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Researching In A Web 2 0 World (for lawyers)
The document discusses the evolving landscape of research in a Web 2.0 world, emphasizing the integration of social media tools for collaboration and staying updated. It highlights the benefits of engaging in online communities for sharing research, networking, and discovering resources while addressing common fears about technology use. Various tools such as blogs, Twitter, and social bookmarking platforms like Delicious are mentioned as means to enhance research effectiveness and visibility.
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Researching In A Web 2 0 World (for lawyers)
- 1. Researching in aWeb 2.0 world:for lawyers Emily Allbon
- 2. It’s a differentworld out there…I use books, Lexis and Westlaw…but there’s all this other stuff people are using…
- 3. Fears…? I’m tooold to do social networking!
- 4. Fears…?I don’t havetime!
- 5. Fears…?‘Hey it’s myresearch – I’m not sharing it with anyone!’
- 6. Fears…?Only for peoplewith big egos!
- 7. Fears…?Too hard tolearn all these new technologies!
- 8. AdvantagesBuild up communityof interestPinpoint breaking news, trends, get comments on brand-new research, casesFinding new collaboratorsGetting more out of conferences – pre-conference discussion, networking, participating if absent physicallyFind and follow influential peopleCollect links to share with others
- 9. Too shy toget involved? Don’t worry – not essential Different degrees of engagement: Passive Creator
- 10. Pyramid of engagementFromThe Facebook Era blog: http://www.thefacebookera.comInspired by Guillaume du Gardier
- 11. TwitterGreat for breakingnews – comment on new casesWhat are you doing? Flag up key articlesEngage in discussionSuperb for event/conference engagement
- 12. Hashtag lets yousearch for a case e.g. #SinghBCAFind audio file from press conferenceLink to judgmentGet all the latest on a judgment as it breaks
- 13. Top Twitter tipsUsehashtags # to indicate subject of a tweetRetweet interesting things you hear from those you follow e.g. RT @lawboreUse http://bit.ly to shorten urls you flag up (you don’t want to waste your 140 characters on long urls)See Dr Hazel Hall (Director of the Centre for Social Informatics, Edinburgh Napier University) for Twitter Tips in 10 minutes: http://bit.ly/bHgya0
- 14. Research funding awardnewsOpportunity to join committeeGet the latest research newsInvitation to complete surveyResearch report publishedCall for research proposalsResearch journal publishedResearch report publishedResearch journal publishedFrom Dr Hazel Hall’s Twitter Tips in 10 mins: http://bit.ly/bHgya0Call for conference papersResearch journal published
- 15. Do I reallywant to be in a community?Altruistic reasonsResearch moves more quickly if ideas are sharedYou might be able to help othersResearch is a communitySelfish reasonsYou’ll know what other researchers in your field are doingYou’ll get information and references that will save you time and help you spot things that you would have missed.Fame and reputationPeople tend to like to employ people who they have prior knowledge ofTaken from Hooley, T - Networks, Online Networks & Maximising your effectiveness (Digital Researcher event 15/03/10) http://bit.ly/b1LH6O
- 16. Delicious or Squidoo– social bookmarkingSharing your favourite internet links & borrow others!Building a collaborative spacePromotion of expertiseGreat resource for starting research in an areaAccessible anywhereIncorporate tags
- 17. A search for‘competition law’ will bring up any bookmarks categorised as this by delicious users
- 18. Clicking on alink will show all the people who’ve recommended it and under what categories (tags). Great way to see what other sites people are finding useful
- 19. Here’s what adelicious user’s page looks like
- 20. Blogs133, 000,000 blogsindexed by Technorati since 2002.77% of internet users read blogs72% say they blog to ‘share expertise’Facts from Technorati’s ‘State of the Blogosphere 2009’ http://technorati.com/blogging/feature/state-of-the-blogosphere-2009/To share ideasKeep active in writingEstablish reputationCreate a network – reach out to othersHave everything in one place e.g. CV, articles, twitter feed, areas of expertiseWHY BOTHER BLOGGING?FACTS!
