I think MLA would have to have a more definitive, descriptive Acronym, or use the phrase: Medical Librarian Association, because after searching for MLA, I found lots of alternative & Interesting uses for MLA...
Why not have a presence on Facebook? All the library students are probably learning about it, and it would be a good way to network...by type of library, hospital or academic or ???; by locations, by interest groups etc.It might increase interest in our profession as well.
After looking at a couple of library websites I am not sure if we should have a facebook profile or not. I'm not sure how many health science graduate students have discretionary time for facebook.
I did come across a site that had an Ask A Librarian link , and that might be helpful. If students spend a lot of time in Facebook, it would be nice to have the option to search the catalog etc. from within FB, but I guess I am hesitant with our little staff time, to work on an online presence in FB.
I have heard that young folks have a different (looser) idea about privacy, but it could be that they are just naive. I'm pretty sure some of them don't understand the ramifications of their web presence down the line. My nephew's facebook page is embarassing to me!
I am enjoying facebook more as I go along and it could become addictive.
I think it is great to keep in touch with the younger generations and their use of technology. If we don't keep up as things morph, it will be really difficult to try to catch up later.
I preferred FB to My space...which seems geared more toward younger teens. More frenetic!
Bye dear readers, whomever you are!
Beth
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