Networking: Social Networking tools

Networking

Exchange ideas and informationFacilitates finding information – “Social media

made me a better researcher because I find things out a lot quicker…. - the network discovers and filters and discusses” Wassall in Cann et al ( 2011)

Cann et al. 2011. Social Media: a guide for researchers. Available at: http://ht.ly/3TWiR

Networking

Build communities of practice across disciplines and institutions

Effective networkers may be more likely to be offered more opportunities e.g. find research collaborators, improve career options, have work published, invited to present at conferences

Social/Professional networking tools

Online version of in-person networkingRaise your profile and help develop

your web presenceConnect with researchers in your field

Social/Professional networking tools

All the tools covered today help with networking e.g. Twitter, blogs

Fora for collaboration and themed discussions

Enable resource discovery

Social/Professional Networking Tools

Purpose?

Content?

Public/private

Exampleshttp://brighton.academia.edu/TaraBrabazonhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/drkellypageLinked in - TED Group

Other social/professional networks

Things to consider

Think about your digital footprintConsider privacy settings – Personal can

become public with FacebookPersonal and private – combine or keep

completely separate?Create useful groups/connections within

your networks

Try it out

Have a look at a tool of your choiceSee links under Social Networking tools on

Diigo list

Networking: Social Networking tools