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Keep Up! Extending Library Services with Social Technologies

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Course description

Why should my library consider tools like blogs, wikis, and RSS?  Why are such technologies important to my library community?  Think you don’t have appropriate resources to implement such technologies?  Join us for this one-hour webinar to discuss a variety of “Library 2.0” concepts, how they can be effective tools for serving your users as well as your internal staff, and what your library can do to move forward in this regard.This session is the precursor to a variety of library 2.0 "how to" workshops that OCLC Western offers.

Perfect for

 Library managers and administrators

Why take this course?

To gain an appreciation for these technologies and see reasons to consider applying these technologies in participant’s library

What you will learn

  • Serving our users where our users are spending their time
  • Library 2.0 in perspective (its origins as well as its potential for further developments)
  • Blogs, Wikis, RSS, Podcasting, and Tagging… why?
  • Resources and suggested activities

Follow up courses

Course details

Duration: 1 Hour

Fee:
Free

Instructor: