Category Archives: Research
New Project: Public officials on Twitter
Written on June 14, 2011 at 3:08 pm, by libbyh
Matt Shapiro and I are collecting all tweets written by and mentioning members of Congress and Presidential appointees so we can study how they frame issues in social media. We’re especially interested in discussions related to climate change and comparing framing by members of Congress with appointees’ framing. Out of the 961 public officials who Read more...
Celebrity Twitter Networks and TwitChange
Written on March 10, 2011 at 1:28 am, by libbyh
I’ve started following a bunch of TV actors, showrunners, and writers on Twitter. So many of those I follow have been tweeting about TwitChange.com that I got curious about the celebs’ Twitter networks and the potential reach the mentions and retweets people buy will have. With so many followers (most have >10,000), processing those networks Read more...
New lab, new labsite
Written on October 5, 2010 at 4:17 pm, by libbyh
I’m just getting my lab at IIT up and running. We are now the CaSM Lab (Collaboration and Social Media), and I invite you to learn more about us on our website. In just the first two months, I’ve been joined by two master’s students and one undergraduate. Many of our efforts will focus on Read more...
Simple Data Sharing
Written on April 28, 2010 at 11:30 pm, by libbyh
All of my research is collaborative. Even on my “own” projects, I rely on others to help me polish drafts of publications and usually to talk about my data. Getting my colleagues that data is harder than it ought to be. Usually, my data consist of interview transcripts, interview audio recordings, video recordings, and spreadsheets Read more...
Post Doc survey now open
Written on March 28, 2010 at 9:04 pm, by libbyh
Dr. Libby Hemphill and Dr. Stephanie Teasley of the University of Michigan, School of Information invite you to be a part of a research study that examines the experiences and preferences of post doctoral researchers (postdocs). The purpose of the study is to understand the kinds of experiences postdocs have and to design better support Read more...