Contributed by Organizations or Campuses; Articles, Papers, and Reports; Social Computing; and Blogs
Sharing, Privacy and Trust in Our Networked World: A Report to the OCLC Membership
| Title: | Sharing, Privacy and Trust in Our Networked World: A Report to the OCLC Membership (ID: CSD5211) | | Source: | OCLC | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (10/31/2007) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | The practice of using a social network to establish and enhance relationships based on some common ground—shared interests, related skills, or a common geographic location—is as old as human societies, but social networking has flourished due to the ease of connecting on the Web. This OCLC membership report explores this web of social participation and cooperation on the Internet and how it may impact the library’s role, including: - The use of social networking, social media, commercial and library services on the Web
- How and what users and librarians share on the Web and their attitudes toward related privacy issues
- Opinions on privacy online
- Libraries’ current and future roles in social networking
The report is based on a survey (by Harris Interactive on behalf of OCLC) of the general public from six countries—Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States—and of library directors from the U.S. The research provides insights into the values and social-networking habits of library users. | | View this resource: | |
An Academic Blog for Students
| Title: | An Academic Blog for Students (ID: CSD4434) | | Author(s): | Elia Powers | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | Beginning this fall, all incoming students in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania will keep blogs of their academic interests and development. Unlike typical blogs, the Penn blogs will not be public. Access is limited to the student, the student's advisor, and, under certain circumstances, authorized university officials. Penn has a long-standing practice of requiring students to complete questionnaires to help guide their academic careers, and the popularity of online forums such as Facebook prompted university officials to introduce the blog format for the questions.Students will be required to make a small number of entries. Beyond that, they can keep the blog as current as they choose. The blog entries will be part of a student's academic record and cannot be changed later. The introduction of the blogs follows a pilot program last year involving 300 freshmen. | | View this resource: | |
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