Event: Privacy and the Web
When: February 19, 2008, 10 am-noon
Where: Boston Public Library, Mezzanine Conference Room
RSVP:
mailto:admin@blc.org by February 15 as space is limited. Box lunches will be provided if you are staying for
the ILL Demo following this event.
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.
Come hear Cathy DeRosa, Vice President for the Americas and Vice President Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) Global Marketing on Tuesday, February 19, 2007 at the Boston Public Library discuss OCLC's most recent membership report.
Cathy will explore the 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 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.
For more information on the report that Ms. De Rosa will be discussing please click here:
http://www.oclc.org/reports/sharing/default.htm
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