[Web4lib] LibGig

[B.G. Sloan]

I just realized I hadn't shared my opinion of LibGig.com, even though I was the one who mentioned it in the first place.  :-)

When I first looked over the site I noticed that there was a venture capitalist (VC) involved. So I thought "OK, some VC is speculating to make some dot-com money." Nothing particularly wrong with that...people do it all the time. My next thought was "What convinced them they could make money off of a librarian-specific employment site?" We're not exactly rolling in money and there are other existing sites that do the same thing.

We'll see what happens...

Bernie Sloan
Sora Associates




--- On Sat, 6/21/08, Tim Spalding <tim at librarything.com> wrote:

> From: Tim Spalding <tim at librarything.com>
> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] LibGig
> To: "Toby Greenwalt" <theanalogdivide at gmail.com>
> Cc: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Date: Saturday, June 21, 2008, 5:44 PM
> 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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