Launched today: the Facebook repository deposit application Within the repositories community we often talk about how to encourage faculty to self-archive their works. We also talk about the problems with repositories, and how repositories are not yet part of the daily toolkit of faculty. In an attempt to see whether bringing these two problems together by allowing faculty to deposit from within a tool that many do use on a daily basis, as part of the JISC funded ‘SWORD 2‘ project I have now created a Facebook repository deposit application.
For the uninitiated, Facebook is a social networking site, where users add other users as ‘friends’, congregate in groups based on their activities and interests, and update the site with small parts of their daily life (uploading photos, saying what they have been up to that day, sending messages to old class mates etc). Snippets of updates from friends are aggregated on the home page of a user so that they can see what their friends have been up to recently. Users are also able to comment on the activities of their friends. Facebook has for some become a site with as much importance as email when it comes to checking messages and updates and interacting with friends and colleagues. Should we and could we try to leverage this type of system to help populate our repositories? Being able to deposit from within a site such as Facebook would enable what I’m going to call the Social Deposit. What does a social deposit look like? Well, it has the following characteristics: It takes place within a social networking type site such as Facebook. The deposit is performed by the author of a work, not a third party. Once the deposit has taken place, messages and updates are provided stating that the user has performed the deposit. Friends and colleagues of the depositor will see that a deposit has taken place, and can read what has been deposited if they want to. Friends and colleagues of the depositor can comment on the deposit. So the social deposit takes place within the online social surroundings of a depositor, rather than from within a repository. By doing so, the depositor can leverage the power of their social networks so that their friends and colleagues can be informed about the deposit. One of the features of social networking sites that encourages their use is the ability for third parties to write applications that can be used from within them. So it seemed an obvious place to start an investigation into the potential of the social deposit. Hence the SWORDAPP Facebook Repository Deposit Tool was born. So how does it work? I’ll talk you through a deposit in Facebook: 1) Ensure you have a Facebook account, and that you are logged in. 2) Open the SWORDAPP application by visiting http://fb.swordapp.org/ If you are prompted to grant the SWORDAPP access to your information, do so. This allows the application to know who you are, and who your friends are. By granting this, the application can show your deposits to your friends, and allow you to see the deposits of your friends. 3) Start a deposit! You can start this process by clicking on the ‘Deposit an item’ tab. FONTE: http://blog.stuartlewis.com/2008/11/17/launched-today-the-facebook-repository-deposit-application/ _______________________________________________ Instruções para desiscrever-se por conta própria: http://listas.ibict.br/cgi-bin/mailman/options/bib_virtual Bib_virtual mailing list [email protected] http://listas.ibict.br/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/bib_virtual
