Applying social web tools in your research
Posted by Jesse Rodgers on November 06, 2006 at 02:48 PM
While poking around UW Events today I stumbled on a presentation/tutorial that is in the Flex lab tomorrow, presented by the Library, called Applying Social Web Tools to Your Research. It is great to see a seminar like that on campus and I hope it is well attended.
I know there are issues with the tools out there, especially Wikipedia, when it comes to research and academics. I experience it first hand with my grad work. From a total ban on Wikipedia by some profs to acceptance and encouragement by others, the web is just a tool where the same research rules apply. Wikipedia alone is not a good enough source (gasp) unless you are having silly arguments around the coffee shop. Other social networking and Web 2.0-esque tools are great for managing your online research, Backpackit has been essential in my renewed academic life.
The Library is the long standing home of research, it makes sense that they are reaching out and teaching people how to use this new media in research and academic life. I am going to try and make it… really curious to see the interest in such things around here ;)