Evaluative and Reflective Statement

Evaluation With billions of people linked to the internet and able to interact via social media, such as Twitter and Facebook, the networked world of today is a  big reality. However, since the terms social media, social networks, and Web 2.0 have become commonplace, to provide some clarification in this challenging world, it is worth knowing about these terms (Canty, […]

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Defining librarian 2.0

              Photo by Ryunosuke Kikuno on Unsplash Over the last few years, debate on this issue of the “core competencies” required by Librarian 2.0 have emerged in LIS professional’s blogs. Eight themes emerged from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council’s research project as key to “librarian 2.0”: technology, communication, collaboration, user attention, business experience, […]

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Reflections on the impact of change.

I have chosen to discuss the ways in which change has impacted the Australian government. For the Australian Government social media has been a significant benefit. 2019/2020 in particular, have proved this in the form of crisis communication with the Australian prolonged bushfire disaster and even more recent Covid-19. With most on the edge and glued to their screens, things […]

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