Originally published at THL Blog: http://wp.me/p1v84h-Jh
Yesterday morning someone stopped me on the street on my way into the office to tell me how much she enjoys this series of blogposts, that she watches for them every week, and follows up by checking out the hashtags I mention. She described them as “useful.” That is exactly what I like to hear, so here we are, back again, with another in the series. If you like them or find them useful, do please drop a note or a brief comment. Without the feedback, I tend to wonder if it is worth the amount of time and effort it takes to do this. Also, if there is a particular topic you’d like to see explored through Twitter, drop me a line and we’ll see if it works.
This week I’m straying a bit from the healthcare theme to illustrate some of the emerging trends and concepts in writing and publishing. Although many of the example tweets are coming from those working in popular press publishing, these trends are likely to work their way over to influence and reach into scholarly publishing. The University of Michigan has many resources to support scholarly authors working to shift to electronic publishing or working outside traditional publication paths. When you look at these, take a moment and imagine ways these ideas might work in academia. Keep in mind also the emerging critical importance of the concept of “story” in effective science communication and health literacy. This might not be exactly healthcare right this second, but the ideas expressed and skills being built are very relevant.
#amwriting = I Am Writing
‘Using Brain Science To Hook Readers’ by
@lisacron Another fascinating post from@thecreativepenn bit.ly/MWvVOE#amwriting— David Bastiani (@oraclewriting) August 26, 2012
Initiating ideas download>> we appreciate your patience! >> The device appears to be offline. No further information available.
#amwriting— Susan Rukeyser (@SusanRukeyser) August 31, 2012
#ebooks = Electronic Books
#FREE Technologies for Global Health by The Lancet: Collaboration between The Lancet and Imperia… bit.ly/SuXaPC#ebooks#kindle— Free Kindle eBooks (@Free_UK_eBooks) August 24, 2012
This report says college students prefer traditional textbooks to
#ebooks. Do you agree? Disagree? buff.ly/PG5o6s— NextStepU (@NextStepU) August 23, 2012
Digital Rights, Accessibility and Storage: bit.ly/T2YQxo Librarians and publishers still have problems with
#ebooks.#publishing— Jonathan Davis (@canadiancat) August 24, 2012
How
#libraries can help publishers with discovery and distribution of#ebooks – Tools of Change for Publishing ow.ly/dgAT4— Amer. Library Assn. (@ALALibrary) August 27, 2012
Check out
@ementior‘s excellent post on the cost of#ebooks and why they’re just as “real” as physical ones: bit.ly/NGBzPx— Brooks Sherman (@byobrooks) August 31, 2012
If you’re thinking of epublishing, start your checklist with this rundown from
@janefriedman! janefriedman.com/2012/02/10/10-…#selfpub#ebooks— BookWorks (@BookWorksBKS) August 31, 2012
#epub = (Electronic Publishing) OR (EPUB, the ebook format)
RT
@globeandmail: Bookselling vet guides#authors through the digital age tgam.ca/DhBg#epub— Phil Harrison (@PhilHarrison) August 30, 2012
Kindle-Only E-Book Downloads, Purchases Top 100 Million pcmag.com/article2/0,281… via PCmag
#indieauthor#epub Great news!— Roberta Loufek (@robertaloufek) August 29, 2012
8 Enhanced Ebooks Worth Checking Out (Slideshow) bit.ly/rV7dZu via
@pcmag#epub— Gary McLaren (@PYOEbooks) August 25, 2012
Washington Post to Launch E-Book Program shar.es/75Lxzvia
@digibookworld#epub— Roberta Loufek (@robertaloufek) August 24, 2012
#indiepub = Independent Publishing
For Writers: GREAT ARTICLE in Forbes on the future for authors bit.ly/PpglY5
#indie#amwriting#indiepub— Jonathan Gunson (@JonathanGunson) August 24, 2012
HOW TO USE KICKSTARTER to Fund Your Indie Book Project? Article w/ featured Book Project ► ow.ly/d5VdW ◄
#writing#indiepub— Alan Kealey (@AlanKealey) August 24, 2012
Book Design 2.0: Crowdsourcing Your Cover Design buff.ly/PGXJVC
#indiepub— Dara Beevas (@darairene) August 31, 2012
#medlibs = Medical Librarians
#medlibs Vendors are now going to the “purchase” model (“it’s like buying the print book”) vs. rent/lease but one-user access is implicit.— Mike Scully (@mscully66) August 31, 2012
#medlibs I’m still curious about this database Epistemonikos – has anyone tried it before? I’m going to investigate! buff.ly/PMN6R2— Kevin Read (@ReadKev) August 24, 2012
“importance of biological databases is in both models, pharma has them, biotechs & academia can’t afford them” health-innovations.org/2012/08/24/hea…
#medlibs— P. F. Anderson (@pfanderson) August 25, 2012
#scicomm – Science Communication
Wow, quite a resource list! RT
@bjerglund: A course in#PublicHealth Science Communication is born: buff.ly/N3fz5A#pio#scicomm— Jim Garrow (@jgarrow) August 31, 2012
AAAS
#scicomm webinar 8/29 on ‘Hollywood & Science: Bringing accurate science to TV and film’ bit.ly/NJzg3V#envcom— Stacy RebichHespanha (@StacyRHespanha) August 24, 2012
“Is Science Cool? No” from
@science ow.ly/dhWiX -> can#scicomm make it “cooler”?— RMA’s S&T Division (@SciComms) August 31, 2012
Why oh why is the default for Excel graphs to have no axis labels?
#scicomm— Rachel Bernstein (@BernScience) August 31, 2012
JMIR: Animated Graphics for Comparing Two Risks: A Cautionary Tale jmir.org/2012/4/e106/
#scicomm#risk via@umrsc— P. F. Anderson (@pfanderson) August 30, 2012
Presentation tips and resources for scientists eloquentwoman.blogspot.com/2012/08/scient… by
@dontgetcaught via@thilinah‘s#SciComm Daily.#MAST821— Chris Petrone (@seaPetrone) August 30, 2012
#selfpub = Self Publishing
Outstanding
#selfpub perspective from@theresewalsh bit.ly/RNjjeL “The responsibility for quality lies with the author.”— David B. Schlosser (@dbschlosser) August 25, 2012
No one ever committed suicide while reading a good book, but many have tried while trying to write one.
#amwriting#selfpub— Alex O’Neal (@Alex_Austin) August 28, 2012
#writetip OR #writingtip = Writing Tips
Amen. RT
@advicetowriters: Use your blog to connect. Use it as you. Don’t “network” or “promote.” Just talk. NEIL GAIMAN#writing#writetip— Cindy and Luis Urrea (@Urrealism) August 31, 2012
7 Social Networking Mistakes that authors should avoid: thecreativepenn.com/2011/10/16/7-s…
#writetip— Kiersi (@kiersi) August 31, 2012
Once upon another time: THE POWER OF STORY 2
#writetip goo.gl/e6Mgu via@colin_falconer— Fabio Bueno (@_FabioBueno_) August 31, 2012
11 ways to improve the speed and efficiency of your creative processbit.ly/OsYvWB
#writingtip— Stephanie Palmer (@goodinaroom) August 28, 2012
#writing
Yes, the single most important thing grad school can teach. How to read like a writer: brainpickings.org/index.php/2012… via
@brainpicker#writing— Sarah Menkedick (@SarahMenkedick) August 31, 2012
