Social Media, Libraries, Librarians and Research Support

Lanchester Library, Coventry University20th July 2011

Jeremy Jenkins, Curator, International Organisations & North American Official Publications

British Library

Paula Anne Beasley Linda Norbury Subject Advisers

College of Engineering and Physical Sciences University of Birmingham

Miggie PicktonResearch Support Specialist

University of Northampton

Sarah OxfordAcademic Liaison Librarian Institute of Education

University of Worcester

Anna Drabble

Head of digital and product development at Emerald Group Publishing Ltd

Alison Wootton

Accessibility and Inclusion AdvisorJISC RSC West Midlands

Communication Immediacy and currency Sharing and collaboration Effective search tools Discovery Dissemination Management and organisation Aggregate different sources Links and Associations

Privacy and personal data Recorded for posterity Time consuming Confidentiality Criticism Different agendas Difficult to teach Transience

Lack of engagement

http://www.personalizemedia.com/garys-social-media-count/