1) How can social networking be used by MLA to connect members? MLA can use blog and wikis to post information to its members and keep them abreast of upcoming events. Good way to offers classes on learning about social networking tools and sharing discussion on library topics. 2) Should your library have a Facebook or MySpace page? Facebook or MySpace would have to be visited on a regular basis to discover what kinds of information patrons are requesting. This required time taken away from other duties. But I think our medical students would like it if we had a Library Facebook page. After all several of our students already use Facebook to comunicate socially. 3) Are there privacy concerns for individuals when using social networking sites? Items of concern could be aggresive advertising, unwanted friends, and employer snooping in employee social networking profiles. Would looking at a persons profile violate data protection laws? Only the individual can ensure the privacy settings.
4) What did you like or not like about your experience with Facebook or MySpace? It if very easy and intuitive to become a user of Facebook. I have used Facebook to connect with colleagues that are serving on the MLA membership Committee. We could use Facebook to communicate about our MLA new members breakfast. We could also use to discuss what kinds of information the new members need to hear and about connecting with their mentors at MLA.
Blog is an excellent way to stay current by sharing your work experience with other librarians and in turn receiving their collected experience. It allows people with similar interests to contribute collectively to a beneficial resource. Helps you to gain the experience of others in your field concerning similar issues and exploring solutions. It can be an advocacy tool if you want change to happen. Helps build community with those who share your interests. After all it is your opinion so that makes it unique and writing can be a catharsis.
Libraries can use a wiki to advocate support of the library. It could be used to announce new acquisitions. Post information about local events. Place to list library subject guides and resources, and as a place to answer questions. It could serves as place to post web based articles.
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When I first started this course I new very little about blogs and RSS feeds. The tutorial have been very helpful as well as the exercises. I have learned that librarians are using blogs to deliver information services to their users as well as to collaborate and communicate with other library professionals. They could use a blog to publish news about their library or information on a specialized subject such as Osteopathic Medicine.
AT Still University is moving into our new library, Connell Information Technology Center,CITC today March 11, 2008. The movers are moving journals, books and media on large wooden carts. Much preparation took place before they arrived. We had to number the journals, books and media shelves with corresponding duplicate numbers on the shelving at CITC. The movers will just match up the numbers from the old shelves to the new. Sounds easy but mistakes can happen. Double check after you have finished and try to spot shelves that were missed or duplicate numbers. Moving is challenging, but the reward is working in a new state of the art information center. The CITC is a state-of-the-art building featuring various information technologies such as an advanced library, patient simulators, osteopathic-clinical examination tables, computer workstations, breakout rooms, student-study rooms, and lounges for faculty-student interactions. March 20, 2008
Most of the staff are settled into their spaces and library business is as usual. There are several small details that will be taken care of as time goes by, so be patient. Everyone is getting used to the new building and figuring out a daily routine.
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