The Connected Researcher: Networking and collaborating with social media

(Susan Smith)and Sarah Nicholas

and Joe Nicholls and Lucy Collins

Aims and objectives of session

to show ways in which you can build an effective and supportive online network

to look at a range of social media tools

To discuss issues associated with social media and researchers in detail (focus of next week)

Social Media

“The online technologies and practices that people use to share opinions, insights, experiences and perspectives” (Cann et al, 2011)1

Today will focus on a range of tools and practices which enable you to build an online network

1 Cann et al. 2011. Social Media: a guide for researchers. Available at: http://ht.ly/3TWiR

Outline of session

Networking Disseminate and Communicate Collect and Review The Joined-Up Connected Researcher

Social Media

All tools and resources mentioned today are listed at http://tinyurl.com/ConnectedResearcher

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Introductions

What are you hoping to gain from the session?

What social media tools have you used already and which are your favourites?

Why use social media?Idea of ‘connected’ researcher is nothing new

- Researchers have always exchanged and disseminated information

-Researchers have always built a network of peers

Range of social media tools to facilitate and support existing behaviours and practices - easy and free to use

Social media and researchers

Use of social media becoming more widespread amongst researchers

- Social Media : a guide for Researchers published in February 2011 by RIN - Digital Researcher Days run by Vitae at the British Library

-In-house university training e.g. Warwick’s 23 things for the Digital Professional

Your online presence/ digital footprint

The majority of us have an ‘online presence’ or ‘digital footprint’ Institutional – e.g. information on university

webpages Professional – e.g. LinkedIn profile Social media - e.g. Facebook, Twitter

What is your digital footprint?

In pairs or groups of three search for one of your group/pair on Google – find out as much as possible about 1 each other

10 minsWhat do you find?

Online presence considerations

Can use social media to take control of your online identity

Lots of tips available (e.g. Online Research identity blog post)

Use ‘official’ channels as well as social media e.g. university websites, ORCA

Google scholar citation profiles