This post is my final entry for the Social Media subject for my Masters and is designed to both evaluate and reflect on my learning throughout the semester. As library and information professionals there is no doubt that web 2.0 technologies and social media tools are useful professional development tools and allow us to find…
In June, I blogged about the issues of online privacy and security and I’m revisiting that a bit in the context of online identities. The places you can find me online are outlined in a post here but the issue of online identity is a bit more complex than just a list of social media…
The video Did you know 4.0 highlights a number of trends in the way we use information that have implications for policy development within the library and information sector. Some of the shifts and trends identified in this video include: a significant (and climbing) increase in the use of mobile devices the increase in digital…
At MPOW we get many requests from both academics and postgraduate students for help with referencing software such as Endnote. One of the problems with download-able software such as Endnote is the portability of data between the devices on which it is installed. You either accept that you have different lists, or carry around USB…
Alisa Howlett, blogging at Flight Path recently wrote a post based on Jeff Utecht’s 5 stages of PLN adoption. I would echo much of what Alisa has written, so pop over and read it rather than have me repeat it all here. Essentially, the 5 stages are identified as immersion, evaluation, know it all, perspective…
Over the past year I have heard about the Arizona State University library’s (ASU) creative use of YouTube for their library minute initiative, but hadn’t had a look until today. For the uninitiated, the library has put together about 30 short videos (they are literally a minute) on a range of topics – for instance, today I…
I have blogged about the value of my personal learning network before and my use of social media to build this network, but I rarely think about what I consider social networking to be. Social networking is the process of using social media tools to build a network of friends, colleagues, professionals, or business contacts,…
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