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Ellen Naylor Social Networks in Research: Friend or Foe? [ABSTRACT]
9th March 2010

For researchers, the wealth of information now available in social networks like LinkedIn and Twitter can be a time saver. But there are some people, and some information, that are truly only accessible via a Web 1.0 mode: cold-calling. Ellen Naylor shares tips on using social media information to warm up the cold call process.

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Stewart Bain Life is Tweet: Social Media at Orkney Library & Archive [ABSTRACT]
9th March 2010

In this third of a three-part series of how social media has been implemented in vertical markets, Stewart Bain shares his experience with using Twitter and Facebook for the Orkney Library & Archive. By keeping social media messaging informative, timely, and flexible, the library has found new ways to reach constituents.

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John O'Gorman Knowledge in the round: Information management in a 3-D world [ABSTRACT]
9th March 2010

In a digital world, a single- or two-dimensional approach to information classification is increasingly out of step. Using the precepts of Q6 and Quantum Semantics, John O'Gorman describes a multi-dimensional approach that transforms flat metadata and keywords into rich information assets.

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