The document discusses how social software technologies like blogs, wikis, RSS, and social networking can be used by UBC Library for communication, outreach, teaching, and sharing resources. It provides examples of using internal blogs for communication, wikis for collaboration on projects, and RSS feeds for current awareness. The document recommends starting with one social tool and provides resources for learning more about implementing social software.

1. Social Software at UBC Library Prepared for the Sciences Libraries by Sally Taylor May 17, 2007

2. Social software Technologies Blogs Wikis RSS Social bookmarking Social networking Reasons Communication Outreach Teaching Sharing resources Current awareness Professional networking

3. internal communication and collaboration

4. IM for summer reference

5. Blog for IR implementation

6. Wiki for BCLA presentation

7. communication, outreach and teaching

8. Blog for news

9. Blog for outreach

10. Wiki for teaching “… provide a forum for best practice for health librarians, and other information professionals around the world.”

11. sharing resources

12. Photo sharing Photo by UBC Library Graphics Tags hamber ubc ubclibrary

13. Tagging web sites

14. current awareness

15. Staying current NEWS BLOGS BOOKS ARTICLES

16. RSS to the rescue RSS in Plain English: http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english NEWS BLOGS BOOKS ARTICLES

17. RSS reader required

18. RSS for our users Library news New materials at UBC Library New articles - EBSCO, Engineering Village, PubMed, Web of Science RefWorks as RSS reader Current Awareness workshops

19. Republishing RSS feeds

20. professional networking

21. Social networking tools Blogs Instant Messaging Facebook – UBC Librarians group Carmun – research interests

22. Learning more Five Weeks to a Social Library http://www.sociallibraries.com/course/ Tools for Outreach & Teaching Series (TOTS) Starting out… just pick one!

23. Thank you!