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The role of new Information and Communication Technologiesin information and communication in science
A conceptual framework and empirical study
Dissertation Defense
Christina K. PikasJanuary 19, 2016
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Agenda• Review of the Study• Research Questions• Revised Framework• Methods• Summary of Data
• How do SCTs support communication in science?• How do participants make meaning of them?• New ICTs and information seeking and use• Contributions• What Next?
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Given• “Communication is the essence of science” (Garvey, 1979)• 20 – 25% of scientists use blogs and/or Twitter
YearMedia Sample Result Reference
2008Blogs Authors, editors, reviewers of
scholarly journals3% have a blog13% read blogs regularly
(Mark Ware Consulting, 2008)
2010 Blogs British researchers 16% blog occasionally or frequently23% comment on blogs occasionally or frequently
(Proctor et al., 2010)
2011 Twitter American and British researchers listed on departmental pages
2.5% are active on Twitter (Priem et al., 2011)
2014 Blogs Twitter
Nature, Palgrave McMillan authors, list from Web of Science
13% STEM researchers visit Twitter regularly17% Earth and Environmental Science Researchers visit Twitter regularly
(Van Noorden, 2014)
2015 Blogs American scientists 24% have blogged about science19% follow blogs
(Pew Research Center, 2015)
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What Roles do the New ICTs Play?RQ 1. How do SCTs, blogging and microblogging, support communication in science?
1a. What functions do they serve?1b. How do they fit into the context of scientific work?1c. What benefits do participants report receiving as a result of
using these new ICTs?
RQ 2. How do the participants in blogging and microblogging make meaning of the interactions supported by these SCTs?2a. What value do these ICTs hold for their participants?2b. How do participants and non-participants view these ICTs?
RQ 3. How do these ICTs support data, information, and knowledge creation, seeking, and use in science?
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Problem 1: Separate Literatures
• Separate large bodies of literature studying communication in science• Communication, Journalism, Linguistics, and Rhetoric• Information Science• Science and Technology Studies, Social Studies of Science
• These bodies are independent (rarely citing each other)
• New studies of SCTs cite little of this literature
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Problem 2: SCTs Evolve Quickly
• New studies often focus on a single technology
• Users adapt technologies as they adopt them
• The uses and features of SCTs can evolve quickly as they are adopted
• Studies of SCTs can get dated quickly
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Needed: A Framework for Understanding New ICTs
• No overall view of how these SCTs fit into what we already know about how scientists communicate
• No grounded approach to understanding any new SCT that comes along
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Approach
Develop a comprehensive framework to describe communication in sciencethat draws upon the relevant literatures
Use the framework in a study of two widely used SCTs by scientists in one discipline to evaluate and improve the framework and answer the research questions.
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How might this be used?• Organizations• Support decisions to implement (or not)• Better engage with scientists (staff and others)
• Scientists• Tool selection and development• Request employer support
• Communication researchers – framework to base new work• Tool designers – identify gaps and suggest additions• Librarians – useful for teaching and understanding
communication tools used by scientists
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Framework
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Elements of the Framework
• Features of the Communication Partners Number Individual features Match/relationship
• Purposes of the Communication Activity
• Features of the Message Topic Type Register Language Review/Quality control Type: Data, Methods, Analysis, Results Theoretical, Opinion/Eval.
• Features of the Channel
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Purposes• Dissemination
• Discourse or contributing to the conversation • Societal benefit or application• Identity• Rewards
• Preservation• Certification• Learning, teaching, or providing instruction• Persuasion (grant applications, journal articles)• Evaluation or opinion (peer review, grant review)• Coordination• Social (group membership, identity)• Entertainment
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Elements of the Framework
• Partners• Purposes• Content• Channel
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Channel
Elsewhere channel can mean source or format but here used for medium between communication partners
Three layers:• Physical layer and basic transmission protocols• Means of expression and advanced functions of software• Conventions and etiquette
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Channel: Physical LayerThree categories
• Face-to-face• Print• Technologically mediated
Each with some of these features
• Copresence• Visibility• Audibility• Cotemporality• Simultaneity• Sequentiality• Reviewability• Revisability• Coherence• Hyperlinking
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Channel: Means of Expression Non-Linguistic Linguistic
Auditory SoundsInstrumental music
Spoken word
Visual Images/picturesModels
Text
Tactile Models Braille
Other Senses (smell, taste, proprioception)
Typically only applicable in (virtual) reality settings.
