This document discusses how libraries and librarians can use Web 2.0 technologies to connect, create, and collaborate. It argues that libraries should find "pivot points" or small changes that allow them to evolve, such as using social media, cloud computing, and new literacies, rather than trying to change everything at once. The document provides examples of pivot points, such as participating in conferences virtually, expanding definitions of literacy, and integrating social media into research guides. It encourages libraries to keep traditional services but innovate in other areas through these pivot points.

1. pivot points for change: libraries and librarians using web 2.0 to connect, create, and collaborate presented by Buffy Hamilton, Ed.S. || Wednesday Webinars|| June 2010 http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/jkunz/3488123225/sizes/l/

2. “when industry norms start to die, people panic. it’s difficult to change when you think that you must change everything in order to succeed. Changing everything is too difficult.”seth godin Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenny-pics/2853460469/sizes/l/

3. don’t reinvent the wheel; instead, find pivot points for change. Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/vidiot/2586803819/sizes/l/

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5. instead of thinking you can only participate in f2f conferences, consider how you can participate virtually 1 Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/allaboutgeorge/2361633049/sizes/o/

13. 2 keep your traditional means of connecting with patrons and colleagues, but innovate at every possible touch point through social media and social networking Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/cabinet/1250189882/sizes/o/in/set-72157601695160600/

25. 3 keep reading your print journals, but use a feed aggregator or information portal to access and organize your favorite blogs, journals, podcasts, youtube videos, and twitter rss feeds to stay on the cutting edge

31. 4 keep networking with colleagues face to face, but cultivate a personal learning network to broaden your PLN to include librarians and other professionals from around the world who can inform your thinking, practice, and philosophy

38. 5 keep your traditional productivity tools, but use cloud computing to encourage collaboration and information sharing Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicholas_t/293413649/sizes/l/

51. 6 continue sharing your library program goals and reports through traditional formats, but also compose these in a different format, such as a mindmap, video, or other multimedia/visualization medium

57. 7 keep your traditional services and materials, but expand those services and “containers” of materials to reflect patron needs Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdewey/3374674246/sizes/l/

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66. 8 keep positing literacy as a primary focal point of your library program, but expand that definition of literacy to include new media literacy and information literacy as mainstream literacies equal in importance to traditional literacy. /

67. fluency in the new literacies and information literacies is the new form of cultural capital

70. student created netvibes portal

71. the perception of literacy is changing; literacy and texts can no longer be defined by container or format

72. transliteracy is the ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms, tools and media from signing and orality through handwriting, print, TV, radio and film, to digital social networks.

73. transliteracy is a process of reading and writing the world

74. privilege and support multiple containers and pathways to information Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/grumbler/331346446/sizes/l/

75. teach patrons multiple and dynamic ways of connecting with real world experts to help answer their questions

76. teach patrons collaborative tools for creating and sharing knowledge

77. skype

78. blogging

79. wikis

80. social bookmarking Image Attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dav/104349246/sizes/l/

81. 9 keep your traditional sources of authoritative information, but let the research topic and mode of research guide the integration of social media information sources and tools for delivering that content in your subject guides

86. you don’t have to change everything to keep up Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/theseanster93/2525458824/sizes/l/

87. don’t throw out everything

88. fine tune and find your pivot points for change

89. pivot points for change will help you and your library grow

90. think and reflect: what are at least two pivot points of change you could incorporate into your work as a librarian or library program?

91. Works Cited Godin, Seth. “Pivots for change.” Seth Godin’s Blog. N.p., 12 Mar. 2009. Web. 13 Sept. 2009. <http://sethgodin.typepad.com/‌seths_blog/‌2009/‌03/‌pivots-for-change-swords-and-plowshares.html>. Hamilton, Buffy. “Pivots for Change and Libraries.” The Unquiet Librarian. N.p., 25 July 2009. Web. 13 Sept. 2009. <http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/‌2009/‌07/‌25/‌pivots-for-change-and-libraries/>.

92. contact information buffy.hamilton@gmail.com http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com http://theunquietlibrarian.wikispaces.com