Oops if I had been thinking about my 'professional' brand I really wouldn't have called this blog 'old librarian...' I'm honestly not that old!
If I get bitten by the blogging bug, which I hope I do, I will have to create a new blog with a more appropriate name.
I was struck by how well designed Joanne's blog is and how the theme runs through her business cards aswell. I don't have design skills or knowledge of blog packages. This is something I must find the time to learn about.
One of my reasons for joining in with cpd23 is to embrace social networking and make it part of my world. I have never filled in my linked in or facebook profiles. My natural inclination is to be private. I had an unpleasant experience with someone tracking me down through my work details on google. This put me off 'revealing' myself. I think it's time to be brave and look outside my world to connect with others. Get over myself if you like!
I use twitter fairly regularly. However, I don't feel it's appropriate to write detailed tweets that relate to my work. I am a User Services Librarian. Many aspects of my work are delicate or confidential. They relate to staffing matters and problems students are having with their use of the library. I am well aware that what might be a funny story amongst colleagues could give a dreadful impression of our users or staff to others. Another thing to be careful about.
So thing 3 has been extremely thought provoking for me.
Thanks for reading...
I find the brand thing fascinating, and think it does matter to have a clear plan up front of who you are going to be (work you, personal you, split accounts, professional etc). This is my plan: http://katiepiatt.blogspot.com/2010/08/managing-my-digital-identity.html
ReplyDeleteI try never to use Twitter to sound off about work things, but still want to give people a flavour of what it is that I do...and it's never *all* positive...good luck finding the balance!