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Social Networking in Libraries
Meredith FarkasNorwich University
Web 1.0: Democratized access to information
Web 2.0: Democratized participation
Social software: My definition
A tool must meet at least two of the following conditions:
1. It allows people to communicate, collaborate and build community online 2. It can be syndicated, shared, reused or remixed, or it facilitates syndication 3. It allows people to easily learn from and capitalize on the behavior or knowledge of others.
Social Software Trends for Libraries
Highlight collections
Create community around collections
Collect and disseminate knowledge
Go where our users are
Have transparent conversations with our users
Improve internal knowledge-sharing
Communicate with users at the point of need
Strategies for implementing social software
Know your users
Develop a risk-tolerant culture
Develop a learning culture
Involve staff at all levels in planning
Capitalize on your network
Time must be devoted to this
Questions?
mfarkas(at)gmail(dot)comTwitter/FriendFeed: librarianmer
Slides and links at meredithfarkas.wetpaint.com