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I was excited and nervous about the complex issues in this class. I was introduced to new ideas: SNS, affordances, aggregators, and endless social networking tools that I have never heard before, such as NetVibes, Wimba, Wallwisher, Glog, Dehood, Google SearchSttories, Yahoo Pipe, Second Life, I also had a perspective of their applications to libraries, […]
Nowadays, more and more ecological issues draw attention from around the world, such as the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and global warming. I think social networks are a great platform to spread the importance of taking care of the Earth. Greg Byerly in his article A Whole Lot of Green: Web Sites for Going […]
Today I am asking myself why do I blog? Just for school? In my opinion, the blog looks like a personal diary or an improvisational essay. The only difference is that the content is public, not private. I can record my thoughts whenever I want and invite others to share and discuss our common interests. […]
Last week, I read a few articles (Cheryl Peltier-Davis; Michael: Libraries and Sustainability in Developing Countries) which give me some hints, could we view social network tools as a positive way to overcome difficulties in libraries? It is well known that libraries are facing daunting challenges such as technology advancement, moving toward a collaborative culture, […]
This week we are discussing web/library 2.0, and our group project is “Tag clouds in the OPAC”. Actually, there are so many issues I don’t know about although this is a hot topic since I started my program at SLAIS. I am pleased to take more than a month to learn this topic. As information […]
These days I am almost crazy because I have never been exposed to so many words in social media in such a short time. However, after glancing at these terms, I feel it’s important to analyze the affordances and constraints of different tools to get an overall understanding of social media; it allows us to […]
This topic is written by me and my study buddy, Maria T. who is from the library school at the University of Alberta (UofA). We worked together this term for the social media glossary. I feel we did a decent job. So, I am posting it to my personal blog to store it permanently. Mobile […]
This blog is used to communicate with all the people who are taking or interested in LIBR 559 M–Social Media for Information Professionals. I would like to share any ideas about social media tools together with you.
Hello all! I am ZhiZhong Chang but you can call me Jack. I started my MLIS program at SLAIS at UBC in January 2009. I have two MA degrees, specializing in Japanese studies at Jilin University in China and history of international relations at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Before coming to Canada, […]