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MINITEX ILL Conference - Thoughts on Social Networking
May 07, 2008 11:24 AM | General, ILLCindy Baker, Library Support Services Assistant
MINITEX held their 17th Annual Interlibrary Loan Conference on Monday, May 5th, 2008. I enjoyed the conference and appreciate the opportunity to attend. One of the parts of this conference that I enjoyed the most was the keynote presentation by Elizabeth Lane Lawley. Elizabeth shared with us all of the new technology available for social networking. It was amazing to me to hear all the ways people can stay in touch with each other and that they may have more than one of these applications going at one time. Throughout this presentation, I couldn't help but think: Is this a good thing? When do you allow yourself time to regroup if you are constantly in communication through the whole day, EVERY day? There was hope for me, however, as she shared with us new ways for the future that require less focus on always being "up and running" but still be in touch.
