Course Description

Social media and social networks are being increasingly employed to tap into an organization's collective wisdom. In the context of library applications, this may be termed as a move to the 'social library', one that is expected to combine traditional collections with diverse content. Libraries can exploit social tagging in their efforts of socializing knowledge and promoting social networks and user communities. Social tagging practices allow users to assign their preferred keywords or phrases to categorize resources as compared with controlled vocabularies used in libraries where tagging is done by professionals using pre-determined lists of terms. A clear understanding of the concept, process, and tools related to social tagging will help libraries take full advantage of this new initiative. This short course is designed with this objective in view.

• What is social tagging and in what way it is different from or similar to current tagging practices in libraries and information centers (subject headings, controlled vocabularies, classification, taxonomies, etc.)?
• How is social tagging related to social media, social software, or social bookmarking?
• Is it desirable to introduce social tagging or folksonomies in libraries?
  
• What are possible implications of using social tags in libraries?
  
• What steps should be taken to integrate social tagging into current bibliographic practices?
  
• What are good examples (case studies) of successful implementation of social tagging in libraries?

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Librarians and other information and knowledge professionals interested in taking advantage of social media tools for organizing and sharing knowledge.

TRAINING METHOD

The course will be conducted in a collaborative style using a
combination of lectures and interactive sessions.

– PLA or PULISAA Members - PKR 500/- per participant
– Non Members - PKR 800/- per participant

Fee includes tea, lunch, training materials, and certificate

MODE OF PAYMENT

Cash/Bank Draft in favour of Pakistan Library Association

REGISTRATION DEADLINE

Wednesday, January 27, 2010, maximum number of participants
upto 40, registration will be done on first come first serve basis.

1. Ms Hina Batool, Lecturer, Department of Library and Information, University of the Punjab
   Cell: 0322 8489380 Email: batool.hinapu@gmail.com,
   
2. Amna Irfan, Librarian, FC College University, Lahore.
   Cell: 0331 4375218 Email: amnairfan@fccollege.edu.pk