Course:LIBR559M

• This is the general course page for LIBR559M. An alternative sandbox pagea is located on the instructor's wiki: LIBR559M wiki projects.

• Wikis are widely used in the information profession and they allow people to collaborate and publish projects. The UBC wiki space is, like the rest of UBC wiki, open to anyone in the world to read. Please see the article Using the UBC Wiki for Course Work for more information about this space.

2015 Subpages

Create your own subpage (sandbox) for your wiki entry such as:

• Uber: the pros and cons of ridesharing
• Ello: an introduction to ad-free social networking
• Facebook and shifting policies on privacy for users
• Sex on the run: the role of GPS technology in social media and “hooking up”
• Is FourSquare dead? An update on locative media
• Using Tumblr to instigate discussion in your community
• Pinterest: its use for visual learners

2013 Subpages

• 2013GroupIII-wiki/Social Media in Academic Libraries
• DatingApps
• Goodreads and Libraries
• Group4Wiki
• Group5Wiki
• Hooking Up/Getting Down: The Controversies Surrounding Dating Apps
• Making a Mashup-Friendly Library
• Overview of Social Media in the Arab Spring
• Pinterest as a Promotional Tool for Public Libraries
• Social Media Instruction
• Social Media and Mental Health
• When Push Comes to Not-Shove, but Pull