Ahhh… so much is new to me!
Ning (http://www.ning.com/) is a site that allows you to either create your own social network or join an existing social network. There are over 30,000 networks already on Ning. The variety of networks available is mindboggling… from Navy Moms to Vegetarian to Brazilian to People into Tattoos to Firefighter to People who like Good Charlotte to Political Debators, etc… you name it, you can probably find a group to join that covers it. It’s a fascinating site to peruse because it gives you a chance to explore many different types of people as well as interests that you may not typically consider.
I could definitely see myself joining several groups for personal use that I discovered on Ning. I could even see myself creating my own social network (it seems so easy!) Of course, I won’t be doing any of these things until I finish grad school, because SCILS in and of itself provides us with life-encompassing endeavors.
I also think that Ning could be used in a public library setting to create book discussion groups or book recommendation groups. In a school library, Ning can be used to create the latter groups as well as project discussion groups, researching groups, class/grade groups, etc. Particularly in a school setting it would have to be closely monitored by the SLMS but I think that librarians, library patrons and students would really enjoy creating and using their own specific groups.
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This is an exciting site. I think you are right, this site could be used for book clubs and other social activities in the libraries. Thanks for the link. I'll explore it as soon as this jam-packed class if over :=)
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