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Care to share?
How can researchers make use of social networking sites such as Facebook? What resources could you share online, and how could it benefit you? Are there better ways for researchers to network with each other than via email?
Explore the showcase, and try things out for yourself by using the links on the right hand side.
Facebook: research groups
- Cambridge University Centre for Research in Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
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- Centre for Studies in Social Justice: University of Windsor
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- Oxford University Department of Computer Science
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Explore: other academic social networks
- Academia.eduEnables academics to share their research, monitor analytics and track other people's research.
- Collaborating with social mediaCollection of recent blog posts about using social media for research collaboration.
- H-NetOnline academic research networks in the humanities and social sciences.
- Humanities CommonsOnline academic network for humanities researchers.
- LinkedIn: getting startedUseful tips from the Careers Service.
- MethodspaceMultidimensional online network for researchers, from students to professors, engaged in research methods. Sponsored by SAGE publishers.
- myExperimentFind, use and share scientific workflows and other research objects, and build communities.
- ResearchGateNetworking tool for scientists.
- Which academic social network?Brief overview of networks such as LinkedIn and Academia.edu, with examples of academic researchers using them.
Sharing and networking
- Connecting HistoriesA history project which encouraged members of the public to get involve and create their own photo albums.
- Online collaboration: scientists and the social networkRecent article from Nature exploring how and why science researchers are using social networking.
- Personal home pageProfessor Andy Miah uses various social media tools to promote his work on his home page.
- StrandlinesThis life writing project from King's College London is encouraging members of the public to add content and discuss topics online.
Sharing: presentations
Slideshare enables you to share your own presentations online, or search for other people's presentations. Here is a link to the Slideshare account of a researcher at Salford University.
Event amplification
This blog focuses on different ways in which social media tools can be used to 'amplify' a conference or other event, particularly in academia.
Amplification in this context means involving people in the event who aren't physically at the venue, or continuing debates after the conference has ended.
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Learn more! Building online communities
Have a go: search networks
- Advanced Twitter searchTwitter's advanced search has lots of options to help you pinpoint what you're after.
- BoardreaderSearch discussion forums and messageboards.
- OmgiliSearch discussion forums and messageboards.
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