An Introduction to LinkedIn for LibrariansWayne Gibbons, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

Introduction to LinkedIn

• What is it?

• How does it work?

• What’s in it for me?

What is it?

• Incorporates, but goes beyond:

• Social Networking• Online Résumé• News feed

How does it “go beyond”?

• Social Networking

• Online Résumé

• News Feed

How does it “go beyond”?

• Social Networking

• Online Résumé

• News Feed

How does it “go beyond”?

• Social Networking

• Online Résumé

• News Feed

How does it work?

• Create a profile• Follow interesting news feeds• Join groups• Post updates• Check in regularly

• Have a look at this example…..

What’s in it for me?

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Introduction to LinkedIn

• What is it?

• How does it work?

• What’s in it for me?

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