Personal experiences in participating in the expanding social networks for science
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@ChemConnector and personal experiences in participating in the expanding social networks for science Antony Williams ACS Indianapolis September 9 th 2013
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The number of social networking sites available to scientists continues to grow. We are being indexed and exposed on the internet via our publications, presentations and data. We have many ways to contribute, annotate and curate, many of them as part of a growing crowdsourcing network. As one of the founders of the online ChemSpider database I was drawn into the world of social networking to participate in the discussions that were underway regarding our developing resource. As a result of my experiences in blogging, and as a result of developing collaborations and engagement with a large community of scientists, I have become very immersed in the expanding social networks for science. This presentation will provide an overview of the various types of networking and collaborative sites available to scientists and ways that I expose my scientific activities online. Many of these activities will ultimately contribute to the developing measures of me as a scientist as identified in the new world of alternative metrics.
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@ChemConnector and personal experiences in participating in the expanding social networks for science
Antony Williams
ACS Indianapolis
September 9th 2013
The Power of Social Media
The Power of Social Media
The Power of Blogs
The Power of Blogs (from Sean Ekins, @collabchem)
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”
My entry into social 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”
Honest Questions can Disrupt…
Popularizing ScienceFun in the Networks
Learning about blogging the 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
Me as a Monkey
Of course things have changed..
Social Networking 2007 vs 2013
• How many of you were on Facebook in 2007
The Names in 2013?
The Names in 2013?
My Online Profile Built on..
• Methods I have shared science online include:• My work on Wikipedia• My blogs• Slideshare for presentations• YouTube for videos• ChemSpider for chemistry• GoogleDocs for data• Have an opinion, participate, step out there,
get busy, be productive, work hard and contribute – ChemSpider, ScientistsDB etc
Branding: I am ChemConnector
Slideshare• Slideshare to host, expose and share my
presentations, publications, posters, videos • http://www.slideshare.net/AntonyWilliams
March 2013
Social Media Feeds Itself
My Online Profile Shared 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
Re.vu/AntonyWilliams
Blogging was a passion…
• 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..
My primary CV is on my blog
My primary CV is on my blog
Using AltMetrics on my CV
• LinkedIn for “professionals”• Expose work history, skills, your
professional interests, your memberships• Who I am linked to says a lot• Professional relationships rather than just
friendships. FaceBook-it for friends
Endorsements
Google Scholar
I Manage My Publications Publicly
• My publications/slides/videos are my CV on• My Blog• On LinkedIn• On SlideShare• On Researchgate• On Academia.edu
Academia.edu
Academia.edu
Mendeley
• Greatest value for me – bite-sized nuggets into information of interest
• Lead people to information I wish to share including my posts, my activities
• Faster responses than email commonly!
Sharing 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• Had “some fun” along the way…
Popularizing ScienceFun in the Networks
Popularizing ScienceFun in the Networks
My shifting interests…
• My personal interests have shifted to HELPING young scientists to:• Build their profile• Expose their science online• Contribute to open science• Facilitate data exchange• Participate in crowdsourcing and contribution• Have them understand the developing metrics
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.
How I am Quantified…
How I am Quantified…
The Alt-Metrics Manifesto
PLoS Article
AltMetrics via Plum Analytics
Usage, Citations, Social Media…
Detailed Usage Statistics
Encouraging Participation with Rewards and RECOGNITION
ChemSpider SyntheticPages
Exposure
Rewards and Recognition
Congratulations! Your 1st CSSP article has been published. Philosopher Lao Tzu said “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”. In the same way we hope that this will be the first of many submissions that you make to CSSP.
The First Step badge is awarded when a user submits (& has published) their 1st CSSP article.
Where we are now…
My views of the future
• “Altmetrics” is going to be big
• Scientists, and especially young scientists, can “get in early” and build reputation
• It takes effort driven by participation…
• Persistent unique digital identifier • Integrates to workflows such as
manuscript and grant submission• Supports automated linkages with your
professional activities
Enabled by
My experiences in social media
• I was able to communicate AND demonstrate my skills, expertise, passion, drive and intention by blogging and sharing
• I have “connected” with some incredibly 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 is THE professional networking tool
Thank YouEmail: [email protected]
Twitter: ChemConnector
Personal Blog: www.chemconnector.com
SLIDES: www.slideshare.net/AntonyWilliams
