Social Networking for Career Advancement: it's not your teenager’s Facebook

Social Networking for Career Advancement: it's not your

teenager’s Facebook....

Mary ScanlonBusiness Librarian

Wake Forest University

Kathy MakensElectronic Information Services Librarian

Durham County Libraries

Talk to Us, Interact, Mingle!

@kmakens#nclasocialhttp://dclstrategicplan.pbworks.com/

NCLA+-+Social+Networking

Talk to Us, Interact, Mingle!

@kmakens#nclasocialhttp://dclstrategicplan.pbworks.com/

NCLA+-+Social+Networking

Professional Development

So much to read…

But who’s got the time?

Sources

• Journal Articles• Blogs• Conferences• Professional Associations

Tools

• Email alerts• RSS feeds• Twitter• Facebook

Which Tools for Which Sources?

Sources ToolsJournal Articles/Databases

Email alertsRSS feeds

Blogs RSS feeds

Conferences TwitterFacebook

Professional Associations Facebook Twitter

Articles: Email Alerts

Articles: Email Alerts

Articles: RSS Feeds

• RSS: Real simple syndication• Automatically delivers new items to your

reader• Reader options:– Bloglines– Google Reader

Articles: RSS Feeds

Tools: Google Reader

Blogs

• Focus on current topics• May discuss material from:– Journal articles–Conferences–Personal and professional experiences

Blogs: RSS Feeds

Blogs: RSS Feeds

Conferences: Twitter

• Tweet in 140 characters• Forward or “re-tweet”• Tag tweets with hash tags: #ncla09• Reply directly

Conferences: Twitter

Conferences: Twitter

Conferences: Twitter

Conferences: Twitter

Twitter

Whom do I follow?• Librarians• Techies• Social media ‘experts’• News organizations• Publishers• Professional Associations

Twitter

Tweets often lead to:• Blog posts• News or journal articles• Web sites

Twitter

How do I use Twitter?• News feed• Social network• Virtual community

Twitter

TwibesTribes on Twitter

The librarians’ twibe has 1300+ members

Professional Assoc.: Facebook

Professional Assoc.: Facebook

• ALA• SLA• NCLA• ACRL

Social Networking Sites

Valuable tools for:• Keeping up with current professional issues• Networking with colleagues• Following conference proceedings from a

distance• Joining virtual communities through

professional associations

Refining The Glut of Information

• Filtering by creating RSS Feeds from Database Searches

• Pipes!

• “LinkedIn is for people that I’ve worked with. Facebook is for people I knew in school and growing up. Twitter is for people that I want to know.”

-@jordanbrown

Do's and Don'ts

• Don't rely entirely on your privacy settings

• Remember that you're not just having a conversation

• Managing your identity isn't just defensive – remember what makes you look good!

Track Your Identity

• Google Alerts• Tweet Beeps• Applies to You, Your Library, or

Your Program!

Job Hunting

Facebook – connect with people you know who may be able to connect you with jobs

Twitter – advertise yourself to potential employers

Lone Wolf Social Networking Resume:http://twitter.com/LoneWolfMLS/statuses/3833994467