Developing Your Networks: Social Media at QUBDr Helen DixonInformation Serviceshttp://go.qub.ac.uk/socialmedia@SocialMediaQUBFacebook.com/SocialMediaQUB

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Forget Farmville and World of Warcraft. Creative self-affirmation is the most popular game online. We play this game whenever we select material to share with friends or craft messages to frame our posts. The name of the game is to present oneself, via one’s tweets, posts, likes, comments, and shares, in the light in which one aspires to be viewed. http://philosophyforchange.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/foucault-and-social-media-the-call-of-the-crowd/

Key features of Social MediaAnyone can be a publisher or a participator

Instant communication with almost anyone, anywhere

Access to extensive information and resources

Emphasis on sharing and reusing resources

Creation of new ‘virtual’ communities

Advantages

Easy to use and accessMost are free

Variety of tools for different purposesInstant communicationWide exposureEasy to track topicsYou can learn from your followersFacilitates collaboration

Disadvantages

Time management difficulties/distractionInformation overload/white noiseIntellectual property, privacy and security issues

Loss of controlMisinformation and premature publicationBlurring of personal/professional boundariesRisk of bullying/abuseLack of recognition for online efforts

Which social media tools are we using?

Social Media tools

Interact/ Communicate

• Facebook• Google+• Wiki• Blog• Twitter• Storify• Audacity

Share resources

• Scoop.it• Instagram• SlideShare• YouTube• Pinterest• Delicious• Prezi

Network

• LinkedIn• Twitter• Yammer• Academia• ResearchGate• Cloudworks• Mendeley

Looking for other suggestions? http://www.andymiah.net/2012/12/30/the-a-to-z-of-social-media-for-academics/

Which social media tool is most useful for researchers?Take our poll at:http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/XEFqf158kHb6x26/web

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What do you want Social Media to do for you?

Online profile

Expert status

Personal brand

Network

Community

Collaboration

Research

Data collection

Publication

Professional

development

Personal learning network

Career opportunities

“Involvement in or resistance to online interaction is largely rooted in ideas and beliefs about identity, privacy, voice, authenticity and power. ”

http://catherinecronin.wordpress.com/2012/12/19/enacting-digital-identity/

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Why should you use Social Media?A positive online profile can enhance your

professional imageYou have information and expertise to shareBlogging about your area of expertise can help

establish you as an expert in your field and allow you to reach new audiences

You can promote your publications and increase citations

You can easily network with others who have similar interests and keep yourself informed

You can keep up-to-date with conferences and events

Social Media and the academic research process

Collaboration

Identification of

knowledge

Creation of knowledge

Quality assurance of knowledge

Dissemination of knowledge

Social Media: A guide for Researchers | Research Information Network rin.ac.uk

Putting yourself online

Create a professional

image

Develop a personal

brand

Establish yourself as an expert

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Social Media and networking

Communicate and collaborate with people outside your personal circleManage connections efficientlyTools will recommend connectionsNetworks easily identified

Can become complexInformation overloadHarder to avoid peopleSpam/sales peopleBlurring of professional and personal activities

Tips for social networkingCreate and maintain a professional and consistent online profile Include qualifications, skills, research interestsDon’t forget an appropriate image!

Don’t spread yourself too thin!Update regularly but don’t overloadAlways remain courteous and professionalExchange online profiles at conferences or events

Don’t rule out connections outside your research area

Thinking of setting up a Queen’s affiliated social media site?

Read Social Media Policy for StaffObtain approval from Head of SchoolNeed at least 2 adminsRegister your site at http://go.qub.ac.uk/socialmedia

Contact socialmedia@qub.ac.uk for advice

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Useful resourceshttp://libguides.ncl.ac.uk/socialmediaVitae Innovate/OU Handbook of Social Media for R

esearchers and Supervisors http://www.vitae.ac.uk/CMS/files/upload/

Vitae_Innovate_Open_University_Social_Media_Handbook_2012.pdf

Digital research tools http://dirt.projectbamboo.org/

RIN Social media guide for researchers http://www.rin.ac.uk/our-work/communicating-and-disseminating-

research/social-media-guide-researchers

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Useful resourcesJISC Digital Media guides

http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/guides/a-zFacing up to Facebook

http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/ManageContent/ViewDetail/ID/2114/Facing-up-to-Facebook-A-Guide-for-FE-and-HE-02-October-2013.aspx

Using Twitter in university research, teaching and impact activities http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/files/2011/11/Publish

ed-Twitter_Guide_Sept_2011.pdfSocial Media Support at Queen’s

http://blogs.qub.ac.uk/socialmedia www.twitter.com/SocialMediaQUB www.facebook.com/SocialMediaQUB http://www.scoop.it/t/social-media-for-researchers #QUBnetworking

Social Media Training

Introduction to Social MediaFacebook for BeginnersTwitter for BeginnersLinkedIn for BeginnersUsing Social Media for Teaching and Research

Managing a University Social Media Sitehttp://go.qub.ac.uk/smcourses

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Questionssocialmedia@qub.ac.uk

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