Reflections on My Semester-Long Blog Project

                In creating posts for this blog, I have explored the different facets of how social media and librarianship interact. As educators, librarians can help develop people’s critical thinking skills so they can identify fake news, become better digital citizens, and avoid scams. Librarians can also use social media to connect to their patrons and customize services, but at the risk of breaching privacy. Library 2.0 and the tailoring of library services to individuals has a lot of promise, but many perils as well. The topic of social media use and abuse in librarianship is broad, and I did not realize at first how many different foci there were within that umbrella topic. I think if I started over again, I might narrow the topic to keep the blog more focused; but, at the same time, if I had begun with a narrow focus I may not have discovered all the information that I have, and formed the perspective that I have now.

                As privacies in America continue to erode, I wonder where libraries will stand in that fight. In theory, we are on the side of maintaining privacy. But, as technology allows us to track patrons better and better, will the allure of making the library more “user friendly” compete with our value of anonymity and privacy? This is not something that will be fought out in theory, but in the libraries and courts (of law and public opinion).

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