MODERATOR
Aaron Tay Chee Hsien, National University of Singapore (NUS) Libraries
See his profile at https://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/iatul2012/archives/1010/
PANEL SPEAKERS
Ravi S Sharma has been an associate professor at the WKWSCI, NTU since January 2004. He is also the principal investigator of the NRF-funded Special Interest Group on Interactive Digital Enterprise (SIGIDE). Ravi had spent the previous 10 years in industry as Asean Communications Industry Principal at IBM Global Services and Director of the Multimedia Competency Centre of Deutsche Telekom Asia. Ravi’s teaching, consulting and research interests are in knowledge and digital economic strategies. He has authored over 100 technical papers and his work has appeared in leading journals, conferences, trade publications and the broadcast media. . He has also co-authored a graduate level text on KM Tools and Techniques. Ravi received his PhD in engineering from the University of Waterloo.
Preetam organises peer-learning events across SE Asia, often in collaboration with public libraries. Preetam is an Apple Distinguished Educator. He designs and facilitates technology programs for educators and non-profits. Preetam was a regional editor at Global Voices, a citizen media aggregation project initiated by the Berkman Centre for Internet and Society. He helps organisations make sense of technology trends and is a regular presenter at Asian technology events. Preetam co-developed iwinkd.com, a web service that allowed readers to discuss a loaned out library book with past borrowers.
Raymond is currently pursuing a degree in Communications & New Media at the National University of Singapore. An avid social media user, he is interested in all things new media (as you can probably guess), and is just beginning to kick off an e-learning start-up.
Isaac TEO is Senior Manager, National Library Arts and Singapore Memory Project at the National Library Board, Singapore. His current portfolio encompasses the digital engagement facet of the Singapore Memory Project. It includes the development of the official Singapore Memory Project website, social media efforts to engage in and generate conversation with the online community towards the aim of building a tapestry of perspectives and personal narratives that will tell the collective Singapore Story. He holds an MBA from the Singapore Management University (SMU) and a BBA from the National University of Singapore (NUS).
#iatul2012 panelists includes @preetamrai @isaacteo. Moderator @aarontay twitter.com/ramblinglib/st…
— Ivan Chew (@ramblinglib) June 7, 2012
Panelists for social media forum #F411 #iatul2012 twitter.com/iatul2012/stat…
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
#iatul2012 use of a clicker for audience poll twitter.com/ramblinglib/st…
— Ivan Chew (@ramblinglib) June 7, 2012
Issue 1: Social media and information overload #F411 #iatul2012
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
#iatul2012 poll results: do you suffer from info overload from social media? twitter.com/ramblinglib/st…
— Ivan Chew (@ramblinglib) June 7, 2012
#iatul2012#F411 what is your strategiesfor managing information overload?
— Phoebe Lim Choon Lan (@PhoebeLimCL) June 7, 2012
46% feel they are not overloaded by information and are in control #F411 #iatul2012
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
#iatul2012 #F411 8% dont use social media…hmmm
— Tina Hohmann (@guacamole37) June 7, 2012
#iatul2012 managing info overload: “being selective of who I follow”; he follows the key news aggregators @preetamrai
— Ivan Chew (@ramblinglib) June 7, 2012
Student Raymond Lau claims that he is an information addict #F411 #iatul2012
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
Prof. Sharma: Social media is like sex, just because you use it a lot and like it so much does not mean you are an addict #F411 #iatul2012
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
Prof.Sharma: I came across timely articles from my students through social media #F411 #iatul2012
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
Prof. Sharma: Today’s noise can become tomorrow’s music #F411 #iatul2012
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
Issue 2: Value adding of libraries in social media.
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
48% of the audience think that Facebook is most effective in engaging with users #F411 #iatul2012 twitter.com/iatul2012/stat…
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
When I click “like”, it means we students are interested in such particular info and want more such info: student Raymond#F411 #iatul2012
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
Student Raymond Lau: I usually delete the mass emails sent by libraries #F411 #iatul2012
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
RT @iPublius: #IATUL2012 – “Everybody’s on FB” – Did someone forget China? #F411
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
@preetamrai : why libraries aren’t doing what amazon does by showing who else borrowed the book? #F411 #iatul2012
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
#iatul2012, maybe everyone can follow on.fb.me/LnfcSp as a start. -> be iatul fb’s friends/like
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
RT @ramblinglib: #iatul2012 “I spend a lot of time on Facebook (as part of my work)” -@isaacteo
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
RT @lgreenpd: #IATUL2012 Interesting opening discussion about social media overload. Be selective as good stuff will bubble to the surfa …
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
@iatul2012 great way of interaction with the audience. I love it;)
— İlkay Holt (@ilkayholt) June 7, 2012