Moderator: Kitty Chibnik, Columbia University
Speakers:
Nedda Ahmed, Arts Librarian, Georgia State University: "Blurring the Personal/Professional Line: Using Social Media to Enhance User Engagement"
Janine Henri, Architecture, Design, and Digital Services Librarian and Interim Resources Librarian for Urban Planning, UCLA Arts Library: "Crossing the Line into Patron-Driven Acquisitions in the Arts?"
Eric Schwab, Manager, Digitization and Preservation, Toronto Reference Library: "Getting the message to the public: social media, Wikipedia and the lot"
The focus of this session is on current issues of interest to the membership. Taken from topics that have evoked lively exchanges on ARLIS-L during the past year, the presentations in the session will focus on new(er) modes of professional practice, the interplay between librarians and patrons, the adoption of e-service models, and the use of social media to connect us with our patrons.