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Social Networking for Career Advancement: it's not your teenager’s Facebook....

Social Networking for Career Advancement: it's not your teenager’s Facebook. Mary Scanlon Business Librarian Wake Forest University Kathy Makens Electronic Information Services Librarian Durham County Libraries. Talk to Us, Interact, Mingle!. @kmakens #nclasocial

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Social Networking for Career Advancement: it's not your teenager’s Facebook....

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  1. Social Networking for Career Advancement: it's not your teenager’s Facebook.... Mary Scanlon Business Librarian Wake Forest University Kathy Makens Electronic Information Services Librarian Durham County Libraries

  2. Talk to Us, Interact, Mingle! @kmakens #nclasocial http://dclstrategicplan.pbworks.com/NCLA+-+Social+Networking

  3. Talk to Us, Interact, Mingle! @kmakens #nclasocial http://dclstrategicplan.pbworks.com/NCLA+-+Social+Networking

  4. Professional Development So much to read… But who’s got the time?

  5. Sources • Journal Articles • Blogs • Conferences • Professional Associations

  6. Tools • Email alerts • RSS feeds • Twitter • Facebook

  7. Which Tools for Which Sources?

  8. Articles: Email Alerts

  9. Articles: Email Alerts

  10. Articles: RSS Feeds • RSS: Real simple syndication • Automatically delivers new items to your reader • Reader options: • Bloglines • Google Reader

  11. Articles: RSS Feeds

  12. Tools: Google Reader

  13. Blogs • Focus on current topics • May discuss material from: • Journal articles • Conferences • Personal and professional experiences

  14. Blogs: RSS Feeds

  15. Blogs: RSS Feeds

  16. Conferences: Twitter • Tweet in 140 characters • Forward or “re-tweet” • Tag tweets with hash tags: #ncla09 • Reply directly

  17. Conferences: Twitter

  18. Conferences: Twitter

  19. Conferences: Twitter

  20. Conferences: Twitter

  21. Twitter Whom do I follow? • Librarians • Techies • Social media ‘experts’ • News organizations • Publishers • Professional Associations

  22. Twitter Tweets often lead to: • Blog posts • News or journal articles • Web sites

  23. Twitter How do I use Twitter? • News feed • Social network • Virtual community

  24. Twitter Twibes Tribes on Twitter The librarians’ twibe has 1300+ members

  25. Professional Assoc.: Facebook

  26. Professional Assoc.: Facebook • ALA • SLA • NCLA • ACRL

  27. Social Networking Sites Valuable tools for: • Keeping up with current professional issues • Networking with colleagues • Following conference proceedings from a distance • Joining virtual communities through professional associations

  28. Refining The Glut of Information • Filtering by creating RSS Feeds from Database Searches • Pipes!

  29. “LinkedIn is for people that I’ve worked with. Facebook is for people I knew in school and growing up. Twitter is for people that I want to know.” -@jordanbrown

  30. Do's and Don'ts Don't rely entirely on your privacy settings Remember that you're not just having a conversation Managing your identity isn't just defensive – remember what makes you look good!

  31. Track Your Identity Google Alerts Tweet Beeps Applies to You, Your Library, or Your Program!

  32. Job Hunting Facebook – connect with people you know who may be able to connect you with jobs Twitter – advertise yourself to potential employers Lone Wolf Social Networking Resume: http://twitter.com/LoneWolfMLS/statuses/3833994467

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