Social Networking for Career Advancement: it's not your

teenager’s Facebook....

Mary ScanlonBusiness Librarian

Wake Forest University

Kathy MakensElectronic Information Services Librarian

Durham County Libraries

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Professional Development

So much to read…

But who’s got the time?

Sources

• Journal Articles• Blogs• Conferences• Professional Associations

Tools

• Email alerts• RSS feeds• Twitter• Facebook

Which Tools for Which Sources?

Sources ToolsJournal Articles/Databases

Email alertsRSS feeds

Blogs RSS feeds

Conferences TwitterFacebook

Professional Associations Facebook Twitter

Articles: Email Alerts

Articles: Email Alerts

Articles: RSS Feeds

• RSS: Real simple syndication• Automatically delivers new items to your

reader• Reader options:– Bloglines– Google Reader

Articles: RSS Feeds

Tools: Google Reader

Blogs

• Focus on current topics• May discuss material from:– Journal articles–Conferences–Personal and professional experiences

Blogs: RSS Feeds

Blogs: RSS Feeds

Conferences: Twitter

• Tweet in 140 characters• Forward or “re-tweet”• Tag tweets with hash tags: #ncla09• Reply directly