A presentation about LinkedIn and how to use it to your advantage. As part of a conference for the Western Regional Section of the Library Association of Ireland

1. An Introduction to LinkedIn for Librarians
Wayne Gibbons, Galway-Mayo Institute of
Technology

2. Introduction to LinkedIn
• What is it?
• How does it work?
• What’s in it for me?

3. What is it?
• Incorporates, but goes beyond:
• Social Networking
• Online Résumé
• News feed

5. How does it “go beyond”?
• Social Networking
• Online Résumé
• News Feed

6. How does it “go beyond”?
• Social Networking
• Online Résumé
• News Feed

7. How does it “go beyond”?
• Social Networking
• Online Résumé
• News Feed

8. How does it work?
• Create a profile
• Follow interesting news feeds
• Join groups
• Post updates
• Check in regularly
• Have a look at this example…..

9. What’s in it for me?

10. What’s in it for me?

11. What’s in it for me?

12. What’s in it for me?

13. Introduction to LinkedIn
• What is it?
• How does it work?
• What’s in it for me?

16. Picture Credits:
Roxanne Tellier
The Inspiration Blog
Loveandbandwidth.wordpress
LinkedIn
iBlogzone
Inyk
Alleywatch
Burton-law
Smallbitztrends
Thank you for listening.