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Title Social media for academics : a practical guide / edited by Diane Rasmussen Neal
Published Oxford : Chandos Publishing, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xxviii, 232 pages) : illustrations
Series Chandos Social Media series, 2050-6821
Chandos social media series.
Contents pt. 1. The nuts and bolts of social media for academics: 1. Blogging your academic self: the what, the why and the how long? / Carolyn Hank -- 2. Non-academic and academic social networking sites for online scholarly communities / Anatoliy Gruzd -- 3. Research and teaching in real time: 24/7 collaborative networks / Anabel Quan-Haase -- 4. Locating scholarly papers of interest online / Maureen Henninger -- 5. Tracking references with social media tools: organizing what you've read or want to read / Jackie Kraus -- 6. Pragmatics of Twitter use for academics: tweeting in and out of the classroom / Lynne Y. Williams and Jackie Krause -- 7. The academy goes mobile: an overview of mobile applications in higher education / Adam Craig -- pt. 2. Putting social media into practice: 8. Incorporating web-based engagement and participatory interaction into your courses / Maureen Henninger and Diane Rasmussen Neal -- 9. When good research goes viral! Getting your work noticed online / Diane Rasmussen Neal -- 10. Who is the 'virtual' you and do you know who's watching you? / Lynne Y. Williams -- 11. Social media for academic libraries / David J. Fiander -- 12. Learning social media: student and instructor perspectives / Robert Foster and Diane Rasmussen Neal
Summary This book provides an overview of social media technologies in the context of practical implementation for academics, guided by applied research findings, current best practices, and the author's successful experiences with using social media in academic settings. It also provides academics with sensible and easy strategies for implementing a wide spectrum of social media and related technologies - such as blogs, wikis, Facebook, and various Google tools for professional, teaching, and research endeavours. No other book exists that assists academics in learning how to use social media to benefit their teaching and researchThe editor has an extensive background in social media teaching, consulting, research, and everyday useAll the contributors come to the book with a common goal, from various expertise areas and perspectives
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Social media.
Online social networks.
social media.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology.
Online social networks
Social media
Form Electronic book
Author Pennington, Diane Rasmussen, editor
ISBN 9781780633190
178063319X