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Social Document Creation. What is it?. Social Documents are suites of web-based programs and file storage that run in a web browser, offering a single point of entry for communication and productivity tools.
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What is it? • Social Documents are suites of web-based programs and file storage that run in a web browser, offering a single point of entry for communication and productivity tools. • You grant others access, which facilitates collaboration, peer review of academic materials, and the collective generation of knowledge.
Common Elements • Word Processing • Spreadsheets • Presentations • Chat • Forms
Popular Applications • Google Documents • Zoho
Examples of My Use • Instruction Surveys • ALA Committee Work • Evaluating Applications • Peer Reviewing Proposals • Group Projects at Work • Personal Notes and Documents
What are the benefits? • Collaborative work made easier • Can be used internally and/or externally • Live updating of documents • Specific project tracking • Paperless • Free • Archived documents
Thank you! Robin Kear Reference/Instruction Librarian University of Pittsburgh rlk25@pitt.edu rlkear@gmail.com