In Your Face(book):

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Social Media for Engaged Information Conversations
People Are The Bioeconomy

• Gerry McKiernan
• Science and Technology Librarian
• Iowa State University Library
• Ames IA
• gerrymck_at_iastate.edu

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American Chemical Society Spring Conference
April 6-10 2008
Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Engineering The Transition To The
BioeconomyInformation Resources

• Sunday, April 6 2008
• 830 AM-1155 AM
• Marriott Convention Center / Blaine Kern D
• People Are The Bioeconomy Social Media For
  Engaged Information Conversations
• 915 AM 945 AM

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!!! THANK YOU !!!

• Samantha Swann
•     Business Acquisitions Editor
• John Wiley Sons
• Chichester UK

Bill Town President, Kilmorie Consulting Kilmori
e Clarke Ltd London UK
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!!! THANK YOU !!!

• ACS Division of Chemical Information and AIChE
  Sustainable Engineering Forum (NPC 23)
• FUEL - ACS Division of Fuel Chemistry
• ACSAICHE Co-Sponsored Programs
• ENGENV - Energy the Environment

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American Chemical Society

• Thematic Programming
• Energy and the Environment
• CINF Symposium Organizers Engineering the
  Transition To The Bioeconomy

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DISCLAIMER (1)

• The screen prints selected for this presentation
  are for educational purposes, and their inclusion
  does not constitute an endorsement of an
  associated person, product, service, or
  institution.

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DISCLAIMER (2)

• The views and opinions expressed
• in this presentation are those of the presenter
  and do not constitute an endorsement by Iowa
  State University or its Library.

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OUTLINE (1)

• Iowa State University
• Bioeconomy Institute
• Research Programs
• Biorenewables Research Laboratory
• Financial Support
• ISU Library Initiatives

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OUTLINE (2)

• Web 2.0
• Blogging
• The Bioenergy Blog
• The Bioeconomy Blog
• The Other(s)
• Other Universities
• State / Federal / National Governments
• Industry
• Blogosphere
• ACS CINF Efforts

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OUTLINE (3)

• Online Social Networks
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Pronetos
• chemistry.org/exchange
• ACS Member Network
• Virtual Research Environments
• Community-Energy-Community
• MY ALA

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OUTLINE (4)

• Funding
• SciTechNet(sm)
• Science andTechnology
• Social Networking Sites

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Iowa State University (1)

• Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm (now
  Iowa State University) was officially established
  on March 22, 1858, by the legislature of the
  State of Iowa.  Story County was selected as a
  site on June 21, 1859, and the original farm of
  648 acres was purchased for a cost of 5,379. 
• The Farm House, the first building on the Iowa
  State campus, was completed in 1861, and in 1862,
  the Iowa legislature voted to accept the
  provision of the Morrill Act, which was awarded
  to the agricultural college in 1864. 
• Iowa Agricultural College (Iowa State College of
  Agricultural and Mechanic Arts as of 1898), as a
  land grant institution, focused on the ideals
  that higher education should be accessible to all
  and that the university should teach liberal and
  practical subjects. These ideals are integral to
  the land-grant university.

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Iowa State University (2)

• The first official class entered at Ames in 1869,
  and the first class (24 men and 2 women)
  graduated in 1872.  Iowa State was and is a
  leader in agriculture, engineering, extension,
  home economics, and created the nation's first
  state veterinary medicine school in 1879. 
• In 1959, the college was officially renamed Iowa
  State University of Science and Technology.  The
  focus on technology has led directly to many
  research patents and inventions including the
  first binary computer (the ABC), Maytag blue
  cheese, the round hay baler, and many more.
• Beginning with a small number of students and Old
  Main, Iowa State University now has approximately
  27,000 students and over 100 buildings with world
  class programs in agriculture, technology,
  science, and art.

http//www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/exhibits/150/index
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Bioeconomy Institute (1) 

• The Bioeconomy Institute (BEI) is an outgrowth of
  the Bioeconomy Initiative -- a campus-wide
  effort, launched in 2002, to investigate the use
  of biorenewable resources as sustainable
  feedstocks for producing chemicals, fuels,
  materials, and energy.
• BEI has over 140 faculty affiliated members who
  contribute to the Bioeconomy Initiative with over
  37 million in cumulative sponsored research
  funding from industry and federal agencies
  ranging from the Department of Agriculture to the
  National Science Foundation. 

