SWON Libraries

Co-Sponsored by the Special Libraries Association: Cincinnati Chapter

Date & Time

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Location

SWON Libraries Office

Speaker(s)

Connie Crosby is a law firm library manager, a writer, speaker, and instructor with the University of Toronto Faculty of Information Studies Professional Learning Centre where she teaches a full day "hands-on" workshop on social networking tools. Connie has been involved in electronic social networking since 1986 (before the Web) and is now actively involved in social networking communities involving podcasters, wiki consultants, bloggers and other new media specialists. She is a prolific blogger: Connie is a core contributor to the co-operative Canadian law and technology blog Slaw, was the Canadian correspondent on Jim Milles' law librarian podcast Check This Out! , and has her own self-named blog for law librarians conniecrosby.blogspot.com . Connie has a regular column about professional development and technology on LLRX.com called "The Tao of Law Librarianship." She has also served as President of the Toronto Association of Law Libraries and on the Executive Board of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries. Connie recently co-chaired Libraries Without Borders, the U.S./Canada northeast regional law library conference held in Toronto in October 2007.

Description

PLEASE NOTE: THIS PROGRAM IS DELIVERED THROUGH WEB CONFERENCING TO THE SWON LIBRARIES OFFICE.

This introductory seminar will take a snapshot look at Web 2.0 social networking tools including blogs, wikis, RSS, feed aggregators (e.g. Google Reader), tagging and social bookmarking (del.icio.us). These are rapidly becoming essential parts of the librarian's toolkit for communication and building community. Don't be left behind! Learn what they do, what their main features are, and how they can be used inside the organization. Examples from libraries and other industries will illustrate the discussion. A brief look at up-and-coming developments will also be included. Recommendations for additional reading will be made.

Critical Learning Questions

What is "social networking", and how does it differ from "social media"?
What are the differences between blogs and wikis, and what would these tools be used for?
What are the differences between feed aggregators and social bookmarking?
What are the obstacles to implementing these tools inside the organization?

Audience

This survey seminar is designed for librarians, information managers and directors, and other information professionals who need a quick update on the buzzwords and new concepts for internal planning, strategy and communication purposes. Only a general familiarity with the Internet will be assumed.