This document provides an overview of a conference on communicating conservation research and ideas. The conference will cover various topics including collaborating through different tools, exploring best practices for multimedia publishing and social media, understanding researcher profiles and online presence, finding and sharing research, and measuring impact. Participants will learn about collaboration environments, use tools to connect with colleagues, and understand how to project their online image and presence through various profiles and platforms. The document outlines numerous tools and resources for collaboration, data sharing, accessing publications, and tracking metrics and impact.

1. Communicating Conservation Research & Ideas
International Congress for Conservation Biology
Conference
Baltimore MD, July 20, 2013
Kristen Bullard, Smithsonian Libraries
Tina Adams, George Mason University Libraries
Kate Christen, Smithsonian-Mason School of
Conservation
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2. Communicating Conservation Research & Ideas
With Guest Spotlights by:
Megan Baker, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Jen Hammock, Encyclopedia of Life
Katja Schulz, Encyclopedia of Life
Brian Gratwicke, Smithsonian Conservation Biology
Institute
Scott Loss, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
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3. Participants will…
» Learn about the interrelationships across different
types of collaboration environments and how they
impact and benefit conservation biology researchers
and organizations.
» Use a variety of collaboration and data sharing tools,
create profiles and connect to colleagues.
» Explore best practices and ethics related to
multimedia publishing.
» Understand the potential impact of social media and
ways to measure this impact.
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4. Public Networks
Research
Collaborati
on
Professional
Communities
Data Sharing
Researcher
Persona
Open
Acces
s
Metrics
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5. » How do researchers project their
online image?
» How do you find your voice and
the purpose of different platforms
or profiles?
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6. » Google Scholar
Profile
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7. » ResearchGate
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8. » ORCiD
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9. Self Archiving & Author Rights (Ex: Nature’s Self
Archiving Policy)
Check Sherpa/Romeo for journal copyright & self
archiving policies
Creative Commons License-You keep your
copyright but allows others to copy and distribute
your work provided they give you credit and only
on the conditions you specify.
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10. Popular social media
Twitter-Public or Private?
Facebook-Professional or
Social?
Blog participation
Collaborative tools
Document sharing
Skype, etc.
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11. Public Networks
Research
Collaborati
on
Professional
Communities
Data Sharing
Researcher
Persona
Open
Acces
s
Metrics
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12. » How can researchers identify possible
research collaborators from other institutions?
» What tools and approaches are effective in
developing relationships with other
researchers?
» How can following build on those sources and
collaborations?
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13. Twitter (New Scientist, Nature,
Conservation Science)
Blogs (ScienceSeeker.org)
Facebook (usually members only)
Professional Communities (Research
Gate)
» New Media Approaches
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14. » Communities of Interest
A fish identified as
Hypostomus taphorni,
from the Guyana
expedition.
Amphibian
conservation
research.
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15. » Create profiles in:
Optional: In
ResearchGate,
“Follow” each other
at your table.
Google Scholar
Citations,
ResearchGate,
& ORCiDFollow us in
ResearchGate so
we can invite you
to the Project for
this course!
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16. Public Networks
Research
Collaborati
on
Professional
Communities
Data Sharing
Researcher
Persona
Open
Acces
s
Metrics
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17. » What are easy ways to collaborate on
documents and shared bibliographies?
» What are some resources for Open Access
and other full-text articles?
» What are best practices or legal
considerations for sharing research literature
with a group?
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18. » Document Sharing
ResearchGate
SlideShare
GoogleDrive
Dropbox
What are your favorites? Why?
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19. » Sources for Open Access & Other
ArticlesInstitutional Repositories (SRO)
Directory of Open Access Journals
Google Scholar
Mendeley
ResearchGate
Driver
JournalTOCs
Local universities and libraries
Listservs and colleagues/authors 19

20. » Current Awareness
Journal & Citation Alerts
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21. » Citation Management
Tools
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22. » Citation Management
Tools
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23. Public Networks
Research
Collaborati
on
Professional
Communities
Data Sharing
Researcher
Persona
Open
Acces
s
Metrics
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24. » What are the benefits of data sharing to
scientists?
» What are common concerns about data
sharing for scientists?
» How can you facilitate re-use of your data
and ensure appropriate re-use?
» Where can you share your data and find data
shared by others?
