Peter Fernandez Copyright (c) 2011 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/peter_fernandez Recent documents in Peter Fernandez en-us Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:49:27 PDT 3600 Zotero: Information Management Software 2.0 http://works.bepress.com/peter_fernandez/6 http://works.bepress.com/peter_fernandez/6 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:53:19 PDT Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight how the open-source bibliographic management program Zotero harnesses Web 2.0 features to make library resources more accessible to casual users without sacrificing advanced features. This reduces the barriers understanding library resources and provides additional functionality when organizing information resources.

Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews select aspects of the program to illustrate how it can be used by patrons and information professionals, and why information professionals should be aware of it.

Findings – Zotero has some limitations, but succeeds in meeting the information management needs of a wide variety of users, particularly users who use online resources.

Originality/value – This paper is of interest to information professionals seeking free software that can make managing bibliographic information easier for themselves and their patrons.

]]> Peter Fernandez Technology for Liaison Librarians Too Good to Be True?: Implementing the Open-Source Program Zotero at a University Library http://works.bepress.com/peter_fernandez/5 http://works.bepress.com/peter_fernandez/5 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:09:47 PDT Presented at the American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

With the release of the 2.0 Beta, Zotero has taken powerful personal bibliographic management software to the next level, making the open-source program a legitimate alternative to for-profit products such as RefWorks and EndNote. It utilizes a simple iTunes™–like interface within the Firefox web browser that gives users the ability to easily download and manipulate bibliographic information with a single click from most popular websites and databases. For more advanced users, Zotero has the potential to be a powerful information management system that incorporates the best features of Web 2.0. The poster describes the process of highlighting the diverse benefits of Zotero to various stakeholders (e.g., branch and main campus faculty, students, library administration, colleagues, other local libraries) and overcoming the challenges of promoting an open-source product. This involved creation of support and promotional materials that corresponded with the new paradigm that open-source products create, as well as taking the lead in using the product to complete projects, and providing demonstrations in a variety of forums.

]]> Peter Fernandez Ethics in a Digital World: Using Policies to Guide Professional and Personal Presence in Social Networking Spaces http://works.bepress.com/peter_fernandez/4 http://works.bepress.com/peter_fernandez/4 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:06:38 PDT The panel of four speakers address topics including privacy considerations for librarians using social networking sites; issues of librarian self-disclosure online; First Amendment concerns around using social networking sites for library outreach; and advice on how writing social software policies.

]]> Peter Fernandez Ethics and Social Networking Sites Social Networking Privacy and Generation Y: Applying Library Values to Social Networking Sites http://works.bepress.com/peter_fernandez/3 http://works.bepress.com/peter_fernandez/3 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:33:47 PDT Librarians face many challenges when dealing with issues of privacy within the mediated space of social networking sites. Conceptually, social networking sites differ from libraries on privacy as a value. Research about Generation Y students, the primary clientele of undergraduate libraries, can inform librarians’ relationship to this important emerging technology. Five recommendations assist librarians in expanding their traditional commitment to privacy into the realm of social networking sites.

]]> Peter Fernandez Ethics and Social Networking Sites Balancing Outreach and Privacy in Facebook: Five Guiding Decision Points http://works.bepress.com/peter_fernandez/2 http://works.bepress.com/peter_fernandez/2 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:39:01 PDT The purpose of this paper is to highlight five decision points intended to serve as guideposts for librarians attempting to conceptualize their own efforts within Facebook.

]]> Peter Fernandez Ethics and Social Networking Sites Online Social Networking Sites and Privacy: Revisiting Ethical Considerations for a New Generation of Technology http://works.bepress.com/peter_fernandez/1 http://works.bepress.com/peter_fernandez/1 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:23:24 PDT Libraries in the US have a different ethical obligation regarding privacy than do the companies behind the most popular social networking websites. By maintaining a presence on social networking sites, libraries risk legitimizing companies whose primary goal is profit, and whose profit is based on the free flow of information about their customers. This article outlines a model for thinking about these two seemingly contradictory perspectives on privacy. Despite legitimate concerns over privacy, social networking sites are not entirely incompatible with the mission of most libraries. Responsible appropriation of this technology however, requires a nuanced understanding of both libraries commitment to privacy, as well as the nature of the companies that run these websites.

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