How to Twitter Journal Club...

See our tips for joining #OncJnlClub below.

You can lurk, like, retweet or comment. It's a brilliant experience and a great way to network and share professional knowledge.

1. Follow @OncJnlClub on Twitter. Look out for the next meeting date and article access information.

2. Read the article! It will usually be via a link to OpenAthens (link in menu) on Twitter and on this blog one-two weeks before, with the topics for the chat and further reading. Please contact RSCH Library for assistance.

3. There will be a 10 minute warning before the session starts. Once it begins, introduce yourself - tell the group who you are and what you do.

4. Each chat will last between 45 mins to an hour. The discussion can be fast and difficult to keep up with, so it can be helpful to use a tool to help organise and filter tweets. Tweetchat, Hootsuite or Tweetdeck are very good for making Chats more manageable.

5. Go back and look at your notifications afterwards – it’s easy to miss messages and comments as tweets fly by very quickly.

6. Always use the #OncJnlClub or your tweets won't be seen.

7. See this handy infographic from We Communities for more tips.