In comparison to many networks of LIS folk (and I only joined this one a matter of days ago) it seems to me that this discussion alone is evidence for this network being active!
As far as Ning not developing new features as fast as facebook, I ca...
If the network were dead, there would be no activity. But there has been a lot of activity in the past year - maybe less now than in April 2008, but that doesn't mean it's not "working."
I think a great majority of us don't like the speed at whic...
I agree with you Connie, but I also think it may be a culture thing among libraryfolk. I am a library systems manager from a large English county and I worry that if I start entering conversations in networks like Ning I will have less time for 'c...
Frankly I don't care if the big names are here or not. That is a straw man argument. LISzen Trends is not a fair comparison to this group. LISzen Trends seemed designed to fail from the beginning, in my eyes.
You keep talking about "library-specific" being the cause for this forum being quiet, and ignoring my alternative explanations; in what way is my rephrasing of this a straw-man?
Yes, Ning lets you create a network around any theme you want. Frien...
Deborah, nobody suggested "Focusing on 'subject-specific' to the exclusion of all else." This is a straw man.
You know as well as I do that Ning exists for people to create their own networks around whatever theme they want, in the same sense tha...
Hi David,
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.
Hello, I'm Amanda. I completed my MLS in December 2008 at the University of Maryland, College Park. I currently work for the database vendor RIPM, the Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals (aka Repertoire international de la presse musicale), a...
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