Week 13

For me, this program has opened my eyes to social networking. I had never previously had many good thoughts towards establishing relationships with others via the net, but Facebook changed that after a party I attended where others tagged pictures of the people whose names I couldn't remember, and suddenly I found my social network vastly expanded, which doesn't always happen after a party. Usually you get to know a couple of people there and then everyone else becomes a blur.

I can see that kind of thing becoming a huge advantage in the Library and Information Industry - Small as we are in W.A., there are still a lot of people that don't know each other, and this can be rectified by things like Facebook profiles and groups, as well as events. It's one of those things that you really have to become involved with for it to work for you.

Other things we have looked at in this program have potential, such as Twitter, SlideShare and YouTube, but may not ever be fully embraced by students or libraries.

I think libraries are moving fast towards things like del.icio.us, PBWiki and Blogger. We are moving at incredible speeds, helped along by wonderful people like Lucy, who had leaped straight into everything we were looking at and immediately began applying it to her job.

Personally, I will always continue to explore new things that come about - Maybe not at the same speed as the younger generation, but certainly when I see a use for them.