Jeanbean’s Weblog

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.