The Social Researcher

Things to consider:

- are the scenarios/needs identified plausible?

- what benefits do the social dimension of a tool offer? What are the risks, privacy implications, etc?

- should the Library be able to help researchers develop their online profiles/reputations within online environments? If so, how? If not, why not?

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0. Where’s My Community?How do new researchers find other members of their research community?

What social rules dictate who can talk to whom?

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1. Managing ReferencesWhat tools are there for managing references?

What facilities should such tools offer?

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2. Chatting…Is real-time conversation using a social network like Twitter or Facebook useful or distracting?

How do you discover “the good stuff” and manage the signal to noise ratio?bWfCCM

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3. PublishingWhat are the alternatives to publishing in trad journals?

What are the risks and benefits of not playing the trad-publishing game?bqbQul

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4. DataHow should researchers curate and manage their data?

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5. Open Notebook ScienceHow can researchers document and share experimental protocol design?

(Where) should researchers publish their personal research notes?

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- were the scenarios/needs identified plausible?

- what benefits do the social dimension of a tool offer? What are the risks, privacy implications, etc?

- should the Library be able to help researchers develop their online profiles/reputations within online environments? If so, how? If not, why not?

“Let’s have a heated debate”