http//www.biorenew.iastate.edu/who-we-are.html
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Bioeconomy Institute (2) 

• Those involved in the Bioeconomy Initiative
  realize that in the process of moving beyond our
  current dependence on petroleum, the bioeconomy
  is nothing less than a revolution in the way
  society will supply itself with essential sources
  of carbon and energy
• . The bioeconomy will require tight linkages
  between plant breeding, soil fertility,
  sustainable crop production, biomass
  transportation and logistics, rural communities,
  bioprocessing, distribution, and marketing
  services.

http//www.biorenew.iastate.edu/who-we-are.html
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Bioeconomy Institute (3) 

• Iowa State's faculty has been engaged for many
  years in both fundamental and applied research
  projects related to biorenewable resources and
  biobased products.
• What distinguishes ISU is its early recognition
  that single objective, single investigator
  approaches to problems in this field have stymied
  progress toward commercialization of biobased
  technologies..

http//www.biorenew.iastate.edu/who-we-are.html
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Bioeconomy Institute (4) 

• The BEI was established to provide cohesion among
  the diverse efforts in biorenewable resources on
  campus and to encourage collaboration among
  departments, colleges, and research units. To
  date, the BEI has engaged 15 departments in five
  colleges and 13 research centers.

http//www.biorenew.iastate.edu/who-we-are.html
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Bioeconomy Institute (5) 

• Academic Programs and Departments (1)
• Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE)
• Agronomy (AGRON)
• Agricultural Economics
• Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  (BBMB)
• Chemistry (CHEM)
• Chemical and Biological Engineering
• Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
  (CCEE)
• Economics (ECON)
• Community Regional Planning

http//www.biorenew.iastate.edu/who-we-are.html
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Bioeconomy Institute (6) 

• Academic Programs and Departments (2)
• Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN)
• Genetics, Development and Cell Biology (GDCB)
• Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
  (IMSE)
• Logistics Operations Management Information
  Systems
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering (M E)
• Natural Resource Ecology and Management (NREM)
• Sustainable Agriculture

http//www.biorenew.iastate.edu/who-we-are.html
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Bioeconomy Institute (7) 

• Centers/Institutions (1)
• Ames Laboratory Biorenewable Resources Consortium
  (BRC)
• Biosafety Institute for Genetically Modified
  Agricultural Products
• Center for Agricultural and Rural Development
  (CARD)
• Center for Catalysis (CCAT)
• Center for Crops Utilization Research (CCUR)
• Center for Metabolic Biology (CMB)
• Center for Industrial Research and Service
  (CIRAS)Center for Plant Breeding Center for
  Plant Genomics

http//www.biorenew.iastate.edu/who-we-are.html
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Bioeconomy Institute (8) 

• Centers/Institutions (2)
• Center for Plant Transformation
• Center for Sustainable Environmental Technologies
  (CSET)
• Institute for Food Safety and Security
• Institute for Physical Research and Technology
  (IPRT)
• Institute of Science and Society
• Iowa Agricultural and Home Economics Experiment
  Station (IAHEES)
• ISU Extension (EXT)

http//www.biorenew.iastate.edu/who-we-are.html
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Bioeconomy Institute (9) 

• Centers/Institutions (3)
• Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
• NSF-IMI CoSMIC International Materials Institute
• Office of Intellectual Property and Technology
  Transfer
• Plant Sciences Institute (PSI)
• Federal/State/Industry Partnerships
• Federal Biobased Products Preferred Procurement
  Program
• Iowa Biotechnology Byproducts Consortium (BBC)
• Iowa Energy Center (IEC)
• BIOWA Development Association

http//www.biorenew.iastate.edu/who-we-are.html
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Research Programs
The Bioeconomy Institute has developed six (6)
broad program areas.  Many of the projects in
these programs are organized as
cross-disciplinary, systems-oriented research and
collaborative learning

• Feedstock Production
• Harvest, Storage, and Transportation of Biomass
• Advanced Corn-to-Biofuels
• Soybean Biorefinery
• Thermochemical
• Biorenewable Chemicals

http//www.biorenew.iastate.edu/research.html
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Biorenewables Research Laboratory
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Biorenewables Research Laboratory (1)

