Task Force on Social Networking Software

Roz Dudden from the Tucker Medical Library contacted me to let me know that she has replicated the Web 2.0 101: Introduction to Second Generation Web Tools for her library.  Very cool.  We are leaving the course site online for the time being.  Much like original Learning 2.0 course we encourage anyone to use the content, customize it, or modify it for your library.

I left out the link to the site. Added 06.27.2008 and Roz added in comments below.
http://tuckerlibrary.wordpress.com/

Bart

Can’t get to the MLA Annual meeting this year but still want the dish? David Rothman has put together an RSS feed of the official conference bloggers, so you can get your scoop without leaving the desk.

Now head on over to his blog and give him a pat on the back, and check out the list of official conference bloggers as well.

PS: Want to make a fancy RSS feed too? Check out the Yahoo Pipes application & aggregate, manipulate, and mashup content of your own from around the web.

A search for “Web 2.0″ on the MLA’s online program planner yields 107 results. Which means chances are good: if you throw a rock at the conference, it’s bound to hit some type of new media. So here’s the deal: to make things easier for you, I’ve tried to organize & filter these results by the topics we covered in our recently concluded Web 2.0 101: Introduction to Second Generation Web Tools CE. Just click the link below to view.

Incidentally, the SNSTF is having an Open Forum on Tuesday, May 20th from 3:30-4:30 (Regency Ballroom B) to discuss what we’ve done so far. Please attend & join in the discussion!

(Of course, if I’ve left out a ‘must see’, let us know in the comments.)

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It’s time to put those social networking software skills to use!

If you’re going to MLA’s 2008 annual meeting in Chicago in May, and you have a blog, consider applying for one of 15 “Official MLA Conference Blogger” spots. If selected, you’ll get free wireless access at the conference hotel and the opportunity to share your insights and experiences at the conference, officially, with the MLA community.

Deadline for application is May 1st, according to this MLA Conference Blog post about it.

Link to entry form

This is a post to follow up on a comment from December 17th while I was out of town.   I’m creating a new post for those readers who do not subscribe to the comments via RSS. Thanks Lisa in Australia for letting us know!

The survey similar to one administered by the Social Networking Task Force in the fall.  As in the TF survey, I see results I expect as well as some that are surprising.

Check out the  results from down under.

Bart

Currently AHIP applicants can earn up to 20 AHIP points per year (http://www.mlanet.org/academy/pointindex.html) for editing a Section, Chapter, Regional or State newsletter.   A number of MLA groups are exploring the use of blogs and wikis, and considering using them instead of newsletters.  Web 2.0 technologies can be helpful with issues regarding communication and workflow that come up in Section, Chapter, State or Regional professional development activities where members are geographically dispersed.

Should AHIP benefits be extended to applicants that maintain blogs or wikis for these same groups?  I think they should, as all that is changing is the method for communicating the information.  What feedback could we provide to the MLA Credentialing Committee to help them consider making this change?  I’m working on a statement to the Credentialing Committee and I’d like to hear thoughts from others about why AHIP points should, or should not, be awarded to people that maintain blogs, wikis or other 2.0 technology for professional development.