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Raising your research profileSteve McIndoeUniversity of Manchester Library
Aims of session
•Understanding your web presence•Considering institutional, personal and
social presence on the web•Using social media to develop your
research profile
Why develop your research profile?•Showcase your work•Showcase yourself!•Build professional networks•Reach a wider audience•Becoming an ‘expected’ academic
activity..?
Your digital footprint
Google activity
•In groups of 2-3, try Googling each other and write down what you find
•15 minutes
http://www.flickr.com/photos/go-local/6234724527/
Institutional web presence
•Institutional repository ▫Manchester eScholar
•Faculty/ School▫Researcher profile pages?
•University website▫http://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/▫Patrycja Strycharczuk
Professional activities
•Do you appear on relevant websites?▫Membership of professional groups▫Committees▫Editorial boards▫Conference papers▫Discussion lists and forums in your
research field? JISCmail
Blogs
Wordpress
Blogger
Posterous
Personal research blogs
•Keep a research journal•Practice writing for a specific audience
▫Researchers in your field▫Interested academics
•Reach a wider audience•Create a ‘hub’ for your activities •Control content , design and updates
Researchers’ blogs
•Eljee Javier▫http://eljeejavier.com/
•Social Software, libraries and e-learning▫http://elearning.lse.ac.uk/blogs/socialsoftwa
re/
•The Thesis Whisperer▫http://thethesiswhisperer.wordpress.com/
Blogging about your research
•Think about your audience▫Academic or general readers?▫Inter-disciplinary?
•Offer something new or different▫What makes your blog worth reading?▫What do you want readers to learn?
•Use examples▫Relate research to specific examples▫Demonstrate relevance and impact
Writing tips
•Keep it up-to-date, post regularly•Be conversational and engaging•Keep it focused, remove redundant words
and avoid jargon•Use headings, short paragraphs and lists•Use links, images and tags (wordclouds
etc)
F-shaped reading pattern
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/reading_pattern.html
Use connections
RSS feeds
Social bookmarks
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pictureperfectpose/76138988/
Social networking
•Facebook•Twitter•LinkedIn•Academia.edu
Social sharing
•Slideshare (presentations)
•YouTube (videos)•Flickr (photos and
videos)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ethanhein/
•Disseminate news about your research•Keep up-to-date with others in your field•Build networks of researchers •Follow conferences and get reactions to
events as they happen
Social bookmarking
Social citations
Networking, collaboration, find out who is reading the same things as you, and what else they’re reading!
Action plan• Where am I?
▫Do I have an online profile?
▫Is it up-to-date?▫Is it connected?
• Where do I want to be?
▫Actions
Any questions?
twitter.com/stevemcee
twitter.com/jrulresearchers
jrulresearchers.wordpress.com