[Air-L] ACS Presentation: Online Social Networks: Swiss Army Information Tools

[Gerry Mckiernan]

Colleagues/

I will give my third presentation at the American Chemical Society
Spring Conference on Sunday, April 6, 11:15-11:40

If you're attending ACS and are interested, please stop by ....

ACS Spring 2008: Online Social Networks: Swiss Army Information Tools 

NAME: Gerry McKiernan 

INSTITUTION: Iowa State University Library

PAPER TITLE: "Online social networks: Swiss Army information tools"
(final paper number: 7)

DIVISION: Division of Chemical Information

SESSION START TIME: Sunday, April 6, 2008, 8:30 AM

PRESENTATION FORMAT: Oral

DAY & TIME OF PRESENTATION: Sunday, April 6, 2008 from 11:15 AM to
11:40 AM

LOCATION: Marriott Convention Center, Room: Blaine Kern C

ABSTRACT: As of July 2007, Facebook [ http://www.facebook.com/ ] , a
social networking service launched in February 2004, had the largest
number of registered users among college-focused sites. There are now
more than an estimated 40 million users, an increase of more than 30
million in just over a year. As characterized by Wikipedia, a *social
network service focuses on the building * [of] communities of people who
share interests and activities, or who are interested in exploring the
interests and activities of others **

[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network_service ]

We believe that social networking services, such as Facebook, are not
only excellent environments to foster and facilitate contact and
communication among members of a local community, but also prime venues
in which library and librarian services can be more actively and visibly
promoted. This presentation will provide an overview of Facebook
features and describe local and national library outreach projects using
Facebook functionalities

SESSION: Transformation of Library Services in the Digital Age

[ http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/235nm/techprogram/S26794.HTM ]


For Links and A Great Graphic [:-)] and Access to the PPT (by May 1),
please visit

[
http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/02/acs-spring-2008-online-social-networks.html
]

or

[ http://tinyurl.com/2g6xmh ]

BTW: Don't Forget My Two Other ACS Presentations [:-)

_People Are The Bioeconomy: Social Media For Engaged Information
Conversations_

[ http://tinyurl.com/2yeqh3 ]

 _Being There: Using Social Networking Services For Engaged Library
Instruction_

[ http://tinyurl.com/256zu2 ]

Regards,

/Gerry

Gerry McKiernan
Associate Professor
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University Library
Ames IA 50011

gerrymck at iastate.edu 

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