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Vitak looks beyond self-presentation strategies to the technical features of websites which require or enable personal disclosures to multiple audiences particularly in the case of social networks (SNs). The paper presents a model including network composition. disclosures, privacy-based strategies and social capital.

Abstract: Social media are popular stages for self-expression, communication and self-promotion. Rather than facilitating online identity formation, they are sites of struggle between users, employers and platform owners to control online identities - a struggle played out at the level of the interface. This article offers a comparative interface analysis between Facebook and LinkedIn. While Facebook is particularly focused on facilitating personal self-presentation, LinkedIn's interface caters towards the need for professional self-promotion. And yet, both platforms deploy similar principles of connectivity and narrative - strategies that can be succinctly revealed in recent interface changes. These changing digital architectures form the necessary backdrop for asking critical questions about online self-presentation: How are public identities shaped through platform interfaces? How do these features enable and constrain the sculpting of personal and professional persona? And what are the consequences of imposed connectivity and narrative uniformity on people's online identities?

The International Librarians Network presents a post by Kim Tairi on personal branding. If we are going to contribute to social media it's important that we consider how we 'brand' ourselves.

"Digital collections marketing is an important, yet often ignored aspect of digital collection management. While many collections are laudable for the quality of their pictures, metadata, and preservation techniques, they often remain obscure, unknown, and therefore inaccessible to their intended user populations. One of the ways digital librarians can cultivate a broader awareness of their collections is through social networking. More importantly, digital librarians who participate in conversations with users through the use of social media become inextricably intertwined with the knowledge creation processes relevant to their collections. This paper presents a set of five general principles (listening, participation, transparency, policy, and strategy) that provide digital librarians with straightforward, concrete strategies for successfully integrating social media into a digital library's overall strategic plan. In addition to these concrete strategies, I also explain the theoretical importance of each principle and its relevance for establishing a rapport with current and potential users of a digital collection."

This is good advice

Ha! I had no idea...nice one Rosemary :-)

My personal pet peeve is when Twitter users take a photo during a presentation, particularly someone's power point slide presentation that they are currently viewing. Not only is this usually a blurry capture that makes no sense to me, but they haven't asked for permission to post one of their slides as public...I was guilty of this myself a few times...I try to avoid it at all costs!

This is another case study that looks at why nonprofit organisations may utilise social media and how they may build a social media policy. In the resulting research, the study outlines how NPOs view social media, what they use it for (i.e. marketing, awareness, etc.) and the barriers it presents. Also, it examines how social media can be used as not only a means of communication, but also as a means to interact with stakeholders in a deeper conversation.

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.

Presented by Michael Oquendo

Judith E. Pasek is STEM liaison librarian at the University of Wyoming, email: jpasek{at}uwyo.edu With great anticipation, I wondered what topic I had been assigned for my on-campus job interview presentation for a librarian position with liaison responsibilities.

Daniel Churchill. New Literacies Team starting point