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Beth Filar Williams, Coordinator of
                    Library Services for Online &Distance
                    Education


                    Liane Elias, Graduate Student in Library &
                    Information Studies at UNCG


                    Cheryl Cross, Library Technology Support
                    Analyst
Presented by UNCG Libraries, 9/28/11
Technical Stuff
       Click TALK to speak, but set    Sometime
        up your audio first. (file –   video is
                                       used
       audio – audio set up wizard.

  CHAT: Feel free to offer
  comments at anytime, ask
  questions, or chat directly
  with moderator.

        Note icons to show emotion,
        leave room, raise hand or
        answer a poll.

 View PARTICIPANTS. Icons
 will appear next to their name if
 they are using mic, chatting, etc.
• to demonstrate various methods for staying
  current with your research

• to showcase the Current Awareness Libguides
  resources which will assist participants after
  this session
•   Table of Contents Alerts
•   Search Alert
•   Citation Alert
•   Blogs
•   Twitter
•   Google News Alerts
•   Google Scholar Alerts
•   Mobile Options
A. I follow RSS feeds, via my email
B. I follow RSS feeds, via a reader (ex: google
   reader)
C. I have heard of RSS but don’t think I follow
   it?
D. RSSwhat?!
• Stands for Really Simple Syndication
• Very simple and streamlined way to bring your news to
  you
• Google Reader is most popular; runs from internet
  browser
Table of Content Alerts:
       • Automatically receive a journals latest TOC
       • Skim article titles, link to full text
       • Offered by most databases & journals
       • Delivered via email or RSS feeds
Search Alerts
      • Set up alert on specific word/phrase in a database
      • Automatically receive alert when a new article is
        added
      • Offered by most databases & journals
      • Delivered via email or RSS feeds
Citation Alerts:
        • Create an alert of a particular work
        • When this article is cited by another article, receive an
          alert
        • Offered by only a few database like Web of Science
        • Delivered via email or RSS feeds
A. I follow blogs - though mainly for fun!
B. I follow academic, scholarly blogs (maybe some
   fun ones too)
C. I am a scholarly blogger
D. (A or B) and C
E. None of the above
A. I tweet on twitter regularly but mainly for fun
B. I lurk on twitter but rarely tweet
C. I use twitter for scholarly purposes only
D. I use twitter for fun, scholarly purposes and
   more!
E. Tweeting is for the birds
• http://www.google.com/alerts
• http://scholar.google.com/
• Keep up on the go with a smartphone or tablet

  • Most RSS readers sync with Google Reader

  • Find one that works for you!

            iOS                   Android              BlackberryOS


RSS Feeds   Reeder($), Mobile     FeedR($), gReader,   Viigo, Arr!SS,
            RSS, Pulse            Pulse                Google Reader

Twitter     Twitter, TweetDeck,   Twitter, Plume,      Twitter, UberSocial,
            Super Twario          TweetDeck            Viigo
http://uncg.libguides.com/currentawareness

Beth Filar Williams, DE Librarian, efwilli3@uncg.edu

 Liane Elias, LIS Grad Student, leelias@uncg.edu

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Scholarly Management: staying current with your research

  • 1. Beth Filar Williams, Coordinator of Library Services for Online &Distance Education Liane Elias, Graduate Student in Library & Information Studies at UNCG Cheryl Cross, Library Technology Support Analyst Presented by UNCG Libraries, 9/28/11
  • 2. Technical Stuff Click TALK to speak, but set Sometime up your audio first. (file – video is used audio – audio set up wizard. CHAT: Feel free to offer comments at anytime, ask questions, or chat directly with moderator. Note icons to show emotion, leave room, raise hand or answer a poll. View PARTICIPANTS. Icons will appear next to their name if they are using mic, chatting, etc.
  • 3. • to demonstrate various methods for staying current with your research • to showcase the Current Awareness Libguides resources which will assist participants after this session
  • 4. Table of Contents Alerts • Search Alert • Citation Alert • Blogs • Twitter • Google News Alerts • Google Scholar Alerts • Mobile Options
  • 5. A. I follow RSS feeds, via my email B. I follow RSS feeds, via a reader (ex: google reader) C. I have heard of RSS but don’t think I follow it? D. RSSwhat?!
  • 6. • Stands for Really Simple Syndication • Very simple and streamlined way to bring your news to you • Google Reader is most popular; runs from internet browser
  • 7. Table of Content Alerts: • Automatically receive a journals latest TOC • Skim article titles, link to full text • Offered by most databases & journals • Delivered via email or RSS feeds
  • 8.
  • 9. Search Alerts • Set up alert on specific word/phrase in a database • Automatically receive alert when a new article is added • Offered by most databases & journals • Delivered via email or RSS feeds
  • 10. Citation Alerts: • Create an alert of a particular work • When this article is cited by another article, receive an alert • Offered by only a few database like Web of Science • Delivered via email or RSS feeds
  • 11. A. I follow blogs - though mainly for fun! B. I follow academic, scholarly blogs (maybe some fun ones too) C. I am a scholarly blogger D. (A or B) and C E. None of the above
  • 12. A. I tweet on twitter regularly but mainly for fun B. I lurk on twitter but rarely tweet C. I use twitter for scholarly purposes only D. I use twitter for fun, scholarly purposes and more! E. Tweeting is for the birds
  • 15. • Keep up on the go with a smartphone or tablet • Most RSS readers sync with Google Reader • Find one that works for you! iOS Android BlackberryOS RSS Feeds Reeder($), Mobile FeedR($), gReader, Viigo, Arr!SS, RSS, Pulse Pulse Google Reader Twitter Twitter, TweetDeck, Twitter, Plume, Twitter, UberSocial, Super Twario TweetDeck Viigo
  • 16. http://uncg.libguides.com/currentawareness Beth Filar Williams, DE Librarian, efwilli3@uncg.edu Liane Elias, LIS Grad Student, leelias@uncg.edu