About Me

Hello! My name is Chrissy. The purpose of this blog is to communicate with my professor and classmates in LIBR 246-06 this Fall 2010 semester. The class is 'Web 2.0,' and I will be learning and writing about the ways to integrate social networking software into the everyday life of the library world.

I am getting toward the end of my SLIS degree with my expected graduation falling somewhere around Fall or Winter of 2011 depending on how each semester/life goes. I live in Portland, Oregon, with my fantastic husband of two years, Brandon. I grew up in Minnesota, we met at school in Missouri, and we moved here to the Pacific Northwest for his school. My only experience thus far in libraries is a volunteer at the Multnomah County Library system here in Portland, but I'm anxious to get on my way and get into the library field.

When I'm not working retail or doing school work, my interest include baking (bread in particular), reading (kind of a given at this point), and learning German with my husband (ich bin eine Frau).

[Rosetta Stone. But not the one from which I am learning German.]

I look forward to learning how social software can influence how the library interacts with patrons at their level. As more people turn to social networking to communicate, the library must not only be an online presence but a social networking presence as well. In the future, I know there will be opportunities for me to educate fellow librarians about the benefits of social networking and social software as well as other Web 2.0 elements. Knowing as much as I can about various options to connect with patrons and advertise library services will help me to better serve patrons.