• The Iowa Board of Regents approved the 32
  million budget and conceptual design for a new
  biorenewables research laboratory at Iowa State
  University during its meeting Thursday in Ames.
• It is the final approval ISU needed before it
  could proceed with construction on the project.
  If everything stays on schedule, ISU expects to
  bid the project in September 2008 and have the
  building open for operation by January 2010.
• The laboratory is the first piece of a new
  biorenewables complex planned for the west side
  of campus. When the money becomes available, ISU
  plans to add on two wings to the laboratory to
  house its Department of Agricultural and
  Biosystems Engineering. snip

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Biorenewables Research Laboratory (2)

• The price tag for the entire project, including
  the parking ramp and the 32 million laboratory,
  is estimated around 120.5 million.
• The new complex is expected to help ISU attract
  both researchers and contracts to campus in the
  field of biorenewables.
• "Biorenewables research is, of course, the
  future of Iowa State,
• Executive Vice President and Provost Betsy
  Hoffman told the regents during Thursday's
  meeting.
• Later in the day, the regents approved one of the
  several new institutes that will be housed in the
  complex. The Center for Carbon Capturing Crops
  will continue ongoing research at the university
  to develop crops capable of sequestering
  atmospheric carbon.
• "We really want to be the center of the future of
  the solution to the world's climate change
  problem," Hoffman said.
  Ames Tribune 02/08/08

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IOWA STATE AND THE BIOECONOMY BIORENEWABLES
RESEARCH IS A HOT TOPIC ON TODAY'S CAMPUS,
THANKS TO THE CREATION OF A BIOECONOMY INSTITUTE
AND SOON-TO-BE- CONSTRUCTED BIORENEWABLES
LABORATORY BUILDING AND NEW CENTURY FARM
http//visions.isualum.org/spring08/freebioeconomy
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Financial Support

• ConocoPhillips, the third-largest petroleum and
  energy company in the United States, has
  partnered with Iowa State researchers to develop
  new biofuels technologies. ConocoPhillips
  announced the eight-year, 22.5 million grant, on
  April 10, 2007.

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ConocoPhillips Grant

• ConocoPhillips will support Iowa State scientists
  and engineers as they research and develop a
  biofuel-production technology called fast
  pyrolysis.
• The energy company will also support research of
  the plant sciences and crop production, the
  harvesting and transportation of biomass and the
  impacts of biofuels on economic policy and rural
  sociology.

http//www.public.iastate.edu/nscentral/news/2007
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Iowa Power Fund
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Iowa Power Fund

• Des Moines Register Wednesday, May 23,
  2007Governor signs bills fostering renewable
  energy The state will spend 100 million over
  four years to aid development.By JASON
  CLAYWORTH REGISTER STAFF WRITERAmes, Ia. -
  It's official Iowa will pump 100 million into
  boosting its renewable fuel research and
  production. Gov. Chet Culver signed legislation
  Wednesday that will allocate the money to promote
  such things as wind power and ethanol-like
  improvements over the next four years. Culver
  called the bill historic legislation, telling a
  crowd of about 50 people at Iowa State University
  "Our 21st century Iowa expedition starts now."
  Said Culver, "This will begin the process of
  making our entire state a laboratory so that we
  remain a cutting edge of all forms of renewable
  energy."

http//thebioenergyblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/iowa-
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ISU Library Initiatives
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Web 2.0 Participatory Web

• Web 2.0, refers to a perceived second generation
  of Web-based communities and hosted services
  such as blogging, social-networking sites,
  wikis and folksonomies which aim to
  facilitate collaboration and sharing
  between users.
• The term became popular following the first
  O'Reilly Media Web 2.0 conference in 2004.
  Although the term suggests a new version of the
  World Wide Web, it does not refer to an update to
  any technical specifications, but to changes in
  the ways software developers and end-users use
  the Web

http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2
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Blogging

• A blog (an abridgment of the term web log) is a
  website where entries are commonly displayed in
  reverse chronological order. "Blog" can also be
  used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add
  content to a blog.
• Many blogs provide commentary or news on a
  particular subject others function as more
  personal online diaries.
• A typical blog combines text, images, and links
  to other blogs, web pages, and other media
  related to its topic.
• The ability for readers to leave comments in an
  interactive format is an important part of many
  blogs.

http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
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The Bioenergy Blog (1)

• The Bioenergy Blog is a devoted to the
  identification and promotion of key primary and
  secondary literature relating to biorenewable
  fuels, most notably bioethanol and biodiesel.
• It focuses on the technical aspects and
  technologies associated with the production of
  these fuels, as well as other bio-based products
  and commodities

http//thebioenergyblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/
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The Bioenergy Blog (2)

• It will seek to identify significant monographs
  as well as conference proceedings, dissertations
  and theses, reports and other grey literature, as
  well as popular works and relevant digital
  sources, notably DVDs and significant Websites.
  Select major review articles will also be
  profiled.
• The Bioenergy Blog was formally established on
  May 7 2007.

