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Tag Archives: social media
D’Arcy Stainton, Teen Librarian at VPL, says Social Media …
Interviewing a librarian was an activity challenge for the course LIBR 559M at UBC The day I met with D’Arcy Stainton, for this interview to discuss Social Media, he was in the thick of a Do-it-Yourself button making session in … Continue reading
Immersive / Virtual Worlds for Kids … Just for Fun
After going through the module content for this week I was feeling excited about the potential for immersive and virtual worlds. I have a lot more experience with immersive and virtual worlds than I originally thought when I first started … Continue reading
Information Aggregators
This week the LIBR 559M course content was about information aggregators and course participants shared a lot of information about what they have used, are using and may use in the future. I was exposed to many information aggregators. Ironically, … Continue reading
Libraries Collaborate on Collection Development
What kinds of projects are suited to collaboration in information organizations? Collaboration must be mutually beneficial to all participating. Libraries have a lot in common with one another as they provide similar services as portals to information, have similar goals … Continue reading
Libraries Creating Participation With Social Media
Prologue I have been lurking in the LIBR 559M course site this week hoping for a light bulb moment. I have been reading and thinking about what I have to say about social media participation. Thank goodness that lurking is … Continue reading
Introduction
Welcome to the social media learning adventure. This blog has been established to fulfil a course assignment for LIBR 559M: Social Media for Information Professionals within the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, for the MLIS degree at the University … Continue reading