Archive for August, 2008
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Facebook Goes Back to School
Posted August 25, 2008 by Rachel WadhamFacebook Goes Back to ‘Schools’
A long, long time ago–about two years–students filled Facebook and found and “friended” others who were taking the same courses. They shared information and tips. Then in 2006 Facebook was opened up to nonstudents, and class interests got crowded out. A new Facebook program aims to bring [...] -
Librarian Networking Site Gets New Abilities
Posted August 15, 2008 by Rachel WadhamWebJunction, an online learning community for librarians and library staff, has launched new social and learning applications for the site. The site, first started with money and backing from the Online Computer Library Center and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, had 30,000 individual members even before the revamp. There are three new items of [...]
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Tips for Social Networking
Posted August 6, 2008 by Rachel Wadham10 social networking tips for libraries
Sarah Houghton-Jan writes: “Part of Library 2.0 is social software, and as more and more libraries put themselves out there on social networks it becomes increasingly important that we do so in a way that works well for ourselves and for our users. How can we best take advantage of [...]