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The Bioenergy BlogTechnorati Ranking

• 2,124,856 (April 1 2008)
• 2,124,856 / 112.8 Million Blogs
• TOP 2

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The Bioeconomy Blog (1)

• The Bioeconomy Blog is a devoted to the
  identification and promotion of key primary and
  secondary literature relating to biorenewable
  fuels, most notably bioethanol and biodiesel.
• It will seek to identify all significant
  literature and presentations relating to the
  economic, environmental, political, and social
  aspects of biofuel initiatives.
• The Bioeconomy Blog was formally established on
  May 6 2007.

http//thebioeconomyblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/
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The Bioeconomy BlogTechnorati Ranking

• 4,446,976 (April 1 2008)
• 4,446,976 / 112.8 Million Blogs
• TOP 4

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The Other(s)

• Other Universities
• State / Regional / National Governments
• Industry
• Blogosphere

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Other Universities
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Industry
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Blogosphere
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Sustainable Resources Science and Information
Sources

• Biofuels From An Information Perspective /
• Kathleen Sands
• Interest in biofuels is sweeping the nation due
  to a growing demand to relieve our nation's
  dependence on oil and to ease strains on the
  environment that are produced by using fossil
  fuels. In order for this industry to grow and
  become an integral part of our transportation and
  energy systems, people must be able to inform
  themselves of the issues, ideas and research
  activities associated with biofuels.
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Sustainable Resources Science and Information
Sources

• This makes it difficult for researchers and the
  general public to navigate easily through the
  resources that are currently available. In
  addition, there are a broad group of stakeholders
  who have a wide range of information needs on
  biofuels. Chemists, biologists, scientists,
  farmers, private companies, engineers,
  environmentalists, economists, government
  officials and the general public all want
  information on the topic.
• To best serve all of these interested parties, a
  coordinated information system would create and
  provide central, organized, and easily accessible
  information resources. For many years, the
  National Agricultural Library (NAL) has served as
  a central hub of current agricultural
  information, providing for a diverse group of
  patrons. Some of our latest focuses have been on
  rural issues, alternative farming systems and
  technology transfer. This talk will present NAL's
  plans for improving the availability of
  information on biofuels as this important
  industry continues to grow. 

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Sustainable Resources Science and Information
Sources

• Survey of Information Resources Covering
  Renewable Fuels, Chemicals and Energy / Samantha
  Swann
• The International Society of Chemical Industry
  (SCI) and John Wiley Sons Ltd have undertaken a
  survey of information resources relating to
  renewable chemicals, fuels and energy.
• This paper describes the motivation for carrying
  out the survey, the methodology used, the results
  and the outcome of the study. The presentation
  will be illustrated with examples of print and
  online information resources relevant to this
  topic area. Statistics pertaining to the recent
  growth of literature on this subject will also be
  presented.

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Social Networking

• A social network service focuses on the building
  and verifying of online social networks for
  communities of people who share interests and
  activities, or who are interested in exploring
  the interests and activities of others, and which
  necessitates the use of software.
• Most social network services are primarily
  Web-based and provide a collection of various
  ways for users to interact, such as chat,
  messaging, email, video, voice chat, file
  sharing, blogging, discussion groups, etc.

http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network_servic
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Social Networking
http//www.victorinox.ch/
Swiss Army Information Tools
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Social Networking Sites

• aSmallWorld
• Bebo (AOL)
• Boomj
• Classmates
• Cyworld
• Facebook
• Friendster

• hi5
• LinkedIn
• Mixi
• MySpace
• orkut
• Ning
• Y! Mash

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http//valleywag.com/tech/data-junkie/the-world-ma
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Online Social Networks

• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Pronetos
• chemisty.org/exchange
• Nature Network
• ACS Member Network
• Community-Energy-Community

