Connecting librarians worldwide through social media and virtual collaboration:

Good practice from IFLA’s New Professionals Special Interest Group

Sebastian Wilke | @listravelerInformation Services Librarian, Qatar National Library

(Co-)Convenor, New Professionals Special Interest Group (2010-2014)

18th March, SLA AGC 2015, Abu Dhabi

NPSIG is an open global network for LIS New Professionals and supporters. The group is meeting at IFLA Congresses and other events organizing sessions and workshops.

LIS students and new librarians are often not able to make it to conferences abroad. This is why NPSIG is very active when it comes to virtual meetings and online collaboration.

make local events accessible online

turn professional development from on-site into online

experiment with virtual meetings

become a librarian broadcaster

takeaways

virtual collaboration applicable to non-associational context

start with simple equipment and freely available tools

look for access to licensed tools and platforms

learning by doing, behind and in front of the camera

NPSIG

Blog: npsig.wordpress.comTwitter: @npsig

Sebastian Wilke

Blog: sebastianwilke.wordpress.comTwitter: @listraveler