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Collaborative Research: The “Social” Way. Jackie Krause, Ph. D. Assistant Faculty, Ashford University. [email protected] jackiekrause.wordpress.com @ DrJackieK. Agenda. We will look at how researchers can Connect – Find like-minded researchers Communication – - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Collaborative Research: The “Social” WayJackie Krause, Ph. D.Assistant Faculty, Ashford University
[email protected]@DrJackieK
AgendaWe will look at how researchers
can◦Connect –
Find like-minded researchers◦Communication –
Once connected, how can facilitate communications
◦Collaborate – Share research, store references, etc.
Hold on everyone, we only have 15 minutes and I intend to cover a LOT of ground!
What does it mean to research the “social” way?Whether you are researching with the group or
as a solo activity, we are talking about using social media
Using social media effectively◦ Not necessarily Facebook, but Facebook like sites◦ But possibly Twitter!◦ Possibly blogging
There are a number of social media/networking sites dedicated to researchers. Some of these sites include:◦ Social gathering and networking sites◦ Social resource sharing and collaboration◦ Blogs and wikis
Connecting with like-minded researchersWhy?
◦Consider asking for help finding relevant research Find out what others interested in the same
research topics you are reading◦Consider taking advantage of “crowd
sourcing” This is a great way to vet ideas and seek opinions
◦Find sources for data/Find prospective research participants
◦Establish your Research Identity and Presence! Let people know who you are and what you do
Connecting with like-minded researchers Where are they, anyway?
◦ Professional organizations – seems like a good place to start, right SIGs
◦ Research Gate – HTTP://www.researchgate.net/ A social networking site built
for scientists, by scientists Ask questions/get answers Find research/researchers Setup research topics of interest Post your own research
publications Start a research project for
collaboration, data sharing, and feedback
It’s a great place to carry onconversations!
Connecting with like-minded researchers
◦Emerald Research Connections - http://www.emeraldinsight.com/research/connections/index.htm Hosted by Emerald Publishing Group Setup as a platform for finding like-minded
researchers and collaborations◦BiggerBrains.com -
http://www.biggerbrains.com/ Hosted by Elsevier For early career researchers Full of great resources for the newbie who wants
to learn more about research and publishing, networking opportunities. Free Services!
Collaborating with fellow researchersMendeley
◦Free, web-based tool which allows researchers to: Maintain a library of references online
(including full-text PDF files) Use a Dashboard like interface:
Search library of published papers Join public groups and follow their updates through
the Newsfeed Create private groups for collaborative research
projects Share references among your group “Friend” other researchers and follow their posts
Collaborating with fellow researchersMendeley, continued
Use a desktop component for a more robust experience, maintains sync with web tool
Includes a plug-in for Word and Open Office to connect to your online library and create bibliographies
◦Interact with other researchers!
Collaborating with fellow researchersOther tools that are similar:
◦Zotero (Works with FireFox)◦Cite-U-Like
A really nice list can be found at DiRT:◦https://
digitalresearchtools.pbworks.com/w/page/17801648/Citation%20Management%20Tools
Collaborating with fellow researchersEndNote and RefWorks
◦Both offer reference management and collaborative platforms for sharing and working with research teams
◦You can create a collaboration space to store research and references
◦Allow those in your research group to Read/Write references to the library
◦Share and get references from others in your groupFee-based Services
Web-based tools
Social Media for Academics – New uses for traditional toolsCreate a “research” Blog!
Crowd-source ideas Look/Ask for references/research Discuss your research and publications – review
research Look for research participants/collaborators It’s about maximizing your research impact!
◦For information on maximizing your impact: http://
www2.lse.ac.uk/government/research/resgroups/LSEPublicPolicy/Docs/LSE_Impact_Handbook_April_2011.pdf
◦Register at http://researchblogging.org Provides a synopsis of posts made that contain
serious research material
Additional Support for BloggingHow to write a good research
blog post: http://scienceofblogging.com/how-to-write-a-good-research-blog-post/
Great study on the use of blogging by serious researchers: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0035869
Social Media for Academics – New uses for traditional toolsConsider academic use of Twitter
◦Use Twitter to send people to your blog
◦It’s amazing how many responses you can get to a 140 ch. tweet!
◦Encourage conversationWant to know how, check out this
resource: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2011/09/29/twitter-guide/
ConclusionThere are so many great resources out
there, this is just a small taste to get you thinking about how social media might support my research efforts.
Please contact me if you want to talk more, have resources to share, or just want to connect!
A list of additional resources can be found on my blog at: http://jackiekrause.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/welcome-to-the-age-of-using-social-media-in-research/ or use the QR Code on each slide
Contact me
Jackie Krause, Ph. [email protected]
760-608-8004
Blog: jackiekrause.wordpress.comTwitter: @DrJackieK