Audiovisual, Multimedia, Hypermedia
Combining multiple means of expression.
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Channel: Conventions
• Conventions and etiquette
Examples: Twitter’s @user, RT, and #hashtags were developed by users before they were programmed into the interface
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Literature Based Application
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Journal Articles1 Partners Number: Many
Match: SameEducation/Sophistication: Same; General Science
2 Purpose Dissemination (All); Certification; Preservation; Discourse; Identity; Rewards; Learning/Teaching; Persuasion
3 Message Topic: Science content; Research Methods; PedagogyType: Data; Methods; Analysis; Results; Theoretical /philosophicalRegister: FormalStructure: Stable established internal structure Persistence: Archival Review or Quality Control: Yes – rigor varies
4 Channel Physical: Print or Mediated Sequentiality; Reviewability; Coherence; HyperlinkingExpression: linguistic and non-linguistic; visual;Conventions: Attribution/citation; Omission of false starts and missteps; Passive voice…
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Blogs1 Partners Number: Many
Education/Sophistication: Same; General Science; Interested PublicMatch: Either/Any
2 Purpose Dissemination: Discourse; Societal benefit or application; Identity; Amplification; Learning/Teaching; Persuasion; Evaluation/Opinion; Social (All); Entertainment
3 Message Topic: Science content; Science Education; Science Communication; Funding; Life in Science; Job Searching; News, Commentary, etc.Type: Methods; Analysis; Results; Memoir/Confessional/Biographical; Theoretical/PhilosophicalRegister: AnyStructure: HTML/CSS tags but no internal document structure Persistence: Typically persistent Review or Quality Control: Rarely for personal blogs
4 Channel Physical: Mediated; Sequentiality; Reviewability; Revisability; Coherence; HyperlinkingExpression: MultimediaConvention: Linking to attribute sources
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Microblogs1 Partners Number: Many
Education/Sophistication: Same; General Science; Interested Public; General PublicMatch: Either (in Education/Sophistication or Ideologically)
2 Purpose Dissemination (Discourse; Societal benefit/Application; Identity); Learning/Teaching; Persuasion; Evaluation/Opinion; Coordination; Social (All); Entertainment
3 Message Topic: Science content; Science Education; Science Communication; Life in Science; Job Hunting, News, etc.Type: Methods; Analysis; Results; Memoir/Confessional/Biographical; Theoretical/Philosophical; Questions and AnswersRegister: Typically informal, but not alwaysStructure: Fields but no internal structure Persistence: Not guaranteed unless captured and saved elsewhereReview or Quality Control: No
4 Channel Physical: Mediated; Cotemporality; Simultaneity; Sequentiality; Reviewability; HyperlinkingExpression: MultimediaConventions: MT; RT; @; subtweet; .@; via or h/t
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Methods
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Approach
• Pragmatic approach
• Multiple embedded case studies
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Methods
• Participants: Geoscientists who attend American Geophysical Union conferences
• SCTs: Blogs, Twitter, Twitter at Conferences
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Why Geosciences
• Active Twitter and blog communities
• Professional society support for social media
• Funder support for social media
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Methods
• Directed qualitative content analysis of a sample tweets and blog content
• Semi-structured interviews with participants
• Participant observation
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Sample Selection and Content Retrieval
• Retrieved tweets using a variety of methods
• Random sample of 50 tweets from each meeting plus additional to capture conversations
• Interview participants selected from meeting tweeters and participant suggestions• Seeking variation in demographics and research areas• Seeking participants who also blog
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Data Summary
• Tweets• Retrieved 12,920• Coded 1038
• Blog posts• Retrieved 3,009• Coded 426
• Interviews (8)• Fully transcribed• 291 minutes
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Analysis
• Prepared memos with initial thoughts and connections after each interview and as necessary throughout analysis process
• Transcribed interview recordings with occasional bracketed notes
• Loaded blog posts, tweets, and transcripts into MaxQDA for management
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Coding• Coded once through using the framework, freely
adding new codes, annotating non-obvious new codes and tricky applications of existing framework elements• Doubled back to check application of framework or
to recode using newly emergent codes• Retrieved coded sections and analyzed to
determine if all examples of the same phenomenon (axial coding)
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Case Studies
• Prepared case studies for 7 individual scientists• Initially in a narrative format• Re-organized once categories became evident across
multiple studies• Re-re-organized into tables once categories were stable
• Prepared cross-case analysis
• Addressed research questions
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Validity
• Prolonged engagement
• Triangulation
• Memoing and questioning to mitigate personal biases
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Agenda• Review of the Study• Research Questions• Revised Framework• Methods• Summary of Data
• How do SCTs support communication in science?• How do participants make meaning of them?• New ICTs and information seeking and use• Contributions• What Next?
