Session Description:
Learn about social networking literacy for librarians, a set of proposed competencies that pushes the edge of training 21st century librarians. These competencies, developed by a practitioner and an LIS educator, are designed to help current and future librarians successfully extend library services into and with social networking technologies to further engage modern library users. Find out about suggested methods for incorporating these skills into libraries and applying them in decision-making when considering new services.

Benefits/Objectives:

• Understand and communicate the value of social networking literacy competencies as one means of offering cutting edge services.
• Develop and refine social networking literacy skills relevant to college and research librarians in order to enhance local continuing education and/or MLIS education.
• Make educated decisions about pursuing or implementing social networking-based services in order to meet the needs of local users.

Presenters:
Joseph Murphy, Yale University Science Libraries, New Haven, CT, United States
Heather Lea Moulaison, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

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