ScienceOnline2011, the ultimate “un-conference,” begins one week from today. The event will offer tons of opportunities for discussions centered around topics related to science and the Web. Robert Krulwich from NPR’s Radio Lab kicks things off with a keynote on Thursday evening. Friday brings Lab and Museum Tours, workshops, a book fair and happy hour, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'communication'
ScienceOnline2011- Can’t wait!
January 6th, 2011 by Kristi · 1 Comment
Tags:2011, blogging, collaboration, communication, conference, science
ORCID Principles
December 9th, 2010 by Kristi · No Comments
ORCID, Inc. (Open Researcher & Contributor ID) just released a set of guiding principles. These principles help to direct current and future efforts of the organization and “confirm [their] commitment to open access, global communication, and researcher privacy.” ORCID is an amazing collaborative effort and their work is an important contribution to the scholarly community. [...]
Tags:communication, open source, ORCID, science
Scientific Writing
September 13th, 2010 by Kristi · No Comments
The Chronicle of Higher Education recently published 10 Tips on How to Write Less Badly, written by Michael C. Munger. The article offers some great suggestions to both new and veteran writers in their quest to find writing zen. If practical guidance is what you’re after, check out some of these resources: The art of [...]
Tags:academia, communication, Information, publications
What “stage” are you in?
June 1st, 2010 by Kristi · No Comments
Are you a first-stage scientist like Watson and Crick? What about a second-stage scientist like Stephen Altschul? …and what stage are the reviewers who are reviewing your proposals? Read more: Urban, Lauren. (2010). Evolution of science. The Scientist, 24(5).
Tags:career, collaboration, communication, Information, interesting, lab life, science
ANNOUNCING: National VIVO Conference
May 12th, 2010 by Kristi · No Comments
Announcing the first annual National VIVO Conference: Enabling National Networking of Scientists. The conference will be held August 12-13, 2010 at the New York Hall of Science. The first annual National VIVO Conference, Enabling National Networking of Scientists, will bring together scientists, developers, publishers, funding agencies, research officers, students and those supporting the development of team science. This [...]
Tags:collaboration, communication, VIVO, Washington University
A dissertation defense incorporates social media
March 10th, 2010 by Kristi · No Comments
Danielle Lee, a student at University of Missouri St. Louis will be defending her dissertation today and the entire process will be live-streamed and tweeted. Read more at Science Careers Blog.
How to Run a Meeting Like Google
January 11th, 2010 by Kristi · No Comments
Ever feel like the meetings you attend could be more productive? BoingBoing linked to a Business Week article from a few years back that is definitely worth a read: How to Run a Meeting Like Google. The main points include: Set a firm agenda. Assign a note-taker. Carve out micro-meetings. Hold office hours. Discourage politics, [...]
PLoS ONE indexed in Web of Science
January 5th, 2010 by Kristi · No Comments
Reposted from the PLoS Blog: Today we learned that by the end of this week PLoS ONE (in keeping with all other PLoS journals) will be indexed by the Web of Science – this is an important literature discovery tool that many people use and so we are pleased to be indexed. PLoS ONE is [...]
Tags:communication, Information, journal, open access, PLoS, resources
Google Wave
November 23rd, 2009 by Kristi · No Comments
OK! Let’s see a show of hands…who is using Google Wave as a collaborative platform? I must admit that I really like it! Google Wave provides a way to collaborate in real-time with folks all over the planet in a manner that supports all types of extra functionality. I just received a new batch of [...]
Tags:collaboration, communication, Google, helpful, Information
How to Reject a Paper: Advice from a Chain Letter
November 4th, 2009 by Kristi · No Comments
This is a seriously enjoyable post from Blake at Science After Sunclipse: How to Reject a Paper: Advice from a Chain Letter I got forwarded this from someone who got forwarded this from someone whose sister’s former roommate got it from Al Gore. …Because the peer review process is anonymous, this may seem like no [...]
Tags:academia, communication, humorous
