LIS  Michael Habib

UPDATED: 11/22/2006

With this blog I hope to add an original and unique voice to the conversations being held by library and information services professionals. I frequently discuss Library 2.0, Web 2.0, information literacy instruction (both in academic and public libraries), virtual reference (IM, chat, etc.), distance education, social networking services, social and community informatics, intellectual freedom, and privacy.

I will be graduating from the School of Information and Library Science at UNC-Chapel Hill in December. I am currently seeking employment at either a library or a web services company.

I plan to develop online communities and services that promote the idea of digital library as place. Like physical libraries, digital libraries need to be community centers, collaborative study spaces, meeting spaces, etc. In addition, I plan to train library users to use new technologies and information resources.

To accomplish these goals, I have gained experience in traditional library services as well as chat and instant messaging reference services. Through my coursework, I have explored the theories and technologies necessary to develop thriving online communities.

You can view a copy of my resume here: .pdf

My Master’s Paper: Toward Academic Library 2.0

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Michael C. Habib

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