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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/
