by aseifert | Apr 1, 2014 | Digital, Events, The Social Scholar
On Wednesday 9 April 2014 we will be holding our next Social Scholar seminar (in room 243, Senate House). This week we will be looking at the Guardian newspapers’ Higher Education Network through the eyes of community journalist Claire Shaw (@clurshaw). For full...
by aseifert | Mar 11, 2014 | Digital, Events, The Social Scholar
In general, Museums have taken to social media with the ultimate goal to engage the public with their objects and collections. The purpose is foot-fall; the more people that walk through the doors of the museum the better. Social media helps to promote the...
by aseifert | Feb 13, 2014 | Digital, Events, The Social Scholar
Don’t forget that on Wednesday 19 February at 1pm (in room 246, Senate House) we will be delving into the world of social media with Kathryn Box and Kajsa Hartig. The session focuses on sharing information about social media between academics, librarians, archivists,...
by aseifert | Feb 6, 2014 | Digital, Events, The Social Scholar
The next Social Scholar seminar will take place at 1pm on 19 February 2014 in room 246 (Senate House). This month we will be looking at how two different museums use social media and how this might be of interest to academics, archivists, librarians and other related...
by aseifert | Jan 9, 2014 | Digital, Events, The Social Scholar
In December 2013 the Social Scholar looked into issues of ethics in regards to social media publishing. Anne Alexander (Cambridge) explored the dangers of ‘publishing’ online and suggested advice to avoid the potential pitfalls. This ‘archive’ post summarises what...
by aseifert | Dec 2, 2013 | Digital, Interviews, The Social Scholar
The next FREE public lunchtime seminar session of the Social Scholar will be taking place in two days’ time (Wednesday 4th December, 1pm-2pm). For full details check out our previous blog post here [link]. In anticipation of what should prove an interesting and...