“…on an activity or project.” (Collaborate. [2010]. Oxford dictionaries. Retrieved on July 26, 2011, from http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/collaborate) Well, duh. But the use of the word “jointly” in this definition is, I think, very important in distinguishing the true meaning of what it is to collaborate from what people assume it means. Many people seem to think that […]
Originally posted on the Vista discussion board for LIBR 559M on July 21, 2011. For my money, any jargon, such as the “2.0” suffix, is helpful when it successfully serves as shorthand for a more complicated concept, and becomes a hindrance when it is used erroneously or with an audience that isn’t privy to the […]
Despite the stereotype of the Shy Librarian (which is also an online game where you get to dress up your very own smokin’ hot librarian – who knew?), it seems like the biblioblogosphere is full of information professionals with something to say. A Google search of the term “librarian blog” yields more than half-a-million hits, […]
I did a Google search of the term “2.0”, and in the first five pages of results, I found the following: Web 2.0 HTML 2.0 RSS 2.0 Health 2.0 Classroom 2.0 Museum 2.0 Where 2.0 Efficiency 2.0 Life 2.0 Enterprise 2.0 Data 2.0 Women 2.0 Nerds 2.0.1 StrengthsFinder 2.0 Wisdom 2.0 Identity 2.0 Publishing 2.0 Government […]
In researching the term “mash-up” for this course, I came across several very cool “music video” type mash-ups, and now I am trolling the Internet incessantly, looking for good remixes. (I believe this is still healthier than my previous productive-activity-avoidance technique, which was watching back-to-back episodes of “Maury Povich.”) Rather than send emails to my […]
This has yet to be added to by my study buddy, but it’s a start: A mash-up (sometimes called a web application hybrid) is an application that combines data, content, functionality, presentation, and/or other features and services from at least two different sources in order to produce a new creation. The mash-up may or may […]
WebJunction, the self-described “learning community working together to ensure that all library staff have the resources they need to power relevant, vibrant libraries” whose mission is “to promote learning for all library staff by providing open, affordable online learning communities” (WebJunction website, “About Us”), recently (July 6, 2011) released the results of their survey of […]
Me in my natural habitat: Reading to my beautiful niece Welcome to my blog for LIBR 559M: Social Media for Information Professionals. The learning objectives for this course are to: Demonstrate familiarity in using social media in information-based organizations Apply social media to manage emerging challenges in information provision Discuss social media as a set […]