Setting up Twitterfeed for the latest publications
Introduction
If your School, College or Institute has a Twitter account then you may wish to set up this automated
tweeting facility. Once you have followed the steps outlined below, a tweet will be sent automatically to
your followers each time a new research publication for your unit is added to the RMS. The tweet will
include a reference to the article’s Digital Object Identifier (DOI), which is one of the metrics that is
measured by alternative metrics sites such as Altmetrics.
Step 1
Sign up to Twitterfeed at http://twitterfeed.com/
Tip: Remember to fill out the CAPTCHA.
Click on email confirmation to validate your new twitter feed account.
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Step 2
Enter in a feed name e.g. Geary Institute and the RSS Feed URL:
https://rms.ucd.ie/ufrs/!w_va_api.feed?NAME=PUBLICATIONS&FORMAT=RSS&SCHOOL_ID=8818244&S
TATUS=V
Note: each School / College / Institute has a unique ID and these are listed at the end of this document.
Click on “test rss feed”.
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Step 3
Click on Advanced Settings.
Select ‘Title only’ for post content and optionally enter in a ‘Post Prefix’ or ‘Post Suffix’. Suggested text
would be #ucdresearch
The press “Continue to Step 2”.
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Step 4
Click on the ‘Authentic Twitter’ button
Click on the ‘Authorize app’ button above
[Warning this step can take some time]
Click on the ‘Create Service’ button
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Click “All Done”
Step 5
You can monitor the social media mentions for you publications using
Altmetric.com.
To view your School’s mentions, click on the link below:
https://www.altmetric.com/explorer.php?view=institutional#!ucd/groups
To view your own publication mentions, click on the link below:
https://www.altmetric.com/explorer.php?view=institutional#!ucd/authors
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List of School Codes
SCHOOL_ID
School Name
225892626 School of Agriculture & Food Science
754 School of Archaeology
225892627 School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy
756 School of Art History & Cultural Policy
757 School of Biology & Environmental Science
758 School of Biomolecular & Biomedical Science
225892628 School of Biosystems and Food Engineering
759 School of Business
760 School of Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering
761 School of Chemistry
225892629 School of Civil Engineering
762 School of Classics
763 School of Computer Science
769 School of Earth Sciences
764 School of Economics
765 School of Education
225892630 School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
767 School of English, Drama & Film
768 School of Geography
770 School of History
771 School of Information & Communication Studies
772 School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore
773 School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
774 School of Law
775 School of Mathematics & Statistics
225892631 School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering
776 School of Medicine
777 School of Music
778 School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems
779 School of Philosophy
780 School of Physics
782 School of Politics & International Relations
783 School of Psychology
147324672 School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science
507986162 School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice
786 School of Sociology
225892632 School of Veterinary Medicine
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List of College Codes
COLLEGE_CODE
Name
CF
College of Arts and Humanities
CB
College of Business
CV
College of Engineering and Architecture
CZ
College of Health and Agricultural Sciences
CU
College of Science
CD
College of Social Sciences and Law
List of Institute Codes
SCHOOL_ID
Name
7071773
CASL
7071652
Conway
22358489
Food & Health
8818244
Geary
15723800
Humanities
15723801
Earth
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