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Beyond the paper CV and developing a scientific profile through social media, Altmetrics and Micropublication
The document discusses the importance of developing a scientific profile through social media, altmetrics, and micropublication for visibility and discoverability in the research community. It emphasizes the significance of online branding, maintaining professional relationships, and participating in platforms like LinkedIn and academic sites to enhance one's visibility as a scientist. The author shares personal experiences and insights on the evolving landscape of scientific communication and collaborative efforts in the digital age.
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Beyond the paper CV and developing a scientific profile through social media, Altmetrics and Micropublication
- 1. Beyond the paperCV: developing a scientific profile through social media, Altmetrics and micropublication Antony Williams Warwick University
- 2. Questions to Start… •Who in the room has an ORCID (and did you set it up yourself?)
- 3. Questions to Start… •Who in the room has an ORCID (and did you set it up yourself?) • Who has NOT heard of AltMetrics?
- 4. And one selfishone… • Who in the room has an ORCID (and did you set it up yourself?) • Who has NOT heard of AltMetrics? • Who hasn’t used ChemSpider yet???
- 5. How much work? •How much work is done generating and analyzing data? • How long does it take to write a publication? • How much work does it take to go through the peer review process? • How much effort to represent your science – presentations, publications?
- 6. …and do youmarket it??? • How much work is putting into “Marketing” a publication/presentation? • How much work do you put into your own profile as a scientist (versus other aspects of you on Facebook ) • Even if you are not going to be a scientist your online profile is increasingly important.
- 7. The Power ofSocial Media
- 8. The Power ofSocial Media
- 9. The Power ofBlogs
- 10. The Power ofBlogs (from Sean Ekins, @collabchem)
- 11. Is exposure important??? •Does a highly viewed paper mean better science? CLEARLY NO! • If AltMetrics is one of the new measures clearly visibility and discoverability is important • Considering the investment made in the science is there a downside to investing in exposing it? • YES…it can be called “gaming” or “savvy”
- 12. Visibility Means Discoverability •Q: Does a Social Profile as a scientist matter? • You are visible, when you share your skills, experience and research activities by: • Establishing a public profile • Getting on the record • Collaborative Science • Demonstrating a skill set • Measured using “alternative metrics” • Contributing to the public peer review process • There are many ways to become “visible”
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- 14. My entry intosocial media • I was NOT a follower into the world of social media • I am actually this guy… • But challenge me and I get a “little vocal”
- 15. Learning about bloggingthe hard way • ChemSpider was a “hobby project” • Housed in a basement and running off three servers – one bought, two built • Sensitive to weather and power stability • Went live at ACS Spring 2007 in Chicago
- 16. Me as aMonkey
- 17. Now it’s notjust blogging…
- 18. Social Networking 2007vs 2013 • How many of you were on Facebook in 2007
- 19. The Names in2013?
- 20. The Names in2013?
- 21. Your Profile asa Scientist • If you are an active scientist – i.e. already published, active researcher, generator of data, early, mid- or late career there is lots to do! • If you are a junior scientist the benefits of investing time now will provide a strong foundation for your future! • So what do I do??
- 22. Maybe you shouldbe a brand? • If you are going forth into the social network adopt a “brand name” throughout the network • Search Google for your “brand name” • Choose a unique brand or be yourself • BRAND: Collabchem, ChemConnector • YOURSELF: egonwillighagen, joergwegner
- 23. Branding: I amChemConnector
- 24. My Online ProfileShared on.. • Places I am viewable: • Online CVs • LinkedIn • Google Scholar Citations for citations • Microsoft Academic Scholar for papers • ImpactStory • Plum Analytics • Wikipedia and ScientistsDB • Search engines
- 25. My primary CVis on my blog
- 26. My primary CVis on my blog
- 27. Blogging was apassion… • My blog is my voice • I communicate and engage the community • I ask for help, share my skills, collaborate • Blogging was my most important voice in the social network. • I committed to positions, have been very honest, challenging, invested a lot of time..
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- 30. Are you a-tweetingon Twitter? • 140 characters to connect and communicate • Use your “brand name” on Twitter – it has high frequency here… • Greatest value for me – bite-sized nuggets into information of interest and leading people into information I wish to share including my posts, my activities • Faster responses than email commonly!
- 31. You should beLinkedIn • LinkedIn for “professionals” • Expose work history, skills, your professional interests, your memberships – your profile WILL be watched! • Who you are linked to says a lot about who you are. Get Linked to people in your domain. • Professional relationships rather than just friendships. FaceBook-it for friends
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- 35. Share/Manage Your Publications •Where do you “manage your publications”? • Share your “activities” with the community • My publications/slides/videos are my CV on • My Blog • On LinkedIn • On SlideShare • On Researchgate • On Academia.edu
- 36. Sharing your slidesonline? • Slideshare to host, expose and share your presentations, publications, posters and videos (subject to copyright you might have transferred!) • http://www.slideshare.net/ • Register for an account and retain your branding! Keep your online brand consistent
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- 38. My Google ScholarProfile
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- 40. My Co-author Graphon MAS..
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- 43. Places to ShareVideos • There are other sites for you to share your videos online as a scientist • YouTube • SciVee • Vimeo • Slideshare
- 44. Popularizing Science Fun inthe Networks
- 45. Scientists are “Quantified” •We are quantified • Stats are gathered and analyzed • Employers can find them, tenure will depend on them and these already happen without your participation • Scientists Impact Factors, H-index and many other variants.
- 46. How I amQuantified…
- 47. How I amQuantified…
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- 50. And into theAltMetrics World
- 51. AltMetrics via PlumAnalytics
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- 54. • Persistent uniquedigital identifier • Integrates to workflows such as manuscript and grant submission • Supports automated linkages with your professional activities Enabled by
- 55. Contributing to Science •I became a community contributor to science • Shared my expertise in the new world of open • Share your Figures • Contribute to Wikis – Wikipedia and others • Participated in Open Notebook Science • Build tools and platforms to support chemists • Shared my data, curated data, helped others • Engaged on blogs and discussions
- 56. The Story ofHexacyclinol
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- 58. Oxidation by SodiumHydride?
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- 61. How much isin the archives?
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- 63. An Adventure intothe World of Small but significant contribution..
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- 65. Micropublishing with PeerReview (a chemical synthesis blog?)
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- 70. My experiences insocial media • I was able to communicate AND demonstrate my skills, expertise, passion, drive and intention by blogging and sharing • “Connected” with collaborative people • Like-mindedness “out there” is a great feeling • I blog far less today than I used to…time commitment can be very large • “Twitter makes no sense”…until I did it • LinkedIn: professional networking tool
- 71. My views ofthe future • “Altmetrics” is going to be big • ORCID will be very important • Scientists, and especially young scientists, can “get in early” and build reputation • It takes effort driven by participation…
- 72. And our PLoSArticle Now?
- 73. Participate in yourprofile!
- 74. Contribute to YourProfile • The representation of YOU on the web is going to become increasingly important… • Engagement and participation is a choice… • Consider the value to both you and to your community regarding contribution • Open Data, Curations, Annotations etc.
- 75. Thank you Email: [email protected] ORCID:0000-0002-2668-4821 Twitter: @ChemConnector Personal Blog: www.chemconnector.com SLIDES: www.slideshare.net/AntonyWilliams