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Digital Collaboration Projects for Information Professionals Part I |
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Description
Whatever you call it – digital collaboration, social software, social networking – working across the Web is about more than technology or devices. Ultimately, it is about developing a community of practice where people readily share their information and knowledge, regardless of distance.
Many clients and end-users will suggest that the trend toward using digital collaboration lessens the need for librarians and other information professionals. Instead, the opposite is true: online information sharing increases the need for librarians as facilitators, researchers, and knowledge managers. With some work and initiative, technology-savvy Info Pros can position themselves inside their organizations as critically important team members at a time when their value is being questioned.
This two-part series looks at the tools and issues involved in creating an effective digital collaboration environment, and shares some ideas on how best to establish a digital collaboration initiative within an organization. At the end of the series, viewers should have a strong understanding of what digital collaboration is, how organizations are using digital collaboration tools, and how information professionals can leverage their unique skills in digital collaboration projects to become invaluable members of their organizations.
Part I - The Digital Collaboration Landscape
This first session introduces information professionals to the uses and applications of digital collaboration, including:
- Defining digital collaboration;
- Comparing digital collaboration with “social software” or “social networking;”
- Comparing digital collaboration with “knowledge management;” and
- Reviewing tools and technologies that are involved in the digital collaboration landscape, including how blogs, wikis, instant messaging, the RSS protocol are being used in information-intensive organizations in order to further their business objectives; and
- Looking at trends and new directions in digital collaboration.
Virtual Learning Series Speaker
K. Matthew Dames, Founder, Seso Group, LLC
Part II
Launching a Digital Collaboration Project
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