Let us know what you find useful…
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