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Libraries and Social Networking Jennifer Lohmann Durham County Library LIFT Librarian Autumn Winters Durham County Library Young Adult Librarian What is social networking? Adults and social networks “Thus, globalized networks connect across small clusters of ties, rather than connecting within a single large, densely knit, all-encompassing cluster” (p. 8). --Canadians, Culture, and Computers Report to Heritage Canada by Wellman Associates Jennifer Kayahara and Barry Wellman With Jeffrey Boase, Bernie Hogan and Tracy Kennedy July 30 2005 Adults are participating in education online using social networking skills • Gentry (recruiter): Right now, if you sent me a resume in a envelope, there's little chance that I'll even open it and the first thing I'm going to do when I get it is I'm gonna look online to see where you are. And if you're not online, then I'm going to think, well, why aren't you online? Are you even current to the market? Do you even understand what's going on in the world? From Marketplace Money, Friday August 28th, 2008 What Are They Doing? Talking with Friends Becoming Famous Decorating Their Lockers A Word About Tweens But What About Safety? Online Predator Mythbusting Only 5% of predators pretend to be teens. Most predators use a pretext of romance, rather than violence or deception. Online "Predators" and Their Victims: Myths, Realities, and Implications for Prevention and Treatment, Janis Wolak, PhD, David Finkelhor, PhD and Kimberley J. Mitchell, PhD Crimes Against Children Center at the University of New Hampshire and Michelle L. Ybarra, PhD, Internet Solutions for Kids, Inc., American Psychologist, Vol. 63, No.2 . Mean Girls and Cyberbullies Think Positive! • • • • • Teach and model appropriate use Discuss online ethics Go beyond the defaults Think about your handle Encourage active reputation management Why Is It Good For Kids? 40 Developmental Assets and Web 2.0 Show that community values youth Allow for personal identity formation Allow adults to model positive behavior Create social and cultural competence Provide a sense of empowerment Teens & Social Networking in School and Public Libraries: A Toolkit for Librarians & Library Workers, YALSA, 2007. Five Laws of Digital Education The Web is for use. Every learner deserves access. Access benefits learners. Expand the world of the learner. The Web is a growing organism. Erin Downey Howerton, Join My Network: A Cyber Six-Pack for Educators, VOYA, February 2008. p. 500-503 What Is DCL Doing? Summary “The Internet is becoming another means of communication that is being integrated into the regular patterns of social life” (p. 29) “The Global Village: Internet and Community” Barry Wellman Idea&s Autumn 2004, Volume 1 Thank You! Autumn Winters Young Adult Librarian Durham County Library [email protected] Thank You! Jennifer Lohmann LIFT Librarian Durham County Library [email protected]