Columbia University - F1000 Workshop and Happy Hour

Come to the F1000 Workshop Followed by a Happy Hour!

We'll also give a short talk titled: Pipettes, tweets, and selfies: Research in the age of social media

This Event is Co-Sponsored by: Columbia University’s Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library and Faculty of 1000

F1000 Workshop:

This hands-on presentation will introduce the audience to our F1000Prime recommendations database that highlights important articles in biology and medicine. The audience will learn how to integrate personalized F1000Prime recommendations into their daily workflow and save time in order to keep up with research in their field. Additionally, we will discuss how our online publishing platform, F1000Research aims at bringing the “youtube experience” to science publishing.

Pipettes, tweets, and selfies: Research in the age of social media:

This talk explores how social media influences the way scientists publish and communicate their results. The presentation examines how Twitter, Facebook, Google+, etc. can be used as educational platforms for issues that matter to scientists. In an era of ever dwindling funding sources, these social media platforms can be utilized to raise funds to answer pressing research questions. This information will benefit scientists allowing them to quickly grow their sphere of influence, disseminate information about select publications, and foster interaction with peers and the public at large.