Contribution to a training session by Information Services, University of Nottingham for PhD students in Engineering, Medicine and Science. 6th February 2013.

1. WHY
WHAT
Andy Coverdale
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Being Resourced
The Role of Social Media
WHERE 6 Feb 2013
WHEN
HOW

2. WHY
WHAT
Increasing use of social media
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Open research / scholarship
WHERE
Research impact / outreach -
engaging with wider (non) academic
audiences
Institutional adoption
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HOW

3. WHY
WHAT
Content - not just publications!
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• Summaries of publications
• Latest news
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• Events and conferences
• Call for papers
• Funding / job opportunities
• Shared practices and experiences
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• Research skills / methods
HOW

4. WHY
WHAT
RSS Readers
SOURCING, MANAGING &
NETWORKING
SHARING RESOURCES
Facebook Groups
Social
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Bookmarking Twitter
Blogging
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Wikis
COLLABORATIVE
DISSEMINATION
WORKING
HOW

5. WHY
WHAT
Shifts in resource strategies
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Open and participatory
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Preparatory and opportunistic
‘Squirreling’ - need for resource
management
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HOW

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WHAT
Key social media
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• Twitter
• Blogs and RSS
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• Social bookmarking
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HOW

7. WHY
WHAT
Key social media
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• Twitter
• Blogs and RSS
WHERE
• Social bookmarking
WHEN
HOW