Task Force on Social Networking Software » Social Networking @ MLA

Dig Deep with the Social Networking Software Task Force

Bart Ragon — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:43:23 +0000

Last year many MLA members learned the basics of social networking software by participating in the course “Web 2.0 101: Introduction to Second Generation Web Tools”.Â Now it’s time to take a closer look.Â The Social Networking Software Task force invites MLA members to participate in the free course, Dig Deeper with Social Media: short courses on emerging online tools.Â In this course members can pick and choose the topics of interest to them, as each short course will be offered a la carte.

MLA member feedback told us what topics were of greatest interest to the membership. Each short course is designed to take a more advanced look into a topic and may require a greater comfort level with Web 2.0 technology.Â Graduates from last years course and intermediate computer users will feel right at home with the new material.

The schedule will be as follows:

January 19th - 25th
Media Sharing
2 CE Credits

February 16th - 22nd
Web Collaboration Tools ( Registration required by Feb 9th)
2 CE Credits

March 9th - 15th
Wikis
2 CE Credits

April 20th -26th
Blogs
2 CE Credits

No registration is required except for the Web Collaboration Tools course, which involves group work. To participate in a short course and earn CE credit, simply complete the course work and submit your progress. All course work, important dates, and links to support can be found at the course Website http://sns.mlanet.org/snsce_advanced/. On the course site you can also join the course mailing list and we will send you email reminders for upcoming short courses, deadlines, and other helpful information. CE credits will be awarded to 2009 MLA members only. Institutional members may only have one person complete each short course for CE credit.

Disclaimer
Access to a computer with Internet on an unrestricted network is required to fully participate in the course. If you work within a restricted network, check with your workplace network administrator concerning access issues to the Web 2.0 tools utilized in the course.Â Participants who work on restricted networks will need to access websites from computers outside of these networks to participate fully in the course.

If you have an questions please contact Bart Ragon at bart@virginia.edu.

Tucker Medical Library Replicates Web 2.0 Course

Bart Ragon — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:17:11 +0000

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.Â Very cool.Â We are leaving the course site online for the time being.Â 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 06.27.2008Â and Roz added in comments below.
http://tuckerlibrary.wordpress.com/

Bart

Get the MLA conference bloggers on your RSS reader!

Molly Knapp — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:58:37 +0000

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.

Countdown to MLA’s 2008 Annual Meeting

Molly Knapp — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:07:38 +0000

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.)

Blogs & RSS

Section Programming

Connecting Content to Readers: Marketing RSS as an Information Management Tool

How Online Tutorials, Podcasts, and Blogs Transformed Librarians into Virtual Teachers

Social Technologies for Professional and Clinical Productivity

Efficiencies of Scale and Empowerment: Consumer Health Website Design Using Social Technologies

Cross-country Connections: Implementing Learning 2.0 in a Multistate Medical Library System

Poster Sessions

(17/17) Developing an RSS Current Awareness Service

(70/70) Connecting with Customers: Customer Service Training for Library Staff

(164/164) Web 2.0 and Information Literacy: The Importance of Critical Thinking in Public Health

(32/32) Third-year Medical Student Participation on a Daily News Service Editorial Board

(62/62) The Three-pronged Approach: A Framework for Teaching Information Management in the Health Sciences

(157/157) Bridging the Dissemination Gap: Communicating Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section Research to the Nursing and Allied Health Professions

(30/30) Six Essential Social Technologies for Health Sciences Faculty

Wikis

Section Programming

When You Can’t Use a Wiki Because of Security Issues, Try SharePoint

Challenges of Discovery: Consumer Health Resources in Second Life and Use of a Wiki for Indexing and Community Building

Connections and Innovations in a Nursing Informatics Course

Efficiencies of Scale and Empowerment: Consumer Health Website Design Using Social Technologies

Social Technologies for Professional and Clinical Productivity

Poster Sessions

(57/57) Turning the User into the Builder: Implementing a Wiki for Clinical Research

(84/84) EBM Librarian: A Wiki Connecting Instructors to Content

(64/64) Connecting with Students: Using Case Studies to Teach Research Skills

(150/150) Think Big! Building Connections to Support Interdisciplinary Programs in Academic Institutions: Global Health at the Library

(121/121) Consumer Health Outreach for Special Populations: Targeting the Senior Citizen Demographic

(153/153) Connecting with Remote Patrons Using 2.0 Widget and Knowledgebase

(30/30) Six Essential Social Technologies for Health Sciences Faculty

(32/32) Third-year Medical Student Participation on a Daily News Service Editorial Board

Social Networking

Poster Sessions

(144/144) Connecting the Campus: Library Leadership in Social Networking

(28/28) Facebook as a Tool for Health Education

(30/30) Six Essential Social Technologies for Health Sciences Faculty

Social Bookmarking & Tagging

Section Programming

Teaching Medical Subject Headings (MeSH): Web 2.0 Style

Poster Sessions

(149/149) Tags: How Do Users Describe Their Information?

(74/74) Handouts No More: Increasing Access and Saving Paper By Using del.icio.us

(30/30) Six Essential Social Technologies for Health Sciences Faculty

Web Office Tools

Section Programming

Social Technologies for Professional and Clinical Productivity

Efficiencies of Scale and Empowerment: Consumer Health Website Design Using Social Technologies

Poster Sessions

(30/30) Six Essential Social Technologies for Health Sciences Faculty

Online photo sharing

Section Programming

Social Technologies for Professional and Clinical Productivity

Poster Sessions

(117/117) Chapter Website Uses Web 2.0 Approaches

(75/75) Veggies 2.0 (Because Itâ€™s Good for You)

Podcasting & Online hosted video

Section Programming

Connections and Innovations in a Nursing Informatics Course

How Online Tutorials, Podcasts, and Blogs Transformed Librarians into Virtual Teachers

Poster Sessions

(162/162) Enhancing Podcast Development and Activity

(71/71) Podcasting: Making the Connection Embraces More than Recording, Posting, and Registering

(142/142) Research First Aid: Two Libraries Reaching Out with One Podcast

(72/72) Medical Students Bridge Their Knowledge Gaps by Connecting to Lecture Podcasts

(173/173) New Roles and Skills for Library Staff in a Customer-focused Environment

(19/19) Ebling Libraryâ€™s Role in the Development, Launch, and Growth of the Innovations in a Medical Education Video Library and Digital Portal

Mashups

Sadly, I could not find any poster sessions or section programming on mashups. Something to talk about at our Open Forum, perhaps.

Think you have what it takes to do this yourself?

Molly Knapp — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:23:22 +0000

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

Australian Health Librarians and Web 2.0 Survey Results

Bart Ragon — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:14:34 +0000

This is a post to follow up on a comment from December 17th while I was out of town.Â Â 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.Â As in the TF survey, I see results I expect as well as some that are surprising.

Check out theÂ results from down under.

Bart

Web 2.0 technologies and AHIP

Melissa_DeSantis — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:38:12 +0000

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.Â Â A number of MLA groups are exploring the use of blogs and wikis, and considering using them instead of newsletters.Â Web 2.0 technologies can be helpfulÂ 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?Â I think they should, as all that is changing is the method for communicating the information.Â What feedback could we provide to the MLA Credentialing Committee to help them consider making this change?Â Iâ€™m working on a statement to the Credentialing Committee and Iâ€™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.