Social Eyes
by Lisa Carlucci Thomas
Social Eyes presents librarians with an exploration and discussion of new social tools and current trends. The column will address both practical and innovative uses of social technologies that will improve the quality and efficiency of library services. Under the leadership of Lisa Carlucci Thomas, Social Eyes will incorporate the conceptual with the practical: to expand awareness about social technologies by framing the narrative around specific issues and considerations which are directly relevant to today's libraries. examines social technology issues, web sites, challenges, and trends. Due to the timely nature of this column, pre-prints are available for free, online:
- JWL 4(1): Twitter at the Office
The Social Eyes column was written by Brian Mathews in JWL volumes 1-3:
- JWL 3(4): Finding Your Voice:
The Most Important Part of Social Software Is Being Social
- JWL 3(3): Socially driven instruction: Developing learning encounters online
- JWL 3(2): Looking for whats next: Is it time to start talking about Library 2.1?[.doc]
- JWL 3(1): Social Software and the Search for the Holy Grail[.doc]
- JWL 2(4): Twitter & the Library: Thoughts on the Syndicated Lifestyle [.doc]
These are preprints submitted for consideration in the Journal of Web Librarianship, copyright 2008, Taylor & Francis. The Journal of Web Librarianship is available online at: http://www.informaworld.com.