Thing 1: Blogs and Blogging
I started 23 things for Professional Development last Summer but stopped due to my Final year in Library School and my many volunteering activities. So now that I have some free time again I am...
View ArticleThing 2: Investigate some other blogs
Last year I began by randomly looking at some blogs registered with the CPD23 program. I found some blogs I enjoyed and followed them. I also had found The Lipstick Librarian, a very witty read....
View ArticleThing 3: Consider your personal brand
Name Used: Here I am pretty consistent, as I use the same name across the board. Except on this blog where I just my first name. There may be problems with my name as there is at least one lady in the...
View ArticleThing 4: Current awareness - Twitter, RSS and Storify
Before CPD23 I have not used any of these (Twitter, RSS, Storify) before and was very excited to have a reason to jump right in! I found setting up an account and getting started in all of them was so...
View ArticleThing 5: Reflection
Well I am going through and reflecting on what I have learned already by rewriting it down in this blog. I like being able to revisit my experiences and thoughts about these "Things" I have learned....
View ArticleThing 6: Online Networks
Before CPD 23 I had only really used Facebook. I mostly use Facebook for personal life stuff. I do not plan on using it for professional purposes. I would certainly agree with Reid Hoffman, as FB is...
View ArticleThing 7: Real-Life Networks
I have been involved with the student association McGill's Multilingual Children's Library Association (MCLA). This was a great opportunity to get involved with some real library work with Children!...
View ArticleThing 8: Google Calendar
I have used Google Calendar before but I did not find it very useful for me. I prefer a visible calendar on my wall and in hand to keep me organized. What I did not like about the calendar is that I...
View ArticleThing 9: Evernote
This is the first time I have used Evernote even though I knew about it before. While it seemed like a handy enough tool I did not think it would be as useful as it is. I love it! It's so easy to use...
View ArticleThing 10: Graduate traineeships, Masters Degrees, Chartership, Accreditation
In Canada to become a librarian, one must have a bachelors degree in any subject. Many students also have a majors degree and are returning to school to become librarians. While previous library...
View ArticleThing 11: Mentoring
Mentoring is a great thing that everyone should participate in. I was lucky enough to get into the mentoring program at McGill University through one of the associations and got to meet a wonderful...
View ArticleThing 12: Putting the social into social media
I have been using FB, Twitter, and LinkedIn quite a lot since i began this program. I do follow several people and groups, mostly in LinkedIn. I tend to be more of a "lurker" or listener on LinkedIn as...
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Thing 13: Google Docs, Wikis and Dropbox
Google DriveI love Google Docs, now Google Drive! I heavily used Google Docs over the past 2 years for school and it is wonderful for group projects. The ease of sharing and working on the documents...
View ArticleThing 14: Bibliographic Management Programs
For this thing we were asked to try out and discuss three of the freely available Bibliographic Management Programs: Zotero, Mendeley, and CiteULike. Honestly, while I have learned how to use these...
View ArticleThing 15: Attending, presenting at and organising seminars, conferences and...
I have only recently begun to attend conferences and I have enjoyed them immensely. Before conferences I have attended many webinars which I found very interesting. I like how easy they are to join and...
View ArticleThing 16: Advocacy, speaking up for the profession and getting published
Libraries have always needed advocacy, yet in today's economic turmoil the need to advocate libraries has become a necessity.From the many library closings, budget cuts, program cuts, etc. that we see...
View ArticleThing 17: The Medium is the Message - Prezi and Slideshare
PreziI have looked at Prezi before but did not use it. Since I joined up as a student I was able to get the free educational account (If you have an email account with a school domain you are eligible...
View ArticlePinterest as a library marketing and information literacy tool
Sorry, I know I am behind on my 23 things! I have downloaded Jing and Audacity and will hopefully get to play them them in depth soon.Lately I have been involved with a project using Pinterest to...
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