the social aspect of resource discovery
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Talk on "The Social Aspect Of Resource Discovery" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN. Note that this slidecast was prepared for a talk but was not used. See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/online/jisc-2008-11/TRANSCRIPT
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The Social Aspect Of Resource Discovery
Brian Kelly, UKOLNUniversity of BathBath, BA2 7AY
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Contents
Resource discovery via:• Writing blog posts• Chatting with colleagues• Listening to people• Meeting new people• Sharing resources
using popular networked services
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A Blog as a Magnet For Content
I write blog posts – and this attracts content relevant to my areas of interest:
• Comments• Referrer links
Note that I need do little more to write relevant content (the content comes to me – and I can even get in via RSS)
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The Incoming Links
Here’s a list on incoming links to be blog (and note the RSS feed of the links)
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An Example
I’ve an interest in how Web 2.0 may be used in schools, public libraries, etc.
A series of examples are delivered to be because I’ve previously written on this topic.
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Twitter:• Meaningless or trivial drivel?• Contextualised and relevant snippets from
my friends and colleagues?• Both of the above?
NoteA view of monolithic systems tends to impose a one-system-fits-all solutionsA view of personal learning/research environment allows users to select solutions which work for them.
NoteA view of monolithic systems tends to impose a one-system-fits-all solutionsA view of personal learning/research environment allows users to select solutions which work for them.
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Twitter Example
I was speaking at the IAMIC 2008 Conference (International Association of Music Information Centres)
Twenty minutes before talk due to start I tweeted a request for example of Web 2.0 music sites
Here are some of the responses See <http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/what-can-web-20-offer-to-the-iamic-community/>
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My Slideshare Upload
Sharing resources on popular services (e.g. Slideshare) can help me to find new resourcesNote the services need to be popular
Sharing resources on popular services (e.g. Slideshare) can help me to find new resourcesNote the services need to be popular
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Related Slides
Here are related presentations with a Web2.0 tag.
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Here are related presentations with a Web2.0 tag.
Related Slides
Perhaps more useful are presentations for more specialist areas such as those with a ‘digital-preservation’ tag.
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How Do I Find New Resources
How do I find new resources or gain new insights when:• Writing articles, blog posts, etc.• Writing peer-reviewed papers• Arrange trips (flights, hotels, etc.)
I tend to: • Use Google• Ask colleagues socially (over coffee, in the pub, …)• Listen to what people are saying (in blogs, in blog
comments, on email, …)• Ask questions (in physical world and on Twitter,
email, on my blog posts, …)• Follow links to me previous work• Follow links in related papers in conferences
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Finding New Resources
What I don’t do:• Use manual catalogues (won’t have latest
stuff – except for finding hotels, etc • Use the library• Use institutional repositories• Use Athens, Shibboleth …• Use safe / quality services (too slow; too
boring; too samey; …)• Use services with little content
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Conclusions
The social aspect of resource discovery:• Is natural to us all (e.g. finding new pubs,
restaurants, etc.)• Requires little effort at the
publishing/production side• Allows us to use services of proven
popularity• Allows us to move on to new services
without having to write off significant effort• Should be acknowledged as being of
importance to the community