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This slideshare by Judy O'Connell encourages teacher librarians to become competent social media users. The twenty first century learning environment is constantly changing and teacher librarians must adapt. The internet is now a participatory medium and social networks are integral in our lives. School libraries need to be involved in social media and it begins with teacher librarians being active users within their with personal learning networks and their personal lives. Judy provides advice for teacher librarians on how to get started with policy planning, examples of best practice, tools and strategies for implementation. Specific instructions are provided for using Facebook and Twitter in school libraries.

Web 2.0 applications are changing how educators interact both with each other and with their students. Educators can use these new Web tools daily to create, share, socialize, and collaborate with students, colleagues, and newly developed network contacts. School librarians are finding that Web 2.0 tools are bringing them more ways to embrace and promote new learning environments for the 21st-century learner.

From Rococo fantasies to nests of twigs and steel, we present a selection of the world's most beautiful libraries

I love seeing how the other half live. this was fantastic and challenging to think what the librarians need to do to ensure the upkeep and maintenance of these libraries. What a privilege to be able to work in such an environment and to be allowed access to it.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott speaks at the National Press Club on February 2, 2015. Photo: Stefan Postles Controversial data retention laws will pass parliament next month if the federal government gets its way. Prime Minister Tony Abbott has written to Opposition Leader Bill Shorten urging Labor to expedite through parliament new powers which force telecommunications companies to store metadata for two years.

This document provides an excellent framework for developing a Social Media Policy in a school environment. This document breaks down each of the steps in the development and outlines some key ideas and thinking.

A document specifically for schools about creating a Social Media Policy/set of Guidelines. The author, Steven Anderson, (@web20classroom) is a Web 2.0 specialist consultant for schools in the US. A great guide to follow