INF506 – Assignment 3 OLJ & Evaluative Statement

Part 2: (a) Evaluative Statement Throughout INF506, I have used my OLJ to map my way through this deep world of social networking: experimenting with new technologies; exploring how these are being combined with more establish services to create Library (and Librarian) 2.0; and examining issues and policies in the socially networked world and workplace. … Continue reading →

INF506 – Mod 4.1 Web 2.0 and Libraries: how much is my library bothering?

After reading AnnaLaura Brown’s trends and predictions for 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, and then comparing them with the secondary school library I work in, I would conclude that we are still well and truly in the Library 1.0 phase with no real sign of breaking out with the current incumbent head librarian. Let’s see … Continue reading →

INF506 – Mod 2.6 The Phantom saves the day for social media participation at work?

Sarah Dillingham’s article “The Phantom: menace or maverick? The psychology of enterprise social media participation” (2012) laid out some interesting, if not obvious, points on the psychology behind whether or not employees participate in work-related social media. What is making the 90% of people on enterprise social media lurkers? What is contributing to them not … Continue reading →

INF506 – Introduction thoughts

Sharing privacy and trust in our networked world: A report to the OCLC membership How do the concepts and findings in these sections of the OCLC report reflect your view of the socially networked world in 2013?   Just as a baby makes leaps and bounds in its first years of life from a sleeping, pooping sack of … Continue reading →

INF506 Assignment 1 OLJ first entry

a). Define what social networking is Before beginning the INF506 subject, I would define social networking as the act of connecting online with others, both known to you and unknown. It is online interactions that at their simplest level mimic face-to-face interactions, and at their most advanced allow possibilities never previously available with face-to-face interactions. … Continue reading →

Radio Silence

So yes, I did a subject over the summer semester (summer in Canada of course) but alas I didn’t blog along with it, which yes I regret now. I did ETL505 Bibliographic Standards in Education and I actually loved it! I kept hearing people gripe and moan about the subject on the forums, but I … Continue reading →