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25. » Why share data?
• Increase visibility of your work
• Ensure future relevance of your data
• Contribute to “big data” science
• Meet funding agency requirements
Forward-thinking ecologists will organize
and archive data for posterity, publicly
share their data, and participate in
collaborations that address large-scale
questions.
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26. » Things to think about
• Long term storage
• Data mobilization, portability and findability
• Formats supported
• Support for rich metadata to enable
appropriate re-use of your data
• Attribution and licensing metadata to
clearly define permitted use and
appropriate citation
• Audience and reach
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27. • Check repository features. eg: DRYAD
• Check out examples, see what is
searchable. eg: PANGAEA
• Think about your column labels and
parameters. eg: NODC
• And one more thing…
» What to do, what to check
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28. » Where to share?
Knowledge
Network for
Biocomplexity
(KNB)
DataONE
Global Biodiversity
Information Facility
(GBIF)
Primary Data
Repositories
Data Aggregators
Encyclopedia of
Life (EOL)
Ecological
Archives
DRYAD
PANGAEA
UK Environmental
Change Network
(ECN)
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29. » EOL Interpreted Data Sets
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30. » EOL Interpreted Data Sets
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31. » Where to share?
Knowledge
Network for
Biocomplexity
(KNB)
DataONE
Global Biodiversity
Information Facility
(GBIF)
Primary Data
Repositories
Data Aggregators
iSpot
Citizen Science Projects
Encyclopedia of
Life (EOL)
Ecological
Archives
DRYAD
PANGAEA
UK Environmental
Change Network
(ECN)
eBird
iNaturalist
eMammal
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32. » iNaturalist.org:
Global Amphibian BioBlitz
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33. » iNaturalist.org:
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34. Public Networks
Research
Collaborati
on
Professional
Communities
Data Sharing
Researcher
Persona
Open
Acces
s
Metrics
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35. » How can you interact in a scalable way?
» Leveraging existing networks for your work.
» Contributing to the global conservation
community.
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36. » The Migratory Connectivity
Project
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37. » eMammal
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38. » Encyclopedia of Life
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39. Public Networks
Research
Collaborati
on
Professional
Communities
Data Sharing
Researcher
Persona
Open
Acces
s
Metrics
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40. » Discuss the topics and tools we explored
today.
˃Are there tools or strategies you would like to share with
everyone?
˃What have you tried and how did it go?
˃What do you want to try in the future?
˃What problem might you have that you think one of these
tools will help solve?
» The Table Facilitators will capture the tools
ad strategies for addition to the course
Project space in ResearchGate.
Professional
Communities
Research
Collaboratio
n
Data Sharing
Researcher
Persona
Public
Networks
Open
Access
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41. Public Networks
Research
Collaborati
on
Professional
Communities
Data Sharing
Researcher
Persona
Open
Acces
s
Metrics
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42. » The impact of free-ranging
domestic cats on wildlife of the
United States
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43. » Published and Traditional
ScholarshipTracking Impact
Opportunities for Collaboration
Article Alerts
F1000 (Faculty of 1000)
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44. » Researcher ID Profile
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45. Alt-metrics: an attempt to measure web-
driven scholarly interactions
Importance:
» Faster Peer Evaluation
» Provides a manner of “digital curation” via
online networks
» Reward for broader impacts of research
» Reward for disseminating research in
appropriate web-native products
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46. Scholarly Public
Recommended Faculty of 1000 Popular Press,
Reddit
Cited Google Scholar,
Web of Science
Wikipedia
Discussed Scholarly blogs
(ScienceSeeker.org
)
Blogs, Twitter
Saved Mendeley, Citeulike, Delicious
» Types of Alt-Metrics
(Selected Examples)
Plum Analytics List of Metrics
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47. » Open Access Journal
Environmental Research Letters
Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic
global warming in the scientific literature
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48. » Institutional Repository:
Smithsonian Research Online
Try the Alt-metrics Bookmarklet
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49. » Plum X (Beta)
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50. » What one thing will you try in your own
circumstances after the workshop?
» Annotated Resources
» Course Evaluation:
http://svy.mk/13B6ofa
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51. Communicating Conservation Research & Ideas
Thank you!
Kristen Bullard -
bullardk@si.edu
Tina Adams -
tadams11@gmu.edu
Kate Christen -
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