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This document summarizes a presentation given by Allan Cho on social media initiatives at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) at UBC. It discusses the target audiences of students, faculty and community members at IKBLC and popular social media tools used by college students. It also outlines some of IKBLC's social media initiatives, such as blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. Additionally, it discusses a new course at SLAIS called LIBR 559M on social media for information professionals and highlights of the course, including expectations for student blogging and Twitter use. The document concludes with questions for feedback.

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Social Media at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre BY ALLAN CHO PROGRAM SERVICES LIBRARIAN IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE, UBC LIBRARY British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) Library Burnaby, British Columbia, May 18, 2010
Agenda in 30 Minutes 1. Target Audience & Community at IKBLC 2. What works, What doesn’t? 3. IKBLC Initiatives in Social Media 4. Opportunities & Challenges 5. LIBR 559L
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Main audience: students, faculty & community Core collection - Programs & Services Digital Collection
IKBLC Units  Rare Books & Special Collections  University Archives  Arts One & Science One  Chapman Learning Commons  School of Library, Archival, and Info Studies (SLAIS)  Office of Learning Technology  Science & Engineering Library Division  Art, Architecture, and Planning Library Division  IKBLC Art Gallery
Target Audience @IKBLC Millennials or “Generation Y” students Faculty & Researchers Community members
Social media at the irving k. barber learning centre (may 18, 2010)
Popular Social Media Tools For College Students (1) Youtube (2) World of Warcraft (3) Facebook
Informal vs. Formal Media Rate My Professor.com vs. UBC evaluations Xanga/CyWorld vs. UBC Wordpress Facebook vs. Email
Digital Outreach Tools IKBLC Blog Twitter Facebook Flickr / Google Picasa Youtube Partners RSS Drupal (CMS)
Case Study: What didn’t work? iTunes U Mac vs. PC dilemma Web as a platform (i.e. UBC library stations do not have iTunes installed) Slow to download Clunky interface
Social media at the irving k. barber learning centre (may 18, 2010)
Social media at the irving k. barber learning centre (may 18, 2010)
Social media at the irving k. barber learning centre (may 18, 2010)
Youtube as a Digital Collection Content Functionality User Architecture Policy Quality
Intellectual Property & Copyright Who owns what? Policies and consent forms for webcasts
(New Course) LIBR 559M at SLAIS LIBR 559M (3 cr.) Social Media for Information Professionals This course examines social media (i.e. blogs, bookmarking, mashups, wikis, and social networking sites), its concomitant trends (i.e. web 2.0, library 2.0) and how web 2.0 principles can be applied to the delivery of information services in the digital age.
LIBR 559M Social Media for Information Professionals HTTP://WWW.SLIDESHARE.NET/GIUSTINID/LIBR559-M- SYLLABUSSUMMER
Framework Theoretical and practical –  Affordance  Participation  Collaboration  Creation  Aggregation and  Immersion
Highlights Every student had established a blog with the expectation of an entry at least once a week and comments on classmates posts Every student established a Twitter account with the expectation of activity
Highlights, cont. Group projects with online peers require participation, collaboration and creation and the affordances of the 2.0 tools become apparent Examples of group projects from fall semester:  http://www.netvibes.com/librarysocialmediatutorial#Introduction_to_this_site  http://www.slideshare.net/giustinid/prototypical-academic-library-pal-social-media- training-presentation  http://wiki.ubc.ca/Libr559m02
Most important things Deirdre learned: Twitter is extremely valuable even if you don’t post – it’s a great current awareness tool, for example Dummies contest, The Book Ends Screenr – now in use here Personal aggregators can make it all manageable, i.e. iGoogle  http://www.google.com/ig
Worth mentioning...  Article published by Allan Cho, Dean Giustini & Daniel Hooker, Social Cataloguing for Health Librarians  http://www.slideshare.net/giustinid/social-cataloguing-an-introduction
Simon Fraser University & Web 2.0 The Library's most recent 3-year plan named the integration of appropriate Web 2.0 features into the library website as a priority. The Web Ideas Working Group (WIWG) tasked with making improvements to the library's public web pages. Goals are to: (1) Examine and integrate current and emerging web technologies, including Web 2.0 features, in the Library's web site (2) Elicit ideas for new web initiatives from staff and end users (3) Provide training and information to staff and end users on new web technologies." Email correspondence: Dean Giustini, 2009.
Questions & Feedback? Allan Cho Program Services Librarian allan.cho@ubc.ca www.allanslibrary.com Twitter: @allancho