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How the new SCTs support communication in science
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What functions do they serve?Communication purposes
Blogs
More often used for:• Persuasion
More often used for:• Amplification• Humor
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Twitter at Conferences
More often used for:• Social identity
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What functions do they serve?Categories of content
Blogs
More often used for:• Tutorials for peers• Basic science concepts• Book reviews
More often used for:• Pointing to readings• Requesting assistance• Announcing new papers• Politics/religionTwitter at Conferences
More often used for:• Live coverage of sessions
(live blogging is not done)
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What functions do they serve?General
Blogs
• In depth, well-prepared essays• Provide context• Preserve content• Under the blogger’s
control
• Faster interaction• Broader interaction• Non-scientists• Scientists who use
similar tools in another field
• Open and viewable
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How do blogs and Twitter fit into the context of scientific work?
Blogs• Help guide exploration
process• Assistance understanding
concept• Amplification for
publications• Advice and mentoring
Twitter• Resource copies of
articles• Filter for awareness of
new articles• Maintaining ties• Coordinate meetings• Help with analysis,
software, other questions
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How do the participants make meaning of the interactions?
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Value to scientistsBlogs• Practice writing with
feedback• Social and professional
support• Recognition and status• Personal knowledge
management
Twitter• Demonstrate public
communication skills• Awareness of new
literature• Quick feedback and
questions answered
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View of SCTs: ParticipantsBlogs• Routine, but often a
burden• Familiar community
with regular commenters• A responsibility
Twitter• Strong link to friends
available for a quick comment or chat• Source of fast breaking
news and updates
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View of SCTs: Peripheral Participants
Blogs• See detailed posts as
great explanations of the science and insight into life as a scientist
Twitter• A way to keep up
without excessive e-mails or RSS• A way to follow
conferences
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View of SCTs: Non-participants Blogs• Most organizations are
indifferent, as long as boundaries are maintained
Twitter• May think the entire
practice is odd!
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New ICTs and information seeking and use
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Information seeking and use:Blogs
• Writing to explore, understand, and remember new topics has been well-studied. Doing this in a public forum adds beneficial community effects
• Keeping a blog helps the author retrieve the information later for themselves or to refer others
• Informal communication of field site or lab information may help other scientists fill in from incomplete published reports
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Information seeking and use:Twitter
• Alerting and filtering system for new literature
• Seeking on Twitter has been unreliable at best• Collecting and curating tweets in Storify or on a blog is a
work around
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Limitations
• Geoscientists
• Only Twitter and Blogs
• Small number of scientists interviewed
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Future Work
• Extend to other disciplines
• Extend to other SCTs
• Longitudinal look at Twitter at conferences
• Sense of community in blogs and Twitter
• Integrating personal, team, and public communications
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Conclusions
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Blogs and Twitter Benefit Science
• Community building and maintenance
• Improved mentoring
• Increased public engagement
• Improved dissemination of traditional communications
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The framework of communication in science
• A massive undertaking• Future studies should examine and test small portions
• Useful in placing and understanding the communication happening in these two SCTs
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Contributions
The framework will be useful for:• Situating new technologies• Research on uses of SCTs• Helping individuals and organizations understand SCTs,
so that they may support their use• Helping to teach scientists how to communicate• Teaching science librarians how to retrieve scientific
information
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Implications for ICT Design and Use
• Make blog posting quicker• Add function tags to blog posts – even better if
there are some common tags• Conference organizers should provide better access
to tweets• Tweet collection, retrieval, and curation should be
improved• Librarians should use Twitter for improved access to
conference content
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Contributions
• Increased appreciation of SCTs for informal scholarly communication in science instead of just for popular communication
• Increased appreciation for the value of these tools for personal knowledge management.
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Take Aways• Both SCTs have valuable for information and
communication as well as for community building, mentoring, and in support of learning and teaching.
• The framework provided a useful guide in organizing the research and studying the SCTs
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Contact: Christina K. [email protected]@cpikasSlides will be posted to SlideSharehttp://www.slideshare.net/cpikas