Comments on: Authority lies in Social Proof http://librarydigitalprojects.com/2007/06/12/authority-lies-in-social-proof/ supporting research in digital libraries & usability Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:12:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: A Digital Outrigger / Learning Object: The Role of Social Proof in Academic Publishing http://librarydigitalprojects.com/2007/06/12/authority-lies-in-social-proof/comment-page-1/#comment-5773 A Digital Outrigger / Learning Object: The Role of Social Proof in Academic Publishing Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:57:58 +0000 http://librarydigitalprojects.com/2007/06/12/authority-lies-in-social-proof/#comment-5773 [...] Library with the Lead Pipe has inspired me to try and expand on some thoughts on the importance of social proof. I especially like their third category of learning objects: CATEGORY 3. Provide students with MORE [...] [...] Library with the Lead Pipe has inspired me to try and expand on some thoughts on the importance of social proof. I especially like their third category of learning objects: CATEGORY 3. Provide students with MORE [...]

]]> By: A Digital Outrigger / Negative Potential in Social Proof http://librarydigitalprojects.com/2007/06/12/authority-lies-in-social-proof/comment-page-1/#comment-5709 A Digital Outrigger / Negative Potential in Social Proof Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:32:16 +0000 http://librarydigitalprojects.com/2007/06/12/authority-lies-in-social-proof/#comment-5709 [...] powerful as social proof is, there is a potential downside. The potential this downside has on the social internet, I have [...] [...] powerful as social proof is, there is a potential downside. The potential this downside has on the social internet, I have [...]

]]> By: BradandPitti http://librarydigitalprojects.com/2007/06/12/authority-lies-in-social-proof/comment-page-1/#comment-5692 BradandPitti Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:53:44 +0000 http://librarydigitalprojects.com/2007/06/12/authority-lies-in-social-proof/#comment-5692 cool site :-) cool site :-)

]]> By: A Digital Outrigger / CCK08: The Role of “Social Proof” in Connective Knowledge http://librarydigitalprojects.com/2007/06/12/authority-lies-in-social-proof/comment-page-1/#comment-5661 A Digital Outrigger / CCK08: The Role of “Social Proof” in Connective Knowledge Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:05:56 +0000 http://librarydigitalprojects.com/2007/06/12/authority-lies-in-social-proof/#comment-5661 [...] I outlined earlier, Social Proof relies on the “awesome influence of the behavior of similar others” in a way that’s illustrated in this cartoon from Cialdini’s book Influence: the [...] [...] I outlined earlier, Social Proof relies on the “awesome influence of the behavior of similar others” in a way that’s illustrated in this cartoon from Cialdini’s book Influence: the [...]

]]> By: Steve McCann http://librarydigitalprojects.com/2007/06/12/authority-lies-in-social-proof/comment-page-1/#comment-1287 Steve McCann Sun, 17 Jun 2007 21:10:58 +0000 http://librarydigitalprojects.com/2007/06/12/authority-lies-in-social-proof/#comment-1287 Thanks for the comment Laura. I'm still optimistic enough to think that Librarians still have relevancy, but what I'm not sure about is the breadth and depth of it. My guess is that our relevancy is tied very closely to our users (which may be a redundant thing to say ...) Thanks for the comment Laura. I’m still optimistic enough to think that Librarians still have relevancy, but what I’m not sure about is the breadth and depth of it. My guess is that our relevancy is tied very closely to our users (which may be a redundant thing to say …)

]]> By: Laura http://librarydigitalprojects.com/2007/06/12/authority-lies-in-social-proof/comment-page-1/#comment-1286 Laura Sun, 17 Jun 2007 03:16:32 +0000 http://librarydigitalprojects.com/2007/06/12/authority-lies-in-social-proof/#comment-1286 Hi, I stumbled upon your blog when searching for info on GEMS. Yours is a refreshing voice for information specialists and educators. I've grown weary of the K-12 blogosphere dominated by librarians desperately in search of the next big thing. You're asking the big questions in a humorous, intelligent way. As a library media specialist (yes, I have both an MLIS and teaching certificate resulting in a mildly split personality), I too read Weinberger's piece and tried to rouse the interest of my colleagues by posting on a listserv. There was little interest; this concerns me. How does the revolution change the role of the librarian? Do we begin to teach tagging? Shouldn't I teach how to use Google instead of Boolean logic in a world dominated by KWOC searching? Does it even matter what I teach? As you point out we need a social ranking system: "...we wait around for them to build their own, because they will and they are." Postmodernism, where everything and everyone is relevant, meet information "science". It's a future, a now, where everyone is relevant but us. Hi,

I stumbled upon your blog when searching for info on GEMS. Yours is a refreshing voice for information specialists and educators. I’ve grown weary of the K-12 blogosphere dominated by librarians desperately in search of the next big thing. You’re asking the big questions in a humorous, intelligent way.

As a library media specialist (yes, I have both an MLIS and teaching certificate resulting in a mildly split personality), I too read Weinberger’s piece and tried to rouse the interest of my colleagues by posting on a listserv. There was little interest; this concerns me. How does the revolution change the role of the librarian? Do we begin to teach tagging? Shouldn’t I teach how to use Google instead of Boolean logic in a world dominated by KWOC searching? Does it even matter what I teach?

As you point out we need a social ranking system: “…we wait around for them to build their own, because they will and they are.” Postmodernism, where everything and everyone is relevant, meet information “science”. It’s a future, a now, where everyone is relevant but us.

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