{"id":1488,"date":"2015-04-28T16:42:02","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T16:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cfice.wordpress.com\/?p=1099"},"modified":"2015-04-28T16:42:02","modified_gmt":"2015-04-28T16:42:02","slug":"technique-of-the-week-8-video-abstracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/2015\/technique-of-the-week-8-video-abstracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Technique of the week #8: Video abstracts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What you need to know<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Video abstracts tend to be 1-4 minutes, and allow the authors of an academic paper to personally explain their work to a broader audience.<\/li>\n<li>Video abstracts maximize engagement and visibility by allowing authors to combine filming themselves with images, animations and laboratory experiments to explain their research paper.<\/li>\n<li>Video abstracts should tell a story, rather than a regurgitation of facts. They should convey the researcher\u2019s interest and excitement.<\/li>\n<li>More journals are accepting video abstracts (e.g., New Journal of Physics, Cell, Elsevier).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Resources, time, and skill<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A video abstract can be created with a simple laptop camera and have the researcher summarize their research.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>More complex video abstracts can use visuals or animations (free software such as Paint, Pant.NET, or Windows Movie Maker may be used). Use the best quality camera possible.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Depending on the complexity of the video abstract, the amount of time, resources and skill will vary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key Considerations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Video abstracts are not meant to replace a text-based article, but rather to enhance the understanding (e.g., explanation of complex methods, or technical aspects) of the research. Just as text-based abstracts provide a preview of the article to allow the reader to determine to purchase or download the article, the same applies to a video abstract, except through images, animations, and sounds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Incorporating webinars in your KMb<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Video abstracts are a great way to reach other audiences that may not be directly involved in your research field.<\/li>\n<li>Video abstracts can be a way for research to have an immediate impact on students, colleagues, and\/or other researchers by streamlining, and increasing visibility and access to the research.<\/li>\n<li>These informative and accessible communication products may be appreciated or required by funding agencies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The take away<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Video abstracts maximize engagement with viewers, allowing researchers to explain complex concepts, thereby reaching more diverse audiences.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Resources<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thescientistvideographer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/howtomakeavideoabstract.pdf\">How to make a video abstract<\/a> (step by step guide with additional resources)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dovepress.com\/author_guidelines.php?content_id=3195\">DovePress video abstract guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Examples<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hKT88Cxcqqo\">Where temperate meets tropical: multi-factorial effects of elevated CO2, nitrogen enrichment, and competition on a mangrove-salt marsh community<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cell.com\/video-abstract-guidelines\">Cell journal video abstract guidelines<\/a> (examples are on the right pane)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.journals.elsevier.com\/journal-of-number-theory\/video-abstracts\/\">Elsevier video abstracts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Video Editing Software<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/get-movie-maker-download\">Windows Movie Maker<\/a> (freeware, usually comes with your machine)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/premiere.html\">Adobe Premiere<\/a> (Not free, but does offer a free trial)<\/p>\n<p><em>Graphic Editing Software<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.getpaint.net\/index.html\">Paint.NET<\/a> (freeware)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gimp.org\/\">Gimp<\/a> (freeware)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/photoshop.html\">Adobe Photoshop<\/a> (Not free, but does offer a free trial)<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What you need to know Video abstracts tend to be 1-4 minutes, and allow the authors of an academic paper to personally explain their work to a broader audience. 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