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Staying Current with

Science Blogs & Wikis

Patricia F. Anderson

<pfa@umich.edu>

Health Sciences Libraries, UM

May 30, 2007

© 2007 Regents of

the University of

Michigan. All rights

reserved.

Science & Research on the Internet

“Certainly what people bring to the internet, such as their interest in science and how closely they follow scientific discoveries, shapes their online science habits.”Horrigan, John. The Internet as a Resource for

News and Information about Science. November 2006. http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/191/report_display.asp

Science & Research on the Internet

“These 1,000 or so science blogs provide

authoritative opinions about pressing issues in

science, such as evolution or climate change, or

aim to engage other scientists in open and frank

discussions about the scientific literature or

science policy. Because of their freewheeling

nature, these blogs take scientific

communication to a different level.”

Bonetta, L. Scientists Enter the Blogosphere.

Cell 129(3) 4 May 2007:443-445.

Blogs

Blog was originally short for Web Log, and

were used mostly as online equivalents of

diaries, journals, or logged entries on

specific topics.

Now blogs are used as content

management systems, to create RSS

feeds, inexpensive ways to design small

web sites, and more.

Life in the Science Blogosphere

North Carolina Science Blogging Conference

The Open Laboratory: The Best Writing on Science Blogs 2006 by Bora Zivkovic, Editor (Book) in Medicine & Science

General Science Blogs

Method: http://science.blogdig.net/

Science Blog:

http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/

ScienceBlogs.com:

http://scienceblogs.com/

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General Science Blogs

Method: http://science.blogdig.net/

Blogs from Science Journals &

Publishers

Ben Goldacre’s Bad Science: http://www.badscience.net/

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols:

http://www.cshblogs.org/cshprotocols/

New Scientist: Short Sharp Science:

http://www.newscientist.com/blog/shortsharpscience/

Wall Street Journal: Health: http://blogs.wsj.com/health/

Wired Science: http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/

World Science: http://world-science-blog.blogspot.com/

Blogs from Science Journals &

Publishers

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols: http://www.cshblogs.org/cshprotocols/

Blogs from Scientists & Researchers

A Scientist and the Web (Peter Murray Rust, Cambridge Center for Molecular Informatics): http://wwmm.ch.cam.ac.uk/blogs/murrayrust/?p=345

Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted): http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/

Pharyngula (Paul Z. Myers): http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/

Sandwalk, Strolling with a Skeptical Biochemist (Laurence A. Moran): http://sandwalk.blogspot.com/

Blogs from Scientists & Researchers

Sandwalk, Strolling with a Skeptical Biochemist (Laurence A. Moran): http://sandwalk.blogspot.com/

More Blogs from Scientists &

Researchers

Science & Politics (Bora Zivkovic): http://sciencepolitics.blogspot.com/

SCLin’s neuroscience blog: http://forebrain.blogspot.com/

Thus Spake Zuska (Suzanne E Franks): http://scienceblogs.com/thusspakezuska

Useful Chemistry (Jean-Claude Bradley & Students): http://usefulchem.blogspot.com/

MORE: Bonetta, L. Scientists Enter the Blogosphere. Cell 129(3) 4 May 2007:443-445.

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Blogs from Scientists & Researchers

SCLin’s neuroscience blog: http://forebrain.blogspot.com/

Blogs from Scientists & Researchers

NOTE: Blogging in Teaching & Education

Useful Chemistry (Jean-Claude Bradley & Students): http://usefulchem.blogspot.com/

Blogs about Research

Peer-to-Peer:

http://blogs.nature.com/peer-to-peer/

Blogs as Research

Blogical Construction -- On blogging as a

pedagogical tool in writing classrooms.

http://blogicalconstruction.blogspot.com/

Special Topics Blogs: Genomics

DNA direct talk: Your DNA, Your Health, Your Choices: http://talk.dnadirect.com/

Eye on DNA: http://www.eyeondna.com/

Genetics and Health (Hsien Hsien Lei, Ph.D.): http://www.geneticsandhealth.com/

MedBioWorld: Post-Genomics, Forging a Connection Between Research and Clinical Applications: http://www.medbioworld.com/postgenomics_blog/

