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

SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE SUBJECT LIBRARIAN

• Where?

• The obvious Web 2.0 spaces – personal and corporate

• Why?

• Why not?

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

ENGAGING WITH STUDENTS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA

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

SOME COLLABORATIVE SPACES TO THINK ABOUT

• Lanyrd

• Slideshare

• Mendeley

• LinkedIn

• Augmented conferences

CONCLUSIONS

• Do what feels comfortable

• Try what feels uncomfortable!

• Keep challenging yourself

• Keep the conversation going!

Thank you for listening

Alison McNab

@AlisonMcNabamcnab@dmu.ac.uk