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  • Successful social media strategies for libraries

    It is not difficult to see why so many libraries today are struggling with incorporating library 2.0 technologies within their organizational strategies. The variety of tools and technologies is overwhelming and it is becoming more difficult to keep up with the current trends, changes and demands of our patrons. My research paper examines the difficulties…

  • Social media strategies for libraries

    My current research project is focused on my learnings from Blink and The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell. More specifically, I’m trying to find out how libraries can identify the right library 2.0 technologies that will work best for their own communities. So the first part of my research really involves decision making. Making Library…

  • Blink: the power of thinking without thinking

    Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell, is a book about decision making. More specifically, it is about snap judgments — the decisions we make in the blink of an eye, without thinking. What Gladwell shows is that there is a lot more to that split second of decision making than we might think. Gladwell explores the concept…

  • Exploring heart, trust, decision making and change in libraries

    There are a couple of topics I’m considering for my research paper for my Library 2.0 class. heart & trust The first is what intrigued me during our first weekend in class; the importance of positive human interaction in libraries. How can we encourage kindness and trust through library 2.0 technologies? How can social networking…