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Social media at the irving k. barber learning centre (may 18, 2010)

  • 1. Social Media at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre BY ALLAN CHO PROGRAM SERVICES LIBRARIAN IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE, UBC LIBRARY British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) Library Burnaby, British Columbia, May 18, 2010
  • 2. Agenda in 30 Minutes 1. Target Audience & Community at IKBLC 2. What works, What doesn’t? 3. IKBLC Initiatives in Social Media 4. Opportunities & Challenges 5. LIBR 559L
  • 3. Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Main audience: students, faculty & community Core collection - Programs & Services Digital Collection
  • 4. IKBLC Units  Rare Books & Special Collections  University Archives  Arts One & Science One  Chapman Learning Commons  School of Library, Archival, and Info Studies (SLAIS)  Office of Learning Technology  Science & Engineering Library Division  Art, Architecture, and Planning Library Division  IKBLC Art Gallery
  • 5. Target Audience @IKBLC Millennials or “Generation Y” students Faculty & Researchers Community members
  • 7. Popular Social Media Tools For College Students (1) Youtube (2) World of Warcraft (3) Facebook
  • 8. Informal vs. Formal Media Rate My Professor.com vs. UBC evaluations Xanga/CyWorld vs. UBC Wordpress Facebook vs. Email
  • 9. Digital Outreach Tools IKBLC Blog Twitter Facebook Flickr / Google Picasa Youtube Partners RSS Drupal (CMS)
  • 10. Case Study: What didn’t work? iTunes U Mac vs. PC dilemma Web as a platform (i.e. UBC library stations do not have iTunes installed) Slow to download Clunky interface
  • 14. Youtube as a Digital Collection Content Functionality User Architecture Policy Quality
  • 15. Intellectual Property & Copyright Who owns what? Policies and consent forms for webcasts
  • 16. (New Course) LIBR 559M at SLAIS LIBR 559M (3 cr.) Social Media for Information Professionals This course examines social media (i.e. blogs, bookmarking, mashups, wikis, and social networking sites), its concomitant trends (i.e. web 2.0, library 2.0) and how web 2.0 principles can be applied to the delivery of information services in the digital age.
  • 17. LIBR 559M Social Media for Information Professionals HTTP://WWW.SLIDESHARE.NET/GIUSTINID/LIBR559-M- SYLLABUSSUMMER
  • 18. Framework Theoretical and practical –  Affordance  Participation  Collaboration  Creation  Aggregation and  Immersion
  • 19. Highlights Every student had established a blog with the expectation of an entry at least once a week and comments on classmates posts Every student established a Twitter account with the expectation of activity
  • 20. Highlights, cont. Group projects with online peers require participation, collaboration and creation and the affordances of the 2.0 tools become apparent Examples of group projects from fall semester:  http://www.netvibes.com/librarysocialmediatutorial#Introduction_to_this_site  http://www.slideshare.net/giustinid/prototypical-academic-library-pal-social-media- training-presentation  http://wiki.ubc.ca/Libr559m02
  • 21. Most important things Deirdre learned: Twitter is extremely valuable even if you don’t post – it’s a great current awareness tool, for example Dummies contest, The Book Ends Screenr – now in use here Personal aggregators can make it all manageable, i.e. iGoogle  http://www.google.com/ig
  • 22. Worth mentioning...  Article published by Allan Cho, Dean Giustini & Daniel Hooker, Social Cataloguing for Health Librarians  http://www.slideshare.net/giustinid/social-cataloguing-an-introduction
  • 23. Simon Fraser University & Web 2.0 The Library's most recent 3-year plan named the integration of appropriate Web 2.0 features into the library website as a priority. The Web Ideas Working Group (WIWG) tasked with making improvements to the library's public web pages. Goals are to: (1) Examine and integrate current and emerging web technologies, including Web 2.0 features, in the Library's web site (2) Elicit ideas for new web initiatives from staff and end users (3) Provide training and information to staff and end users on new web technologies." Email correspondence: Dean Giustini, 2009.
  • 24. Questions & Feedback? Allan Cho Program Services Librarian allan.cho@ubc.ca www.allanslibrary.com Twitter: @allancho