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Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University

About Me:

I wear a lot of hats: reference and emerging technologies librarian, agriculture and forestry subject specialist, liaison to our Plant & Soil Sciences Dept as well as Ag & Bio Engineering, liaison to the Extension and Experiment station folks, etc.

I'm from Mississippi, but I spent 15 years in Boston or New York working first as a mystery editor, then hedge fund marketer, and ending up as a serials staff member at MIT. I received my MLIS from Simmons College Graduate School for Library and Information Science in 2005 and then moved back to MS to begin work at MSU.

My current research focus is on social networking tools as used in academia, including blogs as grey literature and wikis in academic microcommunities.

Library Website:

http://library.msstate.edu/vitaportal/individual.asp?netid=acp120

Blog:

http://amandaclaypowers.com

What is Your Interest in Library 2.0 (not yes or no)

I specialize in applying emerging technologies to public services. I manage the Libraries' Facebook presence, CHAT, teach staff training, lead the Library 2.0 Committee, and chair our annual MS Library 2.0 Summit.

I have taught staff training workshops on myspace, IM, wikis, and podcasting. In our 2.0 Workshop series, sponsored by our Library 2.0 Committee, we are also offering staff training on Facebook, blogging and RSS feeds, and more to come...

We are currently working on ways to institutionalize the introduction of new 2.0 technology services in our Libraries, and we have successfully launched a Facebook and Flickr presence for the Libraries.

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At 7:26am on May 26, 2009, Mike McQueen said…: Hi Amanda,
I'm a teacher librarian & recently started a community based blog for getting boys to read - http://GettingBoysToRead.com. Please send me a friend request if you'd like to network, share ideas, and learn more about getting boys to read.

Sincerely,
Mike McQueen

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At 3:55pm on April 16, 2008, Nan Moak said…: Amanda, how can i register for 2.0? That link on the website is down.

At 3:41pm on April 16, 2008, Nan Moak said…: I would love to come. I am new @ this job though so I'll have to do some asking of the boss. I'll have to look up the info! Thanks for mentioning it. I'll let you know!