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Facebook Pages
http//www.facebook.com/FacebookPages
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Facebook Pages (1)
Launched in November 2007, Facebook Pages allow
local businesses, sports teams, artists, films,
brands, public figures, non-profits ,consortia
and other business organizations to have a
presence on Facebook.
http//www.facebook.com/FacebookPages
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Facebook Pages (2)
Users can add themselves to a Facebook Page
as fans, write on its Wall, purchase products,
learn about special promotions, upload photos,
and join other users in discussion groups, as
well as send updates ... . Applications can
be added to a Page and engage users with
videos, notes, links, Flash content, and more.
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Available ElementsA. Business Picture Can be
a maximum width of 396, and the height can only
ever be 3x the widthB. Basic Info General
info about the brand. Fields are category
specific to your vertical and can be left
blank.C. The Wall Users can post messages to
youD. Discussion Board Users can discuss new
products, services and promotions
Facebook Pages (3)
http//ads.ak.facebook.com/ads/pages/ guides/creat
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E. Links Click to edit the page or Admin
capabilitiesF. Fans Displays users that are
fans of the businessG. Video Admin can upload
to share H. Photos Admin can upload and
Facebook Pages can be tagged in photos by their
fansI. Events Once an event is added, it can
be populated in the users calendar
Facebook Pages (4)
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LinkedIn
http//www.linkedin.com/
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LinkedIn (1)

• LinkedIn is an online network of more than 20
  million experienced professionals from around the
  world, representing 150 industries.
• When you join, you create a profile that
  summarizes your professional accomplishments.
  Your profile helps you find and be found by
  former colleagues, clients, and partners. You can
  add more connections by inviting trusted contacts
  to join LinkedIn and connect to you.
• Your network consists of your connections, your
  connections connections, and the people they
  know, linking you to thousands of qualified
  professionals.

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LinkedIn (2)

• Through Your Network You Can
• Find potential clients, service providers,
  subject experts, and partners who come
  recommended
• Be found for business opportunities
• Search for great jobs
• Discover inside connections that can help you
  land jobs and close deals
• Post and distribute job listings
• Find high-quality passive candidates
• Get introduced to other professionals through the
  people you know
• LinkedIn is free to join. We also offer paid
  accounts that give you more tools for finding and
  reaching the right people, whether or not they
  are in your network.

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Pronetos
http//pronetos.com/
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Pronetos (1)

• We are the social network for scholars.
• We are the home for Faculty, Students, and
  Researchers of every academic discipline who want
  to be recognized as leaders in their field.
• We give you a platform to network and collaborate
  with your colleagues all over the world. We are
  the forum for building ideas, keeping up with the
  latest in your field, and nurturing your
  professional legacy.

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Pronetos (2)

• Share a paper with colleagues
• Find scholars in your field
• Post course materials
• Network and collaborate
• Find research in your field
• Post an announcement to your colleagues
• See the message board in your discipline

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chemistry.org/exchange
http//exchange.chemistry.org/cms/
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chemistry.org/exchange

• chemistry.org/exchange is user-driven scientific
  content you can share, vote, and comment on
  articles and news among a global community.
• chemistry.org/exchange is a scientific community
  create a profile, assign tags (keywords) to your
  account, and find and network with other
  registered users.
• chemistry.org/exchange is an article repository
  start a library of scientific research that's
  important to you--publications you've authored,
  or articles that furthers your research.

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Nature Network
http//network.nature.com/
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Nature Network (1)

• Nature Network is the online meeting place for
  you and fellow scientists to gather, talk and
  find out about the latest scientific news and
  events. Science is an international endeavor and
  deserves a global stage for discussion.
• Scientists can also benefit from interactions at
  the local level. That's why you'll see an
  increasing number of local city hubs on Nature
  Network, starting with Boston and London.

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Nature Network (2)

• Nature Network is completely free. Here's what
  you can do on it
• Create your own personal profile page and
  describe yourself and your research.
• Set up a group for your lab, department or
  institution. Or you can form a topic-based group,
  such as an RNAi, climate change, or
  nanotechnology group.
• Join and have discussions with group members.
• Build your own online network of likeminded
  people. and give us your take on what's going on
  in your field or in the broader world of science
  post comments on other people's blogs

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Nature Network (3)

• On the city pages, search and browse our
  comprehensive listing of all upcoming seminars
  and conferences. We aim to list everything from
  niche meetings to screenings of science-based
  films and plays. You can even post your own
  events.
• Read the latest news, views and historical
  insights in the news sections of our featured
  cities. And then discuss these articles via our
  commenting system.
• Browse local jobs listings.

