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Social Networking for Career Advancement: it's not your teenager’s Facebook. Mary Scanlon Business Librarian Wake Forest University Kathy Makens Electronic Information Services Librarian Durham County Libraries. Talk to Us, Interact, Mingle!. @kmakens #nclasocial - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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
Whom do I follow?• Librarians• Techies• Social media ‘experts’• News organizations• Publishers• Professional Associations
Tweets often lead to:• Blog posts• News or journal articles• Web sites
How do I use Twitter?• News feed• Social network• Virtual community
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
