Discovery: Go to either one of the Nings above or find one that intrests you and look at the different features and options then write a blog post about what you think a Ning would be good for and how you might use it.
The Houston Association of School Librarians is a ning network that I am already familiar with. This is an online network that connects librarians and future librarians.
A Ning would be a great online tool for my library. I tried using Shelfari to create a sense of an online book-community but depending on the complexity of creating a Ning, this could be an alternative. I could use this site to publicize and organize library programming. There are pages for members to join, to post events, share photos and videos, and a discussion forum. This is different that a blog because members are more interactive in creating the digital community.
Nings are such a great way to see how folks in similar situations do things...so comforting don't you think?
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