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ACS Member Network
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ACS Member Network

• Develop Your Own Personal Network Of ACS Members
• Share Research And Publication Information
• Find Friends And Colleagues Faster and Easier
  Than Ever Before

http//membernetwork.acs.org/
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Virtual Research Environments
http//www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/vre2.asp
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Virtual Research Environments

• The purpose of a VRE is to help researchers in
  all disciplines manage the increasingly complex
  range of tasks involved in carrying out
  research. A VRE will provide a framework of
  resources to support the underlying processes of
  research on both small and large scales,
  particularly for those disciplines which are not
  well catered for by the current infrastructure.
• VREs will add value to the research process
  across all disciplines by complementing and
  inter-working with existing resources and by
  being flexible and adaptable to changing
  requirements. The approach being taken is based
  on an architecture which is extensible and
  supports, but does not restrict, the resources
  needed by individual research teams.

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Virtual Research Environments

• The concept of a VRE is evolving, and the
  intention of this programme is not to produce a
  complete VRE, but rather to define and help to
  develop the common framework and its associated
  standards and to encourage others to work within
  this framework to develop and populate VREs with
  applications, services and resources appropriate
  to their needs.

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Community-Energy-Community

• Community-Energy-Community
• An Envisioned
• Online Community of Participation
• For Any/All Associated With Any/All
• Aspect(s) Of Bioenergy /
  Bioeconomy.

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• The Best Way To Predict The Future Is To Invent
  It.
• Alan Kay
• Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) Meeting
• 1971

http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Kay
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Alan Kay

• American computer scientist, known for his early
  pioneering work on object-oriented programming
  and windowing graphical user interface design
• Conceived the Dynabook concept which defined the
  basics of the laptop computer and the tablet
  computer

http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Kay
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MY ALA
http//blogs.ala.org/media/blogs/ittsupdate.php/
2008ALA-RFP-DrupalDeveloper.pdf
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MY ALA
http//blogs.ala.org/media/blogs/ittsupdate.php/
20080111ExecutiveBoard.pdf
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MY ALA (1)

• Communication Modules
• Announcements
• Contextual help
• FAQs
• Member search
• Online status
• RSS feeds (both displaying external feeds
  generating
• internal ones)
• Search across all communities
• Welcome message

• Interactive Communication Modules
• Chat
• Discussion forums (with opt-in subscriptions by
  email)
• Document file repository (upload download)
• Messaging (email) within the system
• Surveys voting

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MY ALA (2)

• Planning Organization Modules
• Contacts
• (name, phones, email)
• Event calendar
• Tables

• Site Administration Features
• Module inserting, moving, deletion restoration
  (from recycle bin)
• Module permissions
• Navigation options for left hand, dropdown top
  navigation
• 30 days of usage statistics

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MY ALA (3)
New Features Functionality (1)
Web 2.0 Features

• Surfacing of relevant communities to members
  based on interests noted in their profiles
• Tagging and tag clouds for nodes
• Wiki functionality or integration

• APIs for interaction with external sites
  (Facebook, Flickr, Mediawiki, etc.)
• Blogs
• Collaborative web pages/documents, including
  versioning
• Embedded content (Flickr pictures, YouTube
  videos, etc.)

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MY ALA (4)
New Features Functionality (2)
Interface Interaction Options

• Advanced member search
• Ability to opt-in to forward messages to personal
  email, or just use of personal email instead of
  an internal messaging system

• Dashboard page to show most current content from
  communities member has joined
• Enhanced member profiles
• Font size widgets that let members set the text
  size for their own individual taste

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MY ALA (5)
New Features Functionality (3)

• Sitewide Features
• Archiving of all content
• Contextual help
• Media support (audio, video, screencasts, etc.
• Photo/images galleries, integration of Flickr
  content, image resizing
• Spellcheck
• WYSIWYG editor that adheres to WAI guidelines

• Backend
• Ability for each community to choose a default
  theme or use one of their own design
• Caching and/or other techniques to improve
  performance
• Default community w/ full functionality designed
  in conjunction with ALAs trainer
• Usage statistics

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SciTechNet(sm)Science and Technology Social
Networking Services
http//scitechnet.blogspot.com/
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! Thank You !For Your Attention
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