[Air-L] ACS Online Social Networking Presentations: Being There | Swiss Army Information Tools

[Gerry Mckiernan]

Colleagues/

I'm pleased to announce that two of my presentations prepared for the
American Chemical Society Spring Conference held in New Orleans earlier
this month have been self-archived and are Now Available

[1] Being There: Using Social Networking Services For Engaged Library
Instruction

At colleges and universities today, a significant portion of students
are members of Facebook (http://www.facebook.com), the online social
networking service. Beginning in Summer 2007, we initiated a series of
outreach projects using Facebook to directly promote Library programs
and services to select members of the ISU community. These initiatives
sought to inform students and faculty not only about the availability of
core services offered by the reference and instruction department (e.g.,
book and journal selection, library presentations, research assistance)
but also about the general library services provided by the library
(e.g., interlibrary loan, library collections, reserve and media
services). 

This presentation will report on the results of these projects and
describe future outreach plans. In addition, the general nature of
Facebook, and its current and potential use by educators will be
reviewed. The presentation will conclude with a brief overview of key
readings and Web resources about online social networks. 

Link to PPT is available at 

[ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/03/social-networking-services-for-engaged.html ]

OR

[ http://tinyurl.com/2w8uon ]

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

NAME: Gerry McKiernan 

INSTITUTION: Iowa State University Library

PAPER ID: 1163097

DIVISION: Division of Chemical Information

SESSION: Transformation of Library Services in the Digital Age

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

Link to PPT is available at 

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

OR

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

Enjoy!

/Gerry

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

gerrymck at iastate.edu 

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