Keeping CurrentKeeping Up

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Keeping Current/Keeping Up

• Presented for the
• Northern New York Library Network
• by Linda W. Braun, lbraun_at_leonline.com

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Webinar Description

• Session participants learn how to use technology
  to keep up with technology. With a focus on RSS,
  blogs, and a variety of social networking tools,
  the workshop looks at how librarians can learn
  from each other and from the popular press about
  trends that can help them to better support the
  needs of their customers

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Twitter U
http//tinyurl.com/bzo3um
http//tinyurl.com/bo2cf2
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FriendFeed
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FriendFeed Rooms
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Facebook Groups
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Ning
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Podcasts
http//bol.cnet.com
http//tinyurl.com/d4v9jm
http//www.cbc.ca/spark/
http//www.geekbrief.tv/
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Blogs/RSS
http//www.readwriteweb.com
http//www.mashable.com
http//newteevee.com/
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Start Pages
igoogle.com, netvibes,com, pageflakes.com
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Whats Most Important?

• Get started
• Pick one or two tools/resources
• Dont feel like you have to know it all
• Know where to go to find it all
• Know who is keeping track in other ways
• Get started