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February 2011
Social Media:
A guide for researchers
 
This guide has been produced by Alan Cann of the Department of Biology at the University of Leicester,
and Konstana Dimitriou and Tristram Hooley of the Internaonal Centre for Guidance Studies, andpublished by the Research Informaon Network, to provide researchers with an understanding of socialmedia, and its possible uses within the research process.The Internaonal Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Leicester and the RIN wish to thank the peerreviewers involved with this publicaon; Chrisna Mendes-Da-Costa, Neil Wi and Marn Hawksey.
Acknowledgements
 
Social media:
A guide for researchers
Links to all services menoned in this guide are available on the RIN website atwww.rin.ac.uk/social-media-guide
Contents
1.Introducon:Whypickupthisguide?Page52.Whataresocialmedia?Page7
 
What social tools are available? Page 7Consuming social media Page 9Producing social media Page 10Cricisms of social media Page 11Answering the cricisms Page 12
3.Whatdosocialmediameanforresearchers?Page15
 
Idencaon of knowledge Page 17Creaon of knowledge Page 18Quality assurance of knowledge Page 19Disseminaon of knowledge Page 21
4.SocialmediatoolsforresearchersPage23
 
Social and professional networking tools Page 23Social bookmarking Page 25Tools for social-citaon sharing Page 26Blogging Page 27Microblogging Page 28Research and wring collaboraon tools Page 29Project management, meeng and collaboraon tools Page 31
5.ManaginginformaonoverloadPage35
 
Approaches to reading Page 35Tools for ltering Page 36Creang the right network Page 37
6.FinalthoughtsPage407.FurtherreadingPage418.ReferencesPage42
 
Web materials 1: Links and Resources Page 43Web materials 2: Researcher case studies Page 43
9.GlossaryofkeytermsPage44
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