Harnessing the Hive: Social Networks and Libraries

1. Harnessing the Hive: Social Networks and Libraries RUSA MARS President’s Program 2007 ALA Annual, Washington, D.C. Matthew M. Bejune mbejune@purdue.edu Assistant Professor of Library Science Purdue University Libraries

2. Social Networking

3. The identity perspective • The materialistic perspective • The love perspective • The language perspective • The surveillance perspective • The group work perspective • The anti-social perspective • The public perspective 25 Perspectives on Social Networking Malene Charlotte Larsen • The youth perspective • The generation-gap perspective • The bullying perspective • The democratic perspective • The genre perspective • The friendship perspective • The body and sex perspective • The reassurance perspective • The consumer perspective • The pedophile and predator perspective • The social perspective • The learning perspective • The sincerity perspective • The network perspective • The branding perspective • The time consuming perspective • The source critique perspective http://malenel.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/25-perspectives-on-social-networking/

4. Wikis in Libraries* • Collected examples of library wikis • LIS Literature • Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki (http://www.libsuccess.org) • Listserv Messages (Nov. 2005-06) • DIG_REF • Web4Lib • LIBREF-L * Bejune, Matthew M. (2007). Wikis in Libraries. Information Technology and Libraries, 26(3), 27-39.

5. Results

11. Four Questions to Ponder… • Where are the wikis used in categories III and IV? • How might we allow users to build/modify library information? • In what ways will libraries next utilize wikis and other social networking technologies? • How long before your library implements some form of social networking?

12. http://librarywikis.pbwiki.com