Content: Social Media and Networking

Type: Podcast

Length: 1 Hour

Level: Library Professionals

Organisers: School Librarians United

Presenters: Amy Hermon and Shannon Steimel

Format: A one hour podcast

Reflection

Objectives: This podcast was about social media and librarians. There was a slight focus on school librarians, but for the most part it was intended as a general summary of social media, library professionals, and the advantages and risks. 

Reasons for attending: I listened to this podcast as it jumped out at me; as someone who is working in a school library, I was drawn to information that was more relevant to my future professional goals. I recognise my gaps in knowledge so I decided to just absorb whatever I could relating to school libraries and librarians.

Relation to studies and learning outcomes: This podcast covered topics that were discussed in my diploma on subjects about social media and professional networking, and in my current subjects professional networking is something I will be learning soon, so this will most likely relate to that. From the podcast I learn a lot about the advantages of different social medias, with each presenter having a preferred site, as well as the disadvantages; how, especially in America, people will use your public social media profiles to slander and discredit you. The example given for this was the current movement of removing books from libraries by parents, and how some of those parents will record everything on a librarians social media to find something to use against them.

Future Uses: As someone who mostly lurks on social media, this was a really interesting look at how you can use hashtags, groups, and pages to your advantage. Being able to network online, share resources, and discuss items of interest is an invaluable tool in a librarians arsenal.

Evidence: Screenshot during podcast

Screenshot during podcast

Link:  https://schoollibrariansunited.libsyn.com/188-librarytwitter