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Networking is the process of building up and using a group of contacts that can help you in your personal or professional life. It can be just a social activity but you can also develop a network to help you in your career. A good network can help both in terms of developing your career and in improving your practice.
In the commercial world networks are useful for getting to know potential customers and suppliers. In the world of public services networks can be used as a way of getting information and advice, to develop your awareness of issues affecting yor profession and to get support and help.
Networks are best developed through personal contacts - meeting people at conferences, seminars and social occasions. However networks can be developed and maintained by using technology. Telephone and e-mail are the basic tools for keeping in touch but recently a number of new technologies have been developed. These are often called Web 2.0 (web version 2). In Web 1.0 people could write websites which other people could read but this was a one-way flow. Web 2.0 is more interactive. Two or more people can communicate with each other. Examples of Web 2.0 technologies are wikis (like this one), blogs & micro blogs (e.g. Twitter) and social networking sites (e.g. Facebook).
The Next Generation programme is an opportunity to develop a network which could help you through your career. Obviously it will be nice if you make personal friendships but you should also see it as an opportunity to develop a professional network. It is also an opportunity to try out some of these Web 2.0 networking tools.
In the commercial world networks are useful for getting to know potential customers and suppliers. In the world of public services networks can be used as a way of getting information and advice, to develop your awareness of issues affecting yor profession and to get support and help.
Networks are best developed through personal contacts - meeting people at conferences, seminars and social occasions. However networks can be developed and maintained by using technology. Telephone and e-mail are the basic tools for keeping in touch but recently a number of new technologies have been developed. These are often called Web 2.0 (web version 2). In Web 1.0 people could write websites which other people could read but this was a one-way flow. Web 2.0 is more interactive. Two or more people can communicate with each other. Examples of Web 2.0 technologies are wikis (like this one), blogs & micro blogs (e.g. Twitter) and social networking sites (e.g. Facebook).
The Next Generation programme is an opportunity to develop a network which could help you through your career. Obviously it will be nice if you make personal friendships but you should also see it as an opportunity to develop a professional network. It is also an opportunity to try out some of these Web 2.0 networking tools.
- Next Generation wiki. I will use this website to post information about the course. You can add comments to each page by using the Theads link below. You can also join the site. When you do this you can edit pages and add new pages. On the NG home page there is a table. You could add your name and place of work to this table. You could then make a link from your place of work to your organisations website. Next you could set up a new page on this website about yourself. Perhaps the Museums Sheffield Visitor Assistants could set up a page about what you all do. You can put a link in the table from your name to this new page. As the programme develops you can find other information and links to add.
- SINTO Blog. A blog is a web log or online diary. I use the Sinto blog to post regular enteries about events run by SINTO or discussion of professional issues in librarianship. Readers can post comments to my entries. All Next Generation candidates are welcome to read my blog and there will be other blogs available about museums and archives. If you discover any useful ones you could mention them on this wiki.
- NextGen10 Twitter Twitter is what is called a microblog. You can post very short messages. To use Twitter you have to set up an account. You can then choose to follow other Twitterers - that means you will receive their messages. If you search for and follow "NextGen10" you will receive messages from me about the programme. These will often be reminders about longer messages on this website. Other organisations and individuals use Twitter to broadcast news and you will find many relevant to you. (For example MLA has a Twitter feed). If you follow these as well they will appear on your Twitter page when you log in. You can post your own messages about the course, or just to say hello, and other candidates can choose to follow you. Twitter can be very addictive and as long as you don't start to follow too many people it can be a quick way of keeping in touch and finding out what is going on.
