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360 DEGREE COLLABORATION: SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE SUBJECT LIBRARIAN Alison McNab De Montfort University Twitter: @AlisonMcNab #UCRGEMC3 Challenge, Change & Collaborate – the future for Subject Librarianship

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A 360 degree Collaboration: Social Media and the Subject Librarian

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Page 1: 360 degree Collaboration: Social Media and the Subject Librarian

360 DEGREE COLLABORATION: SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE SUBJECT

LIBRARIAN

Alison McNab

De Montfort University

Twitter: @AlisonMcNab

#UCRGEMC3

Challenge, Change & Collaborate – the future for Subject Librarianship

Page 2: 360 degree Collaboration: Social Media and the Subject Librarian

SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE SUBJECT LIBRARIAN

• Where?

• The obvious Web 2.0 spaces – personal and corporate

• Why?

• Why not?

Page 3: 360 degree Collaboration: Social Media and the Subject Librarian

SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE SUBJECT LIBRARIAN

• What shall I share?– Who is my audience?– Differentiating between the professional and the

personal

• Whom shall I share with?– Engaging with your students– Engaging with your academics– Engaging with peers

Page 4: 360 degree Collaboration: Social Media and the Subject Librarian

ENGAGING WITH STUDENTS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA

Page 5: 360 degree Collaboration: Social Media and the Subject Librarian

BEYOND THE ECHO CHAMBER

• Engaging with your academics....while avoiding stalking them

• Engaging with peers– adding value to the profession

– marketing your workplace

– marketing yourself

Page 6: 360 degree Collaboration: Social Media and the Subject Librarian

SOME COLLABORATIVE SPACES TO THINK ABOUT

• Lanyrd

• Slideshare

• Mendeley

• LinkedIn

• Augmented conferences

Page 7: 360 degree Collaboration: Social Media and the Subject Librarian

CONCLUSIONS

• Do what feels comfortable

• Try what feels uncomfortable!

• Keep challenging yourself

• Keep the conversation going!

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Thank you for listening

Alison McNab

@[email protected]