Durham PGR Part-time Summer School 2015 Session: Digital Tools See also: - Presentation (Dr Nick Pearce & Dr Elaine Tan) - Handout: Online tools (Collaboration, Networking, note-taking and impact footprint)

1. Digital Tools (Part 2)
Chance to explore...
James Bisset james.bisset@durham.ac.uk
Academic Liaison Librarian (Research Support)

2. Networking
“blickpixel” https://pixabay.com/en/network-cables-network-connector-494648/

3. Collaboration
“Simon” https://pixabay.com/p-299/?no_redirect

4. [Nit-working]
“Simon” https://pixabay.com/p-299/?no_redirect

5. Note-taking / Organisation
“Mizianitka” https://pixabay.com/en/photos/download/pens-532242_1280.jpg?attachment&modal

6. [Nit-taking]...
“Simon” https://pixabay.com/p-299/?no_redirect

7. Impact
“PublicDomainPictures” https://pixabay.com/en/drop-crown-milk-macro-impact-220086/

8. [Academic] Footprint
“piper60” https://pixabay.com/en/sand-footprint-water-beach-coast-465724/

10. Nature Volume:512, Pages:126–129 Date published:(14 August 2014) DOI:doi:10.1038/512126a

11. Nature Volume:512, Pages:126–129 Date published:(14 August 2014) DOI:doi:10.1038/512126a

12. Nature Volume:512, Pages:126–129 Date published:(14 August 2014) DOI:doi:10.1038/512126a

13. Networking
Research Gate
A Facebook-like networking
platform, but is open only to
researchers.
• Make full texts available.
• Request full texts from other
researchers.
• Ask, answer and follow
questions within your research
area.
• 5+ million members
• 67+ million papers

18. Networking

19. Collaboration
Piirus
“Dating for Researchers”
• Indicate your research interests
• Identify if you are interested in collaboration opportunities
(temporarily hide your profile if not)
• Search for other researchers in your field

21. Organising your note-taking
Take notes, and “tag” them to organise them anyway you wish.
• Search across all the notes you create in your library.
• Share notes you make by email, facebook, twitter.
• Three ways to access: web version, download to your pc or
download an app to your tablet.
• One account – syncs notes you make anywhere in one place

24. Organising your note-taking

25. Tracking Impact

28. Tracking Impact

29. Have a go...
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