Everything I Need to Know I Learned Online

An online community is a group of people who connect with one another over time and through space using the Internet as their primary medium. Online communities also act, albeit through text. They organize political action, introduce to-be spouses, and create new products and tools. This article dis...

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Published in:Library journal (1976) 2005-02, Vol.130 (3), p.34-35
Main Author: Hill, Chrystie R
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Archives & records
Citizenship Responsibility
Collaboration
Community
Community Relations
Computer Mediated Communication
Discussion groups
Educational Technology
Electronic Libraries
Electronic mail
Information communication
Information professionals
Internet
Job Skills
Learning Readiness
Librarians
Libraries
Library Administration
Library and information science
Library Automation
Library Personnel
Library Services
Online transaction processing
Open source software
Professional development
Public libraries
Publishing
Reference services
Users
Verbal communication
Virtual communities
World Wide Web
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Summary:An online community is a group of people who connect with one another over time and through space using the Internet as their primary medium. Online communities also act, albeit through text. They organize political action, introduce to-be spouses, and create new products and tools. This article discusses how one librarian used online communities to save time, establish professional links, and reconnect with the roots of the profession.
ISSN:0363-0277