Professor Matthew Williams from the Social Data Science Lab therefore developed a Tweet Publication Decision Flowchart (flowchart can be found on page 18), a handy tool for researchers wishing to use Twitter data.
On reflection I can say that I learnt many things about this period of rapid transformation in the library sector, from: redesigning physical space to meet the ubiquitous computing needs of ‘Generation Y’; meeting the open access agenda balanced again the needs for academic impact from; the increasingly availability of altmetrics; and the use america rcs data of AI to help us answer students’ information needs. We are flooded with new technology; tools and ideas, spurring on a comment that in a couple of years-time, or sooner, Google will likely be able to do everything those publishers do now! Conferences are always inspiring, and this was no exception. Three presentations I especially enjoyed were:
A presentation by Raghavendra Patil and Hemanthachar B entitled, ‘Game is on!! Gamification: a heuristic approach towards new age patrons for increased use of library services and resources’. Indeed, I was heartened by the fact that we have managed to engage with this idea with our own Data Quiz, was indeed a good outing into the world of new forms of user engagement for utilising quality open data;
A presentation on ‘Cognitive systems redefining the library user interface’ by Ms. Kshama Parikh and colleagues. This addressed the use of AI in libraries such as chatbots. You’ll see how much it inspired me if you read to the end of this post.