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Online Social Networks in Healthcare & Libraries
PF Anderson, Emerging Technologies Librarian, Health
Sciences Libraries, [email protected]
© 2008 Regents of the University of Michigan. All rights reserved.
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Why?
“Are social networks really worth it?”
“The web is better when it’s social”
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Why? Connection, communication, collaboration,
consultation Discuss & share information (articles, photos, videos,
cases, data, methodologies) Q&A, rapid response (sometimes), serendipitous
discovery Global, international connections & opportunities Find employment & research opportunities Emerging trends, topics, medications, treatments,
insights in your field
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Why?Study partners for USMLE & board examsFacilitate translational research - bench to
bedsideDisease or behavior tracking in populationsSupport groups, lifestyle change & behavior
modificationRecruit research study & clinical trial candidatesCreate online community for alumni, patrons,
clients
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Why? – Take Two
Efficiency possibilities Build professional communities
Clinical Research Management
Build learning communities Build sharing communities Build community support through outreach
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What makes an online social network?Tech that supports
SharingDefining “your folks” (friends, groups)Commenting, discussion, dialogue
Active community & individuals who use these features to support interaction and community building
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Networking through social media
Who are your people? Where is your conversation? Youtube, Flickr,
VoiceThread, ManyEyes. Blogs & Blogger Wikis: Wetpaint Twitter, SocialThing, FriendFeed
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Networking through social media
Flickr example
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Networking for networking
Popular social networking sites myspace facebook opensocial livejournal xanga mycyberspace bebo orkut friendster Hi5 linkedin
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Networking for networking
Make your own social network Ning
free, popular - >90,000 networks
ELGG - open source software More social networking platforms:
TechCrunch White Label Social Networking Platforms Chart: http://www.techcrunch.com/wp-content/wlsn_comparison_chart.html
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Trends - Google Friends
Do it yourself social networking on your own web site or blog
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Health networks - for doctors
Ozmosis trust + intelligence + personalization relationship building + knowledge sharing
+ real-time collaboration
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Health networks - for doctors
Ozmosis - knowledge sharing
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Health networks - for doctors
Sermo
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Health networks - for doctors
SocialMD
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Health networks - for nurses
American Nurses Association - Nursing World
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Health networks - for nurses
NurseLink
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Health networks - for nurses
NaBloPoMo - Nurses United
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Health networks - for students plus
Tiromed
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Health networks - for students plus
DoctorsHangout
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Health networks - for students
Student Dentist
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Health networks - for librarians
Assessment for Health Sciences Libraries
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Health networks - for librarians
Library 2.0: Medical and Health Science Libraries
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Health networks - collaborating across bins Within3
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Health networks - others
Healthcare consumersOther practitionersClinical managers and marketersResearchers Informaticians
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Considerations
Who is allowed in? Security Privacy Openness / transparency Authority Underlying purpose or motives of founding persons or
organization Standards vary internationally for patient confidentiality guidelines
How active is the community Effort required to make it useful and viable
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Links — Social Media & Networks Blogger: http://www.blogger.com Flickr: http://www.flickr.com FriendFeed: http://www.friendfeed.com ManyEyes: http://services.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/ SocialThing: http://socialthing.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com VoiceThread: http://voicethread.com Wetpaint: http://www.wetpaint.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com
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Links - General Social NetWork Tools Bebo: http://bebo.comFacebook: http://www.facebook.comFriendster: http://www.friendster.comhi5: http://hi5.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.comLivejournal: http://www.livejournal.comMySpace: http://www.myspace.comOrkut: http://www.orkut.comXanga: http://www.xanga.com
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Links — Make Your Own
ELGG: http://elgg.org/ Google Friend Connect:
http://www.google.com/friendconnect/ Google OpenSocial:
http://code.google.com/apis/opensocial Ning: http://www.ning.com/ TechCrunch White Label Social Networking
Platforms Chart: http://www.techcrunch.com/wp-content/wlsn_comparison_chart.html
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Links — Health & Medical
ANA NursingWorld: http://www.nursingworld.org
NurseLinkUP: http://nurselinkup.com Ozmosis: http://www.ozmosis.com Sermo: http://www.sermo.com SocialMD: http://www.socialmd.com TiroMED: http://www.tiromed.com Within3: http://www.within3.com
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Links – On Ning
Café Chronique: http://cafechronique.ning.com/ Chiro Connector: http://chiroconnector.ning.com/ ChiroShare: http://chirostop.ning.com/ Diabetes TalkFest: http://diabetestalkfest.ning.com/ Disability Resource Exchange:
http://www.disabilityresourceexchange.com/ DoctorsHangout: http://doctorshangout.ning.com/ Epidermolysis Bullosa Friends: http://ebfriends.ning.com/ Fibromyalgia: http://fibromyalgia.ning.com/ Gastric Bypass: http://gastricbypass.ning.com/
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Links - On Ning 2
Healthcare Marketing: http://healthcaremarketing.ning.com/
Healthcare with a Heart: http://healthcarewithaheart.ning.com/
Health Informatics Forum: http://healthinformaticsforum.ning.com/
Hospital Impact: http://hospitalimpact.ning.com/ Illness-Disability-Healthcare-Caregiver Ministry Network:
http://illnessministry.ning.com/ iMed Exchange: http://imedexchange.ning.com/
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Links - On Ning 3
Assessment for Health Sciences Libraries: http://libassess.ning.com/
Library 2.0: Medical and Health Science Libraries: http://library20.ning.com/group/medicalandhealthsciencelibraries
Medical Writing: http://medicalwriting.ning.com/ Meharry Medical College: Alumni:
http://meharryalum.ning.com/ MLA 09: http://mla09.wetpaint.com/ My Irritable Bowel Syndrome:
http://myirritablebowelsyndrome.com/
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Links — On Ning 4
NaBloPoMo: Nurses United: http://nablopomo.ning.com/group/nursesunited
PlanetCancer: http://myplanetcancer.ning.com/ Research & Media:
http://researchandmedia.ning.com/ Kosmix RightHealth: http://righthealth.ning.com/ Student Dentist: http://studentdentist.ning.com/ Tu Diabetes: http://tudiabetes.ning.com/
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Want more?
http://davidrothman.net/2007/05/07/more-social-networks-for-clinicians/