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- 22. WikiAllows easy creation/editingof interlinked webpages using simplified markup language. Ideal for collaborative websites, both on a personal level or in business.Examples:Wikipediahttp://wiki.familylorefocus.com/FamilyLawWiki
- 23. RSS & ReadersTomonitor news & blog buzzGet news to you, rather than you searching for itCan be blogs, table of contents, (from publishers) twitter feeds, social bookmarking.Lexis and Westlaw allow you to set up alerts and RSS for a number of subject areasTry Google Reader or Bloglines,
- 24. Why use RSS?Currency – stay up-to-date with debates in your area of researchHelps you find networks and gives opportunity to add to the body of scholarly knowledgeBring all the info you’re interested in together – one-stop shop
- 25. Register for Westlawpersonal account
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- 27. Click on RSSFeeds
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- 29. Choose the areasyou’re interested in…
- 30. How often doyou want updating?
- 31. All done –now where do you want it to feed to?Copy and paste the url into a RSS reader…Click on the RSS logo to add to your favourites bar
- 32. Subscribe via yourfavourites bar
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- 34. Content aggregatorsGather togetherall your social media stuff in one placeiGoogle - http://www.google.com/igNetvibes - http://www.netvibes.com/Pageflakes - http://www.pageflakes.com/
- 35. SlideshareGreat starting pointGoodfor promotion Presentation repositoryDoesn’t have to be public
- 36. Social citation toolsZoteroCiteULikeLibraryThingConnoteaMendeley…butdon’t forget about RefWorks – paid for by university and very sophisticated. Can share with those outside City.
- 37. So what doesall this mean?Research will continue in traditional ways…Meet new people in your fieldDiscover sources!BUT…social media offers exciting options to:Get ideas!Join communities!
- 38. MyCity can helpBuildcommunities within the universityBlog and wiki capabilityGreat for cross-disciplinary stuffUse Activities to allocate tasks – both yours and colleaguesShare documents/links for any collaborative work via MyCityShare bookmarksGet it here: http://my.city.ac.uk/
- 39. Finding out more…SocialMedia Revolution: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFYPQjYhv8Digital research tools: http://digitalresearchtools.pbworks.com/List of useful social media tools/resources: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jubileegraduatecentre/training-and-events/tools.phtml and http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jubileegraduatecentre/training-and-events/resources.phtmlSlides from recent Vitae/BL event: Digital Researcher (15/03/10) http://vitae.ac.uk/researchers/219961-223471/Digital-researcher-session-slides-online-.html
- 40. Thanks for images(flickr.com CC licence)Slide 1: ‘Laptop’ by sp3ccylad http://www.flickr.com/photos/sp3ccylad/497684709/Slide 2: ‘Fear’ by stumayhewhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/stumayhew/3747070194/Slide 9: ‘Shy’ by monogatarihttp://www.flickr.com/photos/monogatari/754388045/Slide 10: Facebook Era Blog http://www.thefacebookera.comSlide 11: ‘Twitter pack’ by carrotcreativehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/carrotcreative/2511539541/Slide 23: ‘One stop shop sign 1’ by marc e marc http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcemarc/2385399277/Slide 35: ‘8-sync-from-zotero’ by Mendeley.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/mendeley/4089542428/Slide 36: ‘Idea’ by brunkfordbraunhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/brunkfordbraun/330793963/
- 41. A big thankyou to… Dan Wilsher for being such a good sport
Editor's Notes
- #3 Social media/web 2.0 – tools that facilitate communication, no longer just a collection of websites. You no longer have to have web design skills to get something online. Collaboration. Interactivity.
- #11 At the top of the pyramid are a small number of creators, including your most influential community members. They are your evangelists, most ardent fans, and passionate contributors of new ideas.Next are those who tend to comment on, though generally not contribute, ideas and discussion threads already put forth by others. These individuals are essential for creating a sense of dialogue across different members of the community, for helping to refine ideas and make them better.One step down are people who vote and tag items in your community. They express their preferences and opinions in the lowest-commitment way possible, but are still engaged.Last but not least are the bulk of your community visitors: people who are just visiting, consuming content but not participating per se.
- #12 You can send questions to presenters even if not present, widen discussion to outside world, easy way to get out there related articles, presentations, videos, podcasts
- #15 http://bit.ly/bHgya0 Dr Hazel Hall Napier Uni
- #17 Squidoo – easy way to create website on particular issue, interest, topic. They call such websites lenses.
- #37 Can see what others are readingCan see who is reading the same things as you and who you are influencing.Can be built collaboratively by groups of researchersCan find out what others think of resources – read reviews etc.