Mendel's Garden: http://mendels-garden.blogspot.com/

The Personal Genome, Genomics as a medical tool and lifestyle choice: http://www.thepersonalgenome.com/

What's Next in Health: Category: Gene Research: http://www.whatsnextnetwork.com/health/index.php?cat=61

Special Topics Blogs: Genomics

Eye on DNA: http://www.eyeondna.com/

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Special Topics Blogs: Proteomics

Genomics Proteomics: http://genomics-

proteomics.biotechnewstoday.com/

myProteome.com, The Proteomics IT

Blog: http://www.myproteome.com/

Proteome Measures:

http://proteomemeasures.blogspot.com/

Special Topics Blogs: Proteomics

myProteome.com, The Proteomics IT

Blog: http://www.myproteome.com/

Special Topics Blogs: Bioinformatics

Biological Computations: http://bifo.livejournal.com/

Biological Informatics: http://biologicalinformatics.blogspot.com/

Flags and Lollipops - Bioinformatics & Genomics News and Views: http://www.ghastlyfop.com/blog

Inforbiomatica: http://moseshohman.com/blog/

NodalPoint (A Bioinformatics Weblog): http://www.nodalpoint.org/

Notes from the Biomass: http://nftb.net/

Propellor Twist, RNA & Bioinformatics research and other interests: http://fjossinet.u-strasbg.fr/

Special Topics Blogs: Bioinformatics

Notes from the Biomass: http://nftb.net/

Special Topics Blogs:

Nanotechnology

Advanced Nanotechnology (Brian Wang):

http://advancednano.blogspot.com/

Foresight: Nanodot, the original nanotechnology

weblog: http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/

nano | public, a weblog of nanotechnology and

its impact on the public (Dietram A. Scheufele):

http://nanopublic.blogspot.com/

Responsible Nanotechnology (World Care):

http://crnano.typepad.com/crnblog

Special Topics Blogs:

Nanotechnology

Foresight: Nanodot, the original nanotechnology weblog: http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/

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Special Topics Blogs: Clinical &

Health

Blogborygmi: Grand Rounds: http://blogborygmi.blogspot.com/2004/09/grand-rounds-archive-upcoming-schedule.html

DB’s Medical Rants: http://www.medrants.com/

Family Medicine Notes: http://docnotes.net

GruntDoc: http://www.gruntdoc.com/

Living Code (Richard Gayle): http://www.corante.com/livingcode/

MedMusings (Enoch Choi, MD): http://www.enochchoi.com/thoughts/

Special Topics Blogs: Clinical &

Health

DB’s Medical Rants: http://www.medrants.com/

Finding Blogs Like These

BMJ: Blogs: http://blogs.bmj.com/

Method: http://science.blogdig.net/

Nature: Blogs: http://www.nature.com/blogs/

New Scientist: http://www.newscientist.com/home.ns

ScienceBlogs.com

Science & Politics: http://sciencepolitics.blogspot.com/

Thinking Blogger Awards: http://www.thethinkingblog.com/2007/02/thinking-blogger-awards_11.html

Finding Blogs Like These

Science & Politics:

http://sciencepolitics.blogspot.com/2007/04/one-stop-shopping-for-framing-science.html

Finding Blogs Like These

ScienceBlogs.com

Finding Blogs: Searching for Blogs

on a Topic

Technorati Blog Finder: Genomics: http://www.technorati.com/blogs/genomics

Mendel's Garden #2: The Best of Genetics Blogging (By Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD): http://www.geneticsandhealth.com/2006/07/01/mendels-garden-2-the-best-of-genetics-blogging/#more-919

Genetics and Health: Archive for the 'Featured Genetics and Health Blogs' Category (By Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD): http://www.geneticsandhealth.com/category/genetics-blogging/featured-blogs/

