[Web4lib] LibGig

[Tim Spalding]

Surely making money off librarians is tough to do...

As much as, somewhere in the back of my mind, I imagine LT becoming so
central to librarians' work lives, and as much as I think Ning is
cool, why do librarians need a dedicated service like this?

Aren't librarians and librarian jobs segregated enough already? What's
wrong with LinkedIn and Monster and so forth?

I'm just asking. Is there a case to be made for a separate site?

Tim

On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 5:32 PM, Toby Greenwalt
<theanalogdivide at gmail.com> wrote:
> My impression of the LibGig site is that it's more of a "yoo-hoo, venture
> capitalists" sign than anything else. The vast majority of the information
> is readily available from other sources, and most of what's promised seems
> to be a blip on the horizon.
>
> Give it a few months, and then check back to see if it's developed into
> something useful.
>
> Toby Greenwalt
> Chicagoland, IL
>
> On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 4:27 PM, Bill Drew <dreww at tc3.edu> wrote:
>
>> Lacks any real social network features.  Can't even find a link to edit
>> my own profile.  Needs lots of work.  Take a look at my
>> library20.ning.com social network.
>>
>> -----------------------------------------
>> Wilfred (Bill) Drew, M.S., B.S., A.S.
>> Interim Library Director
>> Librarian, Systems and Tech Services
>> Tompkins Cortland Community College  (TC3) Library:
>> http://www.tc3.edu/library/
>> Dryden, N.Y. 13053-0139
>> E-mail: dreww at tc3.edu
>> Phone: 607-844-8222 ext.4406
>> AOL Instant Messenger:BillDrew4
>> Online Identity: http://claimID.com/billdrew
>> StrengthsQuest: Ideation, Input, Learner, Activator, Communication
>> http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill_Drew/
>>
>> >>> "Rob Amend" <rob.amend at gmail.com> 06/20/08 7:58 PM >>>
>> It's not really a networking site--there doesn't seem to be a way to
>> access
>> other profiles (which are minimal at best) and there are a number of
>> Drupal
>> errors associated with some actions (like posting a comment.) This is
>> "beta"
>> as it used to be--it isn't ready for prime time.
>>
>> Rob Amend
>> Reference Librarian
>> rob.amend at gmail.com
>> blog.reftechrob.com
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 6:24 PM, B.G. Sloan <bgsloan2 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > I'm curious to see what people think about this...
>> >
>> > "LibGig is a new professional networking website dedicated to bringing
>> > together everyone who accesses, organizes, creates, manages, produces
>> or
>> > distributes information for a living."
>> >
>> > http://www.libgig.com/
>> >
>> > Bernie Sloan
>> > Sora Associates
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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