LIBR 246-12: Web 2.0 and Social Networking Tools (Fall 2008)

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About Me

I am the Head of Instructional Initiatives at Norwich University in Vermont, which is in a lovely rural area in the middle of the state.  I'm the author of the book Social Software in Libraries: Building Collaboration, Communication and Community Online and write the monthly column "Technology in Practice" for American Libraries. I've been blogging for almost four years at Information Wants to be Free.  I've always been passionate about online learning, having chaired an online conference and created an online course to teach librarians about social software.

I am endlessly fascinated by social software; how communities form, why people contribute content, and, most importantly, how to capitalize on these tools in our daily work with patrons and colleagues.

Favorite Books

Plainsong, Revolutionary Road, In Cold Blood, Winesburg Ohio, Steppenwolf, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.

 

Location

Barre, VT

Name

Meredith Farkas

Job title

Head of Instructional Initiatives

Place of work

Norwich University

Settings where I'm interested in working

Academic

Blog/Website Address

http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/

History

Member for

3 years 28 weeks

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