Google: Blog Search: inblogtitle:"(omics OR genomics OR proteomics OR bioinformatics OR nanotechnology)"

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Finding Blogs: Searching Blogs for

Entries or Posts

BlogDigger: http://www.blogdigger.com/

Daypop: http://www.daypop.com/

Feedster: http://www.feedster.com/

FaganFinder: http://www.faganfinder.com/

Globe Of Blogs: http://www.globeofblogs.com/

Google Blog Search: http://blogsearch.google.com/

Technorati and Technorati: Tags:

http://www.technorati.com/

Ari Paparo Dot Com: Big List of Blog Search Engines:

http://www.aripaparo.com/archive/000632.html

Want Your Own Blog?

University of Michigan: Mblog:

http://mblog.lib.umich.edu

Wiki

Hawaiian word for “quick” or “fast”

Acronym for “What I Know Is”

“A website that allows visitors to add, remove, and edit content” (Wikipedia)

A tool for:

collaborative document drafting and editing

rapid document prototyping

collaborative problem-solving

knowledge organization

consensus building

document version tracking

web design and content provision

but mostly COLLABORATION

NOTE: A wiki is only as good as its community

Science & Research Wikis

BioWiki: http://biowiki.org/BioWikis

BiWiki: Bingen Bioinformatics Wiki: http://biwiki.fh-bingen.de/biwiki

Evolving Code Wiki: http://www.evolvingcode.net/index.php

Fred Hutchinson Computational Proteomics Laboratory (CPL) Proteomics Repository: https://proteomics.fhcrc.org/CPAS/Project/home/home.view

GUS: The Genomics Unified Schema: http://www.gusdb.org/wiki

nodalpoint [nodalpoint wiki] (bioinformatics): http://wiki.nodalpoint.org/

Science & Research Wikis

BioWiki: http://biowiki.org/BioWikis

Science & Research Wikis

Evolving Code Wiki: http://www.evolvingcode.net/index.php

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Science & Research Wikis

Fred Hutchinson Computational Proteomics Laboratory (CPL) Proteomics Repository: https://proteomics.fhcrc.org/CPAS/Project/home/home.view

Science & Research Wikis

Open Bioinformatics Foundation (OBF):

http://www.open-bio.org/wiki/Main_Page

Open Wetware: http://openwetware.org/wiki/Main_Page

Proteome Commons:

http://www.proteomecommons.org/archive.jsp

Science of Spectroscopy:

http://www.scienceofspectroscopy.info/edit/index.php?titl

e=Wiki

Wikiomics Bioinformatics Wiki: http://wikiomics.org

Wise-Nano Project: http://wise-nano.org/w/Main_Page

Science & Research Wikis

Open Wetware:

http://openwetware.org/wiki/Main_Page

Science & Research Wikis

Proteome Commons:

http://www.proteomecommons.org/archive

.jsp

Health & Clinical Wikis

Fluwiki: http://www.fluwikie.com

Health & Clinical Wikis

The INSIGHT Project on Infectious & Chronic Disease: http://nie.wikispaces.com/The+INSIGHT+Project

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Health & Clinical Wikis

Medical Matters Wiki: http://usabiomedmatters.wikidot.com/

Health & Clinical Wikis

Medical Matters Wiki: http://usabiomedmatters.wikidot.com/

Health & Clinical Wikis

Neurodegeneration Research Wiki: http://wiki.iop.kcl.ac.uk/default.aspx/Neurodegeneration/Neurodegeneration%20Research%20Wiki.html

Wikis for Academic Purposes

Useful Chemistry:

http://usefulchem.wikispaces.com/

Science Wikis?

Maybe it's like the difference between flicking

acorns to bring down a house of cards, and

planting acorns to bring down a mountain ...

Zhurnal Wiki: Science:

http://zhurnal.net/ww/zw?ScienceWiki

Contact:

Patricia Anderson, pfa@umich.edu