Growing Your Library Career with Social Media

Authors: Daniella Smith Publisher: Elsevier Science Publication date: 2018 Publication language: Angielski Number of pages: 208 Publication formats: EAN: 9780081024126 ISBN: 9780081024126 Category: Enterprise software Social interaction Publisher's index: 9780081024126 Bibliographic note: Daniella Smith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Science at the University of North Texas, USA. She has over a decade of librarianship experience. Daniella holds three graduate degrees in the library and information sciences field, including a PhD. She teaches multiple courses that include the use of technology by librarians for professional practice.

Description

Growing Your Career with Social Media presents social media tools, current trends and professional development strategies to help busy librarians remain up-to-date. This title offers advice from librarians on how to use social media for career development and continuing education. Advice is based on accumulated experience from professionals who have incorporated social media into their professional lives. The book includes interviews and suggests ways librarians can use social media as a tool for self-promotion. It includes tables of social media tools and their potential uses, and also provides resources, lists, organizations and information on librarians currently active in social media.

Gives strategies, resources, and social media tools for career advancement in librarianship
Presents interviews from experienced librarians on how best to use social media
Offers real-world experience of great use to practicing librarians
Incorporates original research unique to this book, which librarians can use
Includes practical resources so librarians can start using social media tools immediately

Author's affiliation

Daniella Smith: Associate Professor, Department of Information Science, University of North Texas, USA