Blogs, Twitter, wikis and other web-based tools workshop

Blogs, Twitter, wikis and other web-based tools

http://research20atimperial.wordpress.com

Jenny EvansMaths & Physics Librarian

Tools and Technologiesfound under ‘optional content’

BlogsEvaluation tools

MultimediaNetworks and networkingOnline collaborative tools

RSSSocial bookmarking & reference management

Wikis

Communicating online (online identity)Managing information

Keeping up-to-date

Case study 1: Tom PhillipsPhD student in Plastic Electronics

Inputs

Outputs

Case study 2: Jon TennantPhD student in vertebrate macroevolution

An online diary, with entries (known as posts) written in reverse chronological order. It is possible to post text as well as embed other content, such as images or videos or tweets from your Twitter account. Those reading a blog can often use the comments feature to interact with the blog writer, or blogger, and other people (though some blogs have comments disabled).

Structure of a blog

Also known as a web feed or news feed, an RSS feed is web content encoded in an xml format. It enables you to keep up to date with changes to regularly accessed web resources by delivering this information directly to your feed reader (also known as an aggregator). Feed readers can be browser based, web based or desktop based.

Activity: Create an account with a Feed Reader

and add some RSS feeds

http://feedly.com/index.html#welcome

Blogging Platforms

Why?

AudienceWhat to blog about / not blog about

Content

Why not?

Confidential dataTime

Information communication to a wide audience

Improve your writing

Think about communicating to non-specialists and/or members of the public

Easy to set up

Connect other social media accounts

Build your online presence/profile

Content (from Stephen Curry)

Legal / ethical issues

Embed links rather than content

Hosting

Licensing info about original content

License blog with appropriate CC license

Confidentiality

Complaints procedure

…use your common sense!

Activity – Workshop blog

1. Log in to the workshop blog www.imperiallibrarylab.co.uk/wordpresslearning

- your username and password were emailed to you this morning

2. Write your first blog post – can be impressions so far or try the ‘flash blogging exercise’ or do both

3. Or set up your own WordPress.com blog and write your first post

What is it?

Twitter apps and tools

Twitter for smart phones, tablets and desktop computers

Activity: Set up a Twitter Account or a

Hootsuite Account

College guidelines / advice

Social media guidelineshttp://www3.imperial.ac.uk/webguide/socialmedia

Social networking sites and personal internet presence http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/hr/procedures/socialnet

Use of collaborative internet environments http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/secretariat/collegegovernance/provisions/policies/infosystems/codes/cop16

Web based collaboration guidelineshttp://www3.imperial.ac.uk/WEBGUIDE/technologyservices/collaboration/webbasedcollaborationguidelinessupplement

Links (not included in handouts)

• http://pinboard.in/u:tomwphillips• http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/earthbound• http://www.palaeocast.com/• https

://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bamboo-feed-reader/

• http://www.feedreader.com/• http://feedly.com

Image attributions• Tag cloud from http://www.tagxedo.com/• Anne Helmand http://www.flickr.com/photos/7849372@N04/3582297307/ under

CC BY-NC-SA• Tom Phillips inputs and outputs From:

http://blog.tomwphillips.co.uk/2013/02/tools-and-technologies-for-researchers/ • Blogs, Read blogs, RSS, Write blogs, Why, Case Studies, Other Tools images

generated by: http://metaatem.net/words/blogs• Blogging platforms image from http://

www.flickr.com/photos/67499195@N00/3273832615 reused under CC BY-NC 2.0• Content from Stephen Curry (Science blogging workshop)

http://sciencebloggingworkshop.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/stephencurrybloggingworkshop-jul12-v2.pdf

• Copyright image from http://www.flickr.com/photos/10361931@N06/4839454263/ reused under CC-BY

• The role of Twitter in science publication and communication from : http://www.katiephd.com/twitter-and-science-publications/

• Prevalence of Twitter and use amongst scholars http://figshare.com/articles/Prevalence_and_use_of_Twitter_among_scholars/104629

• Why use Twitter? And Perceptions on why you might not use Twitter from: : http://prezi.com/f9ivxz4pkloj/twitter-for-researchers/