Comments on: Like MySpace But For Academics Not Dating http://acrlog.org/2006/03/15/like-myspace-but-for-academics-not-dating/ Blogging by and for academic and research librarians Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:32:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Barbara Fister http://acrlog.org/2006/03/15/like-myspace-but-for-academics-not-dating/comment-page-1/#comment-986 Barbara Fister Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:58:15 +0000 http://acrlblog.org/2006/03/15/like-myspace-but-for-academics-not-dating/#comment-986 In case you missed it, The Daily Show had a feature on social networking that's pure Daily Show. The sight of <a href="http://www.nyu.edu/classes/siva/archives/002885.html" rel="nofollow">Siva Viadhyanathan keeping a straight face</a> is worth the price of admission. In case you missed it, The Daily Show had a feature on social networking that’s pure Daily Show. The sight of Siva Viadhyanathan keeping a straight face is worth the price of admission.

]]> By: Brian Mathews http://acrlog.org/2006/03/15/like-myspace-but-for-academics-not-dating/comment-page-1/#comment-984 Brian Mathews Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:31:27 +0000 http://acrlblog.org/2006/03/15/like-myspace-but-for-academics-not-dating/#comment-984 I agree that there is a problem in the shifting perspective that libraries feel they need to be everywhere our students are. I am very pro social networking, but it comes down to choosing your outreach wisely. I think setting up a Library X profile on MySpace or Facebook is fine, but it’s not proactive. It’s really little difference than sitting at the Ref Desk waiting for patrons to come to you. Plus, I have found that students respond better to actual people, rather than academic entities. I have a posting that touches on this topic and what MTV calls multi-platfornication: http://altref.blogspot.com/2006/03/on-being-platform-agnostic.html Also, here is a link to a handful of portfolio examples: http://academic.udayton.edu/elearning/onlineTraining/ElectronicPortfolios/StudentPortfolio/Examples.htm I agree that there is a problem in the shifting perspective that libraries feel they need to be everywhere our students are. I am very pro social networking, but it comes down to choosing your outreach wisely.

I think setting up a Library X profile on MySpace or Facebook is fine, but it’s not proactive. It’s really little difference than sitting at the Ref Desk waiting for patrons to come to you. Plus, I have found that students respond better to actual people, rather than academic entities.

I have a posting that touches on this topic and what MTV calls multi-platfornication:
http://altref.blogspot.com/2006/03/on-being-platform-agnostic.html

Also, here is a link to a handful of portfolio examples:
http://academic.udayton.edu/elearning/onlineTraining/ElectronicPortfolios/StudentPortfolio/Examples.htm

]]> By: Walt Lessun http://acrlog.org/2006/03/15/like-myspace-but-for-academics-not-dating/comment-page-1/#comment-983 Walt Lessun Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:52:45 +0000 http://acrlblog.org/2006/03/15/like-myspace-but-for-academics-not-dating/#comment-983 Works for me: http://www.myspace.com/gogebic Works for me: http://www.myspace.com/gogebic

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