This was presented at the Internet Librarian International Conference in October 2009 in London.
It was a joint presentation between myself and Liz McGettigan, Head of Library & Information Services at Edinburgh City Council.
UGC NET Paper 1 Mathematical Reasoning & Aptitude.pdf
A Joined Up Approach to Social Media
1. TALES OF ONE CITY: A JOINED UP APPROACH TO SOCIAL MEDIA FROM EDINBURGH CITY LIBRARIES Liz McGettigan Head of Libraries Edinburgh City Libraries Internet Librarian International Conference, London, October 2009 Christine Rooney-Browne PhD Researcher University of Strathclyde
8. Public Libraries 2.0... “ ...libraries are increasingly viewed as outdated, with modern, Internet-based services, such as Amazon and Google , looking set to inherit the throne” (Chad & Miller, 2005, p.4) “ ... compete for attention” in a 24/7 information society (Miller, 2006, p. 3). Public library website unlikely to be the first port of call for many internet users (Miller, 2006, p. 4). Failing to create a desirable destination?
13. Harnessing collective intelligence... “ ...l ibraries have been gathering the collective intelligence of civilisation for a long time, but in our collections each book is its own silo , users cannot navigate between them following link trails” Tim O’Reilly “ A powerful global conversation has begun. Through the internet people are discovering and inventing new ways to share relevant knowledge with blinding speed ” The Cluetrain Manifesto
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15. Changes how we interact & communicate… Edinburgh is changing fast to stay relevant...
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