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Social Media for Academic Research: Why Not?
Michelle Post, Ph.D., CSMS

Lessons to Learn
• Why not social media for academic research?
• Tips on Keywords & Video: Web Research
• Just some of the tools
– Google Alerts
– RSS Feeds
– Feedly for RSS
– Social Bookmarking
– Blog Posts
– Social Networks
– Twitter Search
– Other Possibilities
• Resources
• References
• Dr. Michelle Post
©Michelle Post, Ph.D., CSMS http://reachyourpotential.guru/

Why not social media for
academic research?
Dr. Raul Pacheco-Vega (2011) provides the
following ways of using social media for
academic research.
• Build a network of like-minded scholars
• Follow specific research themes and topics
• Provide service to the scholarly community
• Share my scholarly expertise and build
credibility online
Read the full blog post at http://bit.ly/WnXpM7
©Michelle Post, Ph.D., CSMS

Tips on Keywords
• Try using a Keyword search tool like
Ubersuggest,
http://ubersuggest.org/
• Use Boolean search operators to
increase the strength of the
keywords.
– AND
– OR
– NOT
– AND NOT
– Double Quotes
– + / - signs
– Parentheses
– Tilde (~)
– Asterisks (*)
• For more Boolean strings, read this,
http://bit.ly/UXt88b
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9diL8-ZpAk

Tools: Google Alerts
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9lVzA_tDww

Tools: RSS Feeds
•RSS stands for Really Simple
Syndication
•RSS Feeds lets data come to you
•RSS Feeds can be used for staying
in touch with the world
•RSS Feeds can save you precious
time on researching
•RSS Feeds help you stay focused
when researching
•RSS Feeds allows you to “surf” in
private for the data comes to your
RSS Reader
•RSS Feeds help you work smarter,
not harder
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU

Tools: Feedly for RSS
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9AZEiWYCHo

Tools: Social Bookmarking
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjDdiFFZab0

Tools: Blog Posts
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI

Tools: Social Networking
“Networking sites are online
communities in which
members can interact in a
number of ways” (University
of South Hampton, n.d.,
para. 1)
Video Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc&list=UUs-
SOeljpyBAvS6fYAR2egw&index=10

Tools: Twitter Search
• Search Twitter with
your keywords,
https://twitter.com/
search
• Search Twitter using
hash tags (#)
• Find and follow
industry experts and
organizations Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGbLWQYJ6iM

Tools: Other Possibilities
•Citeulike -
http://www.citeulike.org/
•Slideshare -
http://www.slideshare.net/
•MagPortal - http://magportal.com/
•Google Books -
http://books.google.com/
•Federal Register -
https://www.federalregister.gov/
•CyberJournalist -
http://www.cyberjournalist.net/#st
hash.kW8J8cyL.ch0G3WGC.dpbs

RESOURCES

Dr. Post’s Tools for Research

Resources: Internet / Academic
• Social Media: A guide for Researchers -
http://www.rin.ac.uk/our-work/communicating-and-
disseminating-research/social-media-guide-researchers
• Pew Internet: Social Networking -
http://pewinternet.org/Commentary/2012/March/Pe
w-Internet-Social-Networking-full-detail.aspx
• Internet Tutorials - http://internettutorials.net/
• Academic Research Toolbox -
http://blog.cometdocs.com/academic-research-
toolbox
• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence -
http://free.ed.gov/index.cfm

Resources: The Tools
• 10 Google Search Tricks You Might Not Know -
http://mashable.com/2012/03/05/10-google-search-tricks-
you-might-not-know/
• Boolean Search String Hints -
http://www.ilile.org/events/past/seminar_08_03/lesson_pl
ans/wheelersburg/booleansearchstringhints.htm
• Keywords - http://apus.libanswers.com/a.php?qid=146357
• Microblogging -
http://web2practice.jiscinvolve.org/wp/files/2009/08/micr
oblogging.pdf
• RSS Feeds -
http://web2practice.jiscinvolve.org/wp/files/2010/04/rss.p
df

References
Barker, D. I., & Terry, C. D. (2005). Internet research, (2nd ed.). Boston, MA:
Thomson Learning. [Slide 4]
Common Craft. (n.d.). Videos: Social media. Retrieved from
http://www.commoncraft.com/videolist?qt-cc_video_quicktab=1#qt-
cc_video_quicktab
MoreTimeToWrite. (2013, January 18). Setting up Google Alerts [Video].
Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9lVzA_tDww [Slide 5]
Pachego-Vega, R. (2011, September 11). Using social media to advance your
academic research goals. Retrieved from
http://www.raulpacheco.org/2011/09/using-social-media-to-advance-
your-academic-research-goals/ [Slide 3]
University of South Hampton. (n.d.). Social media for academic research.
Retrieved from
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/library/research/currentawareness/netw
orking.html [Slide 10]
YouTube. (n.d.). User: Leelefever. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/user/leelefever [4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]

Michelle Post, Ph.D., CSMS
Teacher  Connector  Helper 
Dr. Michelle Post is a driven, passionate, and
experienced leader, teacher, social media strategist,
connector, and developer.
Her desire to connect and inspire throughout nearly
three decades of career translates into her ongoing
effort to help the development of ideas, people,
content, and curriculum. Dr. Post is President / CEO of
three ventures: Reach Your Potential, The Post
Institute: Center for Life-Long Learning, and WorkPlace
Influence.

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