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Social Networking: never mind the students, what about us? Use of Social Networking Softwares for professional networking and development for library staff.
Jennifer Creese, Jacqueline Cribb and Joanne Spicer (2008). Social Networking: never mind the students, what about us? Use of Social Networking Softwares for professional networking and development for library staff.. In: Beyond The Hype: Web 2.0 Symposium, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, (). 1-2 February, 2008.
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| Author(s) |
Jennifer Creese
Jacqueline Cribb
Joanne Spicer
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| Title of paper |
Social Networking: never mind the students, what about us? Use of Social Networking Softwares for professional networking and development for library staff.
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Social Networking: never mind the students, what about us? Use of Social Networking Softwares for professional networking and development for library staff.
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| Conference name |
Beyond The Hype: Web 2.0 Symposium
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Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
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| Conference dates |
1-2 February, 2008
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2008
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2008
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| Abstract/Summary |
There is a great deal of potential inherent in Social Networking Softwares (SNSes) for professional development and professional networking purposes. This is particularly true for the library and information industry which is already embracing Web 2.0 technologies across many of its core activities. However, at the same time, there is a significant level of confusion, scepticism, resistance and even fear surrounding the use of these technologies within the workplace by many librarians, and not just the baby boomers. The team began a project in late 2007, to investigate the possible usefulness of SNSes for librarians in their organization, University of Queensland Library, to increase and develop their professional skills and network of contacts using the capabilities of these sites. Using professional literature, surveying colleagues and critically reviewing a number of SNSes , the team have collected data on the uses of and attitudes towards SNSes on a professional basis within the library, and built a comprehensive profile. This information was then used to create a report to senior library management on the potential for the use of SNSes by the library staff of University of Queensland Library in their professional development. From there, several secondary projects were considered for development, including a draft outline of a library staff program for SNS training and support, and investigation into the use of SNS technologies in the liaison role with academics and researchers. This paper details the main findings of the project team’s data collection, and provides insight into current applications of and attitudes to the use of SNSes within the library profession as a professional networking and collaboration tool. It also details some of the forthcoming developments at University of Queensland Library which have evolved from this team’s project, and establishes some guidelines for use in establishing similar programs at other organizations.
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| Formatted Abstract/Summary |
There is a great deal of potential inherent in Social Networking Softwares (SNSes) for professional development and professional networking purposes. This is particularly true for the library and information industry which is already embracing Web 2.0 technologies across many of its core activities. However, at the same time, there is a significant level of confusion, scepticism, resistance and even fear surrounding the use of these technologies within the workplace by many librarians, and not just the baby boomers.
The team began a project in late 2007, to investigate the possible usefulness of SNSes for librarians in their organization, University of Queensland Library, to increase and develop their professional skills and network of contacts using the capabilities of these sites. Using professional literature, surveying colleagues and critically reviewing a number of SNSes , the team have collected data on the uses of and attitudes towards SNSes on a professional basis within the library, and built a comprehensive profile. This information was then used to create a report to senior library management on the potential for the use of SNSes by the library staff of University of Queensland Library in their professional development. From there, several secondary projects were considered for development, including a draft outline of a library staff program for SNS training and support, and investigation into the use of SNS technologies in the liaison role with academics and researchers.
This paper details the main findings of the project team’s data collection, and provides insight into current applications of and attitudes to the use of SNSes within the library profession as a professional networking and collaboration tool. It also details some of the forthcoming developments at University of Queensland Library which have evolved from this team’s project, and establishes some guidelines for use in establishing similar programs at other organizations.
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280199 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
400201 Librarianship
0807 Library and Information Studies
0899 Other Information and Computing Sciences
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| Keyword(s) |
social networking
professional networking
librarians
web 2.0
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