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Make a noise!
Could sound and vision help you disseminate your research? Is it easy to make a podcast or video? Want to use online images but worried about copyright?
Explore the showcase and try things out for yourself by using the links on the right hand side.
Podcasts: research institute
Podcasts from the Institute of Historical Research.
Videos: conference
- Research Libraries UK 2014 Conference videosVideos from a recent research libraries' conference.
Photos: sharing via Flickr
Flickr photo stream for a UCL research institute.
Videos: research dissemination
- 60 Second PoliticsCan you explain your research in 60 seconds? Nottingham University politics lecturers can...
- Postgrad researcher videosPostgraduate researchers in arts and humanities made short videos about their research at a recent AHRC public engagement/social media training conference.
Videos: public engagement
UCL's public lunchtime lectures are on YouTube.
Photos: sharing and tagging
Flickr the Commons makes photos from cultural institutions available and invites others to tag and comment.
Visualisation tools
There are many free tools available which enable you to create professional-looking 'visuals' to help convey your research, such as infographics, flowcharts, timelines and context-sensitive explanation.
- Easel.lyVisualisation tool which enables you to create flowcharts (see above) and more, using templates.
- Explanation with thinglinkNewcastle University Library has used thinglink to explain how to fill in an inter library loan form.
- Timelines with TimetoastCreate interactive, visually appealing timelines.
- Twitter visualisations
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Visualisation of tweets designed for display in public places. - World Oral Literature ProjectThis Cambridge University project is using Google Maps to show where its collections are located.
Audio visual material: sharing
- CRASHHThis research centre is sharing videos, photos and audio materials online.
- HistorypinUsers can upload old photos,which are then geotagged and overlaid on current location. Enables sharing of stories relating to locations and topics.
Explore! Researchers' videos and podcasts
- iTunes UiTunes U gives educators an easy way to design complete courses with audio, video, and other content and distribute them through the iTunes U app.
Have a go! Find images
- Images guideOur separate images guide has more information and links for finding images of all kinds, including those which you can reuse.
What does the future hold?
There is much speculation about the future of social media and other technologies. Watch this short student film predicting our future everyday life with Augmented Reality...
Learn more: making podcasts
- AudacityFree open-source software for recording and editing sounds.
- audioBoomListen, record, upload, edit, broadcast sound.
- FreesoundCollaborative database of Creative Commons-licensed sounds.
- PodcastingShort overview of podcasting in an educational context from JISC Web2practice.
- SoundCloudCreate and share sounds.
Presentation by Steve Boneham about recording and producing audio.