ConnollyS401

Hi,

My name is Kevin Connolly. I a MLIS student at IUPUI in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA and this is my first active foray in to the world of Wikis. Of course I am aware that I have been using them for years but not in a formal way. I am also a relative newcomer to social media but, since beginning S401 I have opened a Facebook account, twitter, started a blog, designed and constructed a LibGuide on Artists' Books

[] and have found myself becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of accessing the resources available that offered by the virtual and e-world. It is clear that, in order to remain relevant in a rapidly and ever-changing information environment, libraries and librarians have to position themselves at the cutting edge of technology and be aware of changes in social networking that will allow them to present information to patrons in a user-friendly, effective and efficient way. The days of sitting behind a desk and waiting for the patron to instigate the dialog are gone. Librarians need to be dynamic and pro-active in their endeavors to furnish their communities with information.

Here are 5 sites that use social media to create and disseminate library-related content:

Blog: Annoyed Librarian (Google reader)
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Wikis: Bertram Library (Google reader)
====[|http://www.google.com/reader/view/#stream/feed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fsls-library.wikispaces.com%2Fpage%2Fxml%2Fhome%3Fv%3Drss_2_0]====

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