Note - credit to Rebecca Davies of Aberystwyth University, whose original presentation I remixed (with her permission) to create this - thanks Rebecca!

1. making a tweet of yourself a personal view on why I use social networking – for work Mark Hughes Head of Collections @mark_h_swansea

4. So what’s my motivation? staying in touch

5. So what’s my motivation? Get to things I can’t afford to go to (time or money)...

6. So what’s my motivation? Keep up with professional (& other) news and issues

7. So what’s my motivation? Use other peoples great ideas.. http://prezi.com/if9wccvvunup/escaping-the-echo-chamber/

8. So what’s my motivation? getting funding & ideas for funding

9. So what’s my motivation? giving some staff an easy way to talk to me

10. So what’s my motivation? Proving that I’m doing stuff – like today

11. So what’s my motivation? warning people of what’s getting me interested...

12. So what’s my motivation? Finding out more about someone

14. Martin Bean, VC of the Open University .... digital divide is no longer about haves and have nots in terms of access to IT and ownership of devices.... "In my mind now the digital divide is much more about those that actually understand how to use and apply technology in their lives and their work as a necessity , rather than simply getting access to the technology...” http://www.kable.co.uk/ou-head-says-digital-divide-has-shifted-13apr10

16. It’s not just “understand” – it’s in our job description ... “ As a library and information professional you will develop the ability to design, create, identify, locate, retrieve and exploit information in all formats ” http:// www.cilip.org.uk/jobs-careers/careers-gateway/pages/startingalibraryandinformationcareer.aspx

17. How will you... (if you don’t use social networking?) stay in touch get to things you can’t afford to go to... keep up with professional news & issues use other peoples ideas get funding give some staff an easy way to talk to you prove that you’re doing stuff – like today warn folks of what’s getting you interested... find out more about someone...

19. Twitter done well! Build it..and they will come...(in their 1,000's)