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FLVC/PDA Series: Virtual Connections: Librarians on Social Media for Professional Growth Online

Description: In this session, the presenters will share the results of their recent survey about library professionals’ social media use for professional development and networking. Hear what platforms respondents used to use, which ones are most common now, and why they switched.

Learn what activities respondents are doing on social media and what they aspire to do in the future. We will invite you to share your own experience with social media for professional development and/or networking in the library sphere. The session will close with an open discussion covering the survey results and your experiences.

Presenters:

Margot Hanson, Science Instruction Librarian, UC Berkeley

Margot (she/her) loves to read the comments section, and appreciates the various ways library workers interact online to lift each other up and create community. She has worked in reference, instruction, and outreach roles at several academic libraries.

Lee Adams, E-Resources Librarian, California State University, East Bay

Lee (she/her) finds connecting with colleagues to be valuable and engaging for her own professional development and is interested in understanding new ways colleagues can connect and learn from each other. Her library responsibilities include e-resources management, collection development, reference, and instruction.

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