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Online social networking for the sciences and how an average scientist makes himself visible
The document discusses the importance of online visibility for scientists, emphasizing the need for a public profile that showcases skills, experience, and research activities. It outlines various platforms like LinkedIn, ResearchGate, and personal blogs where scientists can enhance their presence, share their work, and engage with the community. The overall message advocates for branding and active participation in social networking to improve discoverability and collaboration in the scientific community.
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Online social networking for the sciences and how an average scientist makes himself visible
- 1. Online Social Networkingfor the Sciences: How an Average Scientist Makes Himself Visible Antony Williams NCSU, October 5th 2013
- 2. Visibility Means Discoverability •Does a Social Profile matter? • You are visible, when you share your skills, experience and research activities by: • • • • • • Establishing a public profile Getting on the record Collaborative Science Demonstrating a skill set Measured using “alternative metrics” Contributing to the public peer review process
- 3. The world ofthe online CV • CVs and resumes are mainstream • Re.vu • LinkedIn Profile • Your blog page • Remember Google represents your activities and can represent your CV too….
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- 6. CAUTION! Separate Personal fromProfessional • We all know the stories of the “pictures that shouldn’t have made it online!” • FaceBook is probably best kept “personal”
- 7. Scientists are “Quantified” •Scientists are quantified • Stats are gathered and analyzed • Employers can find them, tenure will depend on them, and these already happen without your participation • Scientists Impact Factors, H-index and many other variants.
- 8. How you canbe Quantified…
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- 10. The Alt-Metrics Manifesto •http://altmetrics.org/manifesto/
- 12. AltMetrics via PlumAnalytics
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- 15. Your Profile asa Scientist • If you are an active scientist – i.e. already published, active researcher, generator of data, early, mid- or late career there is lots to do! • If you are a junior scientist the benefits of investing time now will provide a strong foundation for your future! • So what do I do??
- 16. Maybe you shouldbe a brand? • If you are going forth into the social network adopt a “brand name” throughout the network • Search Google for your “brand name” • Choose a unique brand or be yourself BRAND: Collabchem, ChemConnector YOURSELF: egonwillighagen, joergwegner
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- 18. Enabled by • Persistentunique digital identifier • Integrates to workflows such as manuscript and grant submission • Supports automated linkages with your professional activities
- 19. An Online Profile •Methods of sharing science online include: • • • • • • • • Wikis or blogs Slideshare for presentations YouTube for videos Flickr, Wikimedia etc. for images ChemSpider for chemistry GoogleDocs for data Google Scholar Citations for citations Microsoft Academic Scholar for papers
- 20. Blogs are forStories and Detail • • • • A blog is your voice Communicate and engage the community Ask for help, share your skills, collaborate Blogging, in general, is your most important voice in the social network. • Commit to a position and be honest • They can be free or paid – I use Wordpress
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- 23. ScientistsDB • Write yourOWN article on ScientistsDB • It is a community-policed site but it is “your” page • An article, once approved by the community, can, in theory, be moved to Wikipedia if you meet the notability criteria • All content is licensed under standard CCBY-SA 3.0 licensing provided by Wikipedia
- 24. Are you a-tweetingon Twitter? • 140 characters to connect and communicate • Use your “brand name” on Twitter – it has high frequency here… • Greatest value for me – bite-sized nuggets into information of interest and leading people into information I wish to share including my posts, my activities • Faster responses than email commonly!
- 25. Are you LinkedInYet? You should be • LinkedIn for “professionals” • Expose work history, skills, your professional interests, your memberships – your profile WILL be watched! • Who you are linked to says a lot about who you are. Get Linked to people in your domain. • Professional relationships rather than just friendships. FaceBook-it for friends
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- 29. Are you sharingyour slides online? • Slideshare to host, expose and share your presentations, publications, posters and videos (subject to copyright you might have transferred!) http://www.slideshare.net/ • Register for an account and retain your branding! Keep your online brand consistent
- 30. Upload and AddDetails • Edit title, add tags, add “abstract”, choose category • Select checkbox for allow/disallow file download
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- 32. Social Media ToolsFeed Each Other • Plugins and connectors integrate your activities across the social media platforms • Expose your Tweeting and your Slideshare presentations directly on LinkedIn. • Plug-ins allow your tweets and presentations to be automagically displayed on LinkedIn
- 33. From Slideshare Intothe Network
- 34. Add Applications toLinkedIn
- 35. Places to ShareVideos • There are other sites for you to share your videos online as a scientist • • • • YouTube SciVee Vimeo Slideshare
- 36. Be Aware ofLicensing • Your blog, your YouTube video, your Slideshare, presentations, your Flickr photos, all represent your creative work • Use licenses to protect and share your work • Creative Commons licenses are recommended • Be aware of copyright transfer and what rights you give away
- 37. Share/Manage Your Publications • Wheredo you “manage your publications”? • Share your “activities” with the community • My publications/slides/videos are my CV on • • • • • My Blog On LinkedIn On SlideShare On Researchgate On Academia.edu
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- 43. Share Science!!! NotJust Yourself • Become a community contributor to science • Share your expertise in the new world of openness • • • • • Share your code Share your data and your model Share your Figures Contribute to Wikis – Wikipedia and others Become an Open Notebook Scientist
- 44. Encouraging Participation with Rewardsand RECOGNITION
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- 49. Popularizing Science Fun inthe Networks
- 50. Popularizing Science Fun inthe Networks
- 51. Popularizing Science Fun inthe Networks
- 52. The Power ofBlogs & Social Media
- 53. The Power ofBlogs & Social Media
- 54. The Power ofBlogs & Social Media
- 56. And into theAltMetrics World
- 57. And into theAltMetrics World
- 58. Social Networking for Scientists •The representation of YOU on the web is going to become increasingly important… • Engagement and participation is a choice… • Consider the value to both you and to your community regarding contribution • Open Data, Curations, Annotations etc.
- 59. Thank you Email: williamsa@rsc.org Twitter:@ChemConnector Personal Blog: www.chemconnector.com SLIDES: www.slideshare.net/AntonyWilliams