Thursday, June 13, 2013

Social media in the workplace

This week I began upping my social media profile. I am not sure what spurred the interest, yet I am concentrating on daily professional and personal blogging. Feels great and let's me record some of my thoughts about libraries and self before the thoughts fade away.

For the Graduate Student Professional Development Team, I am reading a book called Where Good Ideas Come From. I am enjoying the read so far and what I have taken away to date is the need to consciously track one's thoughts. While they may not be joined today they can certainly come together in one's mind over time. Darwin and Freud are cited as prominent examples in the first chapters of the book.

Given the number of simultaneous and convergent projects and initiatives that I have on my plate right now, I have lots of ideas and threads to track. I am loving the creative process involved and only wish I could read more and more quickly. Anyone who can give me tips on speed and comprehension building is welcome to sound off and contribute.

I am also the newly designated Facebook page administrator for MPOW. I welcome any tips and best practices for planning our outreach with this media. Experiences on crafting a plan for message and staying on point for target audience is knowledge I need right now.

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