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Tag: library 2.0

  • 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…

  • Poken: a social business card for your library

    I first found out about the Poken at a digital marketing conference I got a chance to attend a couple of weeks ago. I immediately thought about the possibilities this small gadget holds for libraries and how libraries and users can benefit from this tool. I got even more excited about it when I realized…

  • 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…

  • Virtual communities and their impact on libraries

    I never really got involved in virtual communities until I started graduate school at Dominican in 2007 and also started working at my current job at Train Signal. Before that, I was always at the edge of the circle, as Nessbaum-Beach put it “lurking,” reading and paying attention but not actively participating. But all that…