Syncing social media for search strategies
- 1. Syncing Social Media for Search Strategies Casey Sirochman Student Success & Reference Librarian
- 2. Assignment #2 Social Media Scavenger Hunt (10%): Utilizing Pinterest OR Flickr, Twitter, and a hashtag search, you will explore your proposed topic in Assignment #1. After finding a Pinterest OR Flickr board related to your topic, you will next create a brief (140 character) sample Twitter posting message summarizing these images. After creating this sample tweet, you will search for hashtags related your topic, read and summarize at least three hashtags that you find most relevant to your research topic. Finally, please keep track and provide me with your final Pinterest and hashtag web page links.
- 3. Intentions of Assignment To become familiar with different social media sites Explore social media sites as a viable search tool for finding research related information Practice searching social media sites for research topic Compose concise image search summary in relation to understanding of images to research topic Discover hashtags and the importance of controlled vocabulary or search terminology Define three hashtags related to research topic
- 4. Social Media Report Rubric Criterion Standard Exploration of Topic Score / 4 4 - demonstrates some depth and complexity of concise thought when connecting social media search related to topic 3- addresses the research topic but may slight some aspects of searching and exploration 2 - indicates confusion searching social media related to research topic or neglects important aspects of the assignment 1 suggests an inability to comprehend the assignment or to respond meaningfully to connecting search to the research topic Organization Score / 4 4 - Writing is clear, concise, and well organized with the use of excellent sentence structure. Thoughts are expressed in a logical manner. 3 - Writing is mostly clear, concise, and organized with the use of excellent sentence structure. 2 - Writing is unclear, and thoughts are not well organized. Thoughts are not expressed in a logical manner 1 - Writing unclear, disorganized. Thoughts make little to no sense Grammar+ Score / 2 2- generally free from errors in mechanics, usage, and sentence structure, meets one page restriction 1- serious and persistent errors in word choice, mechanics, usage, and sentence structure, exceeds one page restriction Total Score /10
- 5. Pick a topic, Options presented Boulton, J. (2014). 100 Ideas That Changed the Web. London: Laurence King Publishing.
- 7. Pinterest vs Flickr Pinterest = Facebook account OR Create a FREE Account Required Flickr = NO Account Required Search for images related to topic Research question: How are mobile devices being used in information literacy instruction?
- 8. Sample Summary Tweet Seems most examples of academic library instruction use computers and presentation models not mobile devices #libraryinstruction
- 9. Advanced Twitter Search Tutorial https://youtu.be/RV_1xQ5mE1A
- 11. Sample Hashtag Search Hashtag Searches (CAN use hashatit.com OR https://twitter.com/search-advanced?lang=en&lang=en) https://twitter.com/cg_okelly/status/656893752179597313 #libraryinstruction I felt the tweet connected to this hashtag was relevant to my research topic because mobile devices do go beyond books; however, using them to teach library instruction is the idea behind libraries being more than just books. https://twitter.com/MISDEdTech/status/702925426344140800 #mobiledevices The above linked tweet was relevant to my topic because of the connection to using technology in relation to instruction. In fact, this hashtag is probably the most helpful for my research topic. https://twitter.com/ipeds_nces/status/672777412376047617 #academiclibraries This hashtag proved helpful for my research topic by focusing on the underlying idea of the exact location of the library instruction at academic libraries instead of just any other library public, private, corporate, etc.
- 12. Student Sample Assignment Pinterest Board & Tweet My Tweet: Its not for feminism or equality its for the love of the beer #Loveofbeer #Pinkboots
- 13. Lets Try Pick a research topic Search Flickr or Pinterest Create Sample Tweet Summary of Images Search for hashtags Connect to research topic Lets Share
- 14. Sample Student Assignment- Flickr Board & Tweet Summary Tweet: Online dating is extremely 3 dimensional. Its either super sexualized, a way to invite strangers in, or a way to find true love #OnlineLove
- 15. Student Sample Assignment Hashtags Hashtag Research #pinkboots - https://twitter.com/search?q=%23pinkboots&src=/slideshow/syncing-social-media-for-search-strategies/60314732/typd&lang=en Pink boots is one of the biggest women brewing organizations with the goal of empowering and education women in the brewing community. This hashtag was relevant to my research topic because the Pink boots society is one of the more popular brewing organizations for women and it also has phenomenal resources. #loveofbeer https://twitter.com/search?q=%23loveofbeer&src=/slideshow/syncing-social-media-for-search-strategies/60314732/typd&lang=en The Love of Beer is actually a movie about women in the brewing community and my tweet is actually a quote from the movie. This quote really means a lot to the women in craft beer movement as a whole. This hashtag relates to my research because as people watch the movie, they tweet their own feelings/reflections that I have been able to observe to get other opinions for my research. #barleysangles https://twitter.com/search?q=women%20craft%20beer&src=/slideshow/syncing-social-media-for-search-strategies/60314732/typd&lang=en This is another womens brewing organization that is not as popular as the pink boots society but is up and coming and I see great things happening. This hashtag relates to my research because yet again, it is a womens brewing organization.
- 16. Student Sample Assignment Hashtags https://twitter.com/NWPCyberCrime/status/712663816492949505 #cybercrime I felt the tweet above that included this hashtag related to my research topic because it represents the possibility of being a victim of fraud while losing their savings or pensions from hackers which is a big issue. https://twitter.com/FrankMosley/status/709191358473445376 #identitytheft I thought that this tweet was important to because it addresses not only identity theft, but identity theft dealing with children as the victim thru an attached article. The article talks about preventing this by monitoring your childs use of social networking. https://twitter.com/andersonlaw07/status/711983581007110144 #cyberstalking This tweet was definitely relevant to my topic and probably the most helpful for my topic out of the three I chose. It lets you know about cyber stalking which is a main crime that takes place through social media and the tweet has a link to strong article providing information on cyber stalking.
- 17. Alfonzo, P. (2014). Using Twitter hashtags for information literacy instruction. Computers in Libraries, 34(7), 19-22. Objective: Show how hashtags about the same subject but with different lettering can result in a different (and limited) set of results Example: #napomo, #natpomo, #natpoetrymonth, #nationalpoetrymonth All of the hashtags above are about National Poetry Month but they all lead to a different set of results! You could then introduce how subject headings work and discuss that through the use of a controlled vocabulary subject headings are required to be worded in a specific way so the researcher will have a more comprehensive list of results. Exercise: Have students come up with their own controlled vocabulary for hashtags. You could also have them explain why they used each hashtag (ex: shorter lettering makes it more conducive for Twitter use)