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This program delves into the multifaceted world of social networking in libraries through various perspectives and examples. Discover the impact of social networks on identity, materialism, love, language use, surveillance, group work, social behavior, and public engagement. Dive into the youth, generation gap, bullying, democratic, genre, friendship, body and sex, reassurance, consumer, pedophile and predator, social, learning, sincerity, network, branding, time-consuming, and source critique perspectives. Learn about wikis in libraries and best practices for utilizing social networking technologies in library settings.
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Harnessing the Hive: Social Networks and Libraries RUSA MARS President’s Program 2007 ALA Annual, Washington, D.C. Matthew M. Bejune mbejune@purdue.edu Assistant Professor of Library Science Purdue University Libraries
The identity perspective • The materialistic perspective • The love perspective • The language perspective • The surveillance perspective • The group work perspective • The anti-social perspective • The public perspective 25 Perspectives on Social Networking Malene Charlotte Larsen • The youth perspective • The generation-gap perspective • The bullying perspective • The democratic perspective • The genre perspective • The friendship perspective • The body and sex perspective • The reassurance perspective • The consumer perspective • The pedophile and predator perspective • The social perspective • The learning perspective • The sincerity perspective • The network perspective • The branding perspective • The time consuming perspective • The source critique perspective http://malenel.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/25-perspectives-on-social-networking/
Wikis in Libraries* • Collected examples of library wikis • LIS Literature • Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki (http://www.libsuccess.org) • Listserv Messages (Nov. 2005-06) • DIG_REF • Web4Lib • LIBREF-L * Bejune, Matthew M. (2007). Wikis in Libraries. Information Technology and Libraries, 26(3), 27-39.
Four Questions to Ponder… • Where are the wikis used in categories III and IV? • How might we allow users to build/modify library information? • In what ways will libraries next utilize wikis and other social networking technologies? • How long before your library implements some form of social networking?
