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Prototypical Academic Library
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Social Media Training Plan
PAL social media committee:
Bryan CarnesRoen Janyk Erin Rickbeil
Prototypical Academic Library
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Social Media Training Plan
*Prototypical Academic Library is a fictitious university library that was created for a class project for TheUniversity of British Columbia’s LIBR559M Social Media for Information Professionals course, Fall 2009.
Overview
Overview:
Over the next eight (8) weeks, you will be immersed in the world of social media and some of the more common applications being used by academic libraries around the world. This plan isintended to provide you a hands-on training at a guided pace, allowing you to experiment withvarious social media tools, create and share information.
Training Plan:
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Week 1 – Introduction2.
Week 2 – Blogs
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Week 3 – Instant Messaging
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Week 4 – Media Sharing
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Week 5 – Micro-Blogging
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Week 6 – Social Bookmarking/Cataloging
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Week 7 – Social Networking Sites
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Week 8 – Wikis
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Questions:
If, at any time, you should have questions concerning the training or need help, please contactthe Emerging Technology Librarian at the Prototypical Academic Library*
Prototypical Academic Library
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Social Media Training Plan
*Prototypical Academic Library is a fictitious university library that was created for a class project for TheUniversity of British Columbia’s LIBR559M Social Media for Information Professionals course, Fall 2009.
Week 1Introduction
Module 1:
Review the Prototypical Academic Library’s Social Media Training Plan “Introduction” section.Read the articles concerning Social Media in the reference section and watch the YouTube video provided. Keep notes and ask questions during the course and present the questions in your blog,which will also be used to keep track of your progress.
Social Media:
Social Mediais term to describe the differentWeb 2.0media applications used for social
interaction. These applications are generally free to the public and can be used to exchangeinformation one-to-one or one-to-many. One of the key concepts of social media is to stimulatedialogue and provide real-time information. Every minute the Web is populated with contentusing the many social media tools available. Information has become a staple of our society andthose with computer access have the ability to post information as content creators. As librarians,it is essential to understand the basics of the more popular applications and to use them in thelibrary; retrieving and disseminating information in a timely, efficient and organized manner.
Objectives:
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Review articles about Social Media2.
Watch YouTube video.
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