{"id":2466,"date":"2013-08-01T14:44:17","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T19:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meredith.wolfwater.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=2466"},"modified":"2024-08-04T20:19:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T01:19:07","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meredith.wolfwater.com\/wordpress\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Writing and research are great pleasures of mine and my work has been cited in hundreds of scholarly and professional publications, used as required readings in graduate-level library and education classes, and reviewed in many major library science publications. You can view selected publications that have cited my writing in my Google Scholar profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Books<\/h3>\n

\"Social<\/a>Farkas, Meredith G. Social Software in Libraries: Building Collaboration, Communication and Community Online.<\/em> Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2007.
\nThis is the first book to explore the growing phenomenon of social software and how these technologies can be applied in libraries. Social software lets libraries show a human face online, helping them communicate, educate, and interact with their communities. This nuts-and-bolts guide provides librarians with the information and skills necessary to implement the most popular and effective social software technologies: blogs, RSS, wikis, social networking software, screencasting, photo-sharing, podcasting, instant messaging, gaming, and more. Success stories and interviews highlight these tools\u2019 ease-of-use\u2014and tremendous impact. Novice readers will find ample descriptions and advice on using each technology, while veteran users of social software will discover new applications and approaches. Supported by the author\u2019s Web page.<\/p>\n

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Book Chapters<\/h3>\n

\"Handheld
\nFarkas, Meredith G. <\/a>“Mobile Learning: The Teacher in your Pocket.”<\/a> The Handheld Library: Mobile Technology and the Librarian<\/em>. Eds. Thomas A. Peters and Lori Bell. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2013.<\/p>\n

Farkas, Meredith. \u201cLibraries Need to Ask Tough Questions Before Embracing E-Books.\u201d At Issue: Are Books Becoming Extinct?<\/em> Eds. David Haugen and Susan Musser. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2012.<\/p>\n

Farkas, Meredith G. \u201cEmbedded Library, Embedded Librarian: Strategies for Providing Reference Services in Online Courseware.\u201d The Desk and Beyond: Next-Generation Reference Services.<\/em> Eds. Sarah Steiner and M. Leslie Madden. Chicago: ACRL, 2008.<\/p>\n

Farkas, Meredith G. \u201cTraining Librarians for the Future: Integrating Technology into LIS Education.\u201d Information Tomorrow: Reflections on Technology and the Future of Public & Academic Libraries.<\/em> Ed. Rachel Singer Gordon. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2007.<\/p>\n

Articles<\/h3>\n

\"Reference<\/a><\/p>\n

Kirby, M., & Farkas, M. (2024). “Leading and Locked Out: Academic Community College Librarianship.”<\/a> College & Research Libraries News<\/i>,\u00a085<\/i>(5), 186.<\/p>\n

Farkas, M. (2023). “Neither open nor equitable: The high cost of open offices.”<\/a> College & Research Libraries News<\/i>,\u00a084<\/i>(11), 407.<\/p>\n

Farkas, M. (2022). “The distance between our values and actions: we can\u2019t be passive when it comes to privacy.”<\/a> OLA Quarterly<\/i>,\u00a027<\/i>(1), 43-49.<\/p>\n

Farkas, Meredith. \u201cTechnology In Practice\u201d<\/a> \u2013 Regular column in American Libraries <\/i>2007 \u2013 2021
\n\"tip_farkas\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Farkas, M. G. (2016). “Mentoring is just reaching out and sharing our experience.”<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>OLA Quarterly<\/span><\/em>, <\/span>21(3)<\/span>, 10-12.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Farkas, M. G. \u00a0(2015, October 5). “The next Librarian of Congress should be an actual librarian.”<\/a> The New Republic\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Farkas, M. G. (2015, Summer). Libraries in the learning management system.<\/a> <\/span>ACRL Instruction Section: Instructional Technologies Committee Tips and Trends. <\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Farkas, Meredith Gorran, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, and Amy Harris Houk. (2015). “Bridges and Barriers: Factors Influencing a Culture of Assessment in Academic Libraries.”<\/a> <\/span>College & Research Libraries<\/span><\/em> 76(2) 150-169. <\/span><\/p>\n

Farkas, Meredith G. and Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe. \u201cLibrary Faculty and Instructional Assessment: Creating a Culture of Assessment through the High Performance Programming Model of Organizational Transformation.\u201d<\/a> Journal of Collaborative Librarianship<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Farkas, Meredith G. “Accountability vs. Improvement: Seeking Balance in the Value of Academic Libraries Initiative.”<\/a> OLA Quarterly<\/em> 19.1 (2013): 4-7.<\/p>\n

Farkas, Meredith. \u201cBuilding and Sustaining a Culture of Assessment: Best Practices for Change Leadership.\u201d<\/a> Reference Services Review<\/em> 41.1 (2013): 13-31.<\/p>\n

Farkas, Meredith. \u201cWeb Conferencing Software.\u201d<\/a> ACRL Instruction Section: Instructional Technologies Committee Tips and Trends<\/em> (Winter 2013).<\/p>\n

Farkas, Meredith. \u201cParticipatory Technologies, Pedagogy 2.0 and Information Literacy.\u201d<\/a> Library Hi Tech<\/em> 30.1 (2012): 82-94.<\/p>\n

\"What<\/a>
\nFarkas, Meredith. \u201cResearch Guide Technologies.\u201d<\/a> ACRL Instruction Section: Instructional Technologies Committee Tips and Trends<\/i> (Spring 2012).<\/p>\n

Farkas, Meredith. “Effective Library 2.0 Services.”<\/a> Panlibus <\/i>17 (2010): 6-7.<\/p>\n

Farkas, Meredith. \u201cCollaborate to Innovate.\u201d<\/a> And Now for Something Completely Different: Our Future from Outside the Box. ALCTS Symposium at ALA Midwinter 2010<\/i>, January 15, 2010, Boston, MA.<\/i><\/p>\n

Farkas, Meredith and Chrystie Hill. “What We Need.” Library Journal <\/i>113.16 (2008): 24-27.<\/p>\n

Farkas, Meredith. \u201cThe Bloggers Among Us.\u201d<\/a> Library Journal <\/i>132.20 (2007): 40-43.<\/p>\n

Farkas, Meredith. \u201cBalancing the Online Life.\u201d American Libraries <\/i>38.1 (2007): 42-45.<\/p>\n

Farkas, Meredith. \u201cA Glimpse at the Future of Online Conferences.\u201d American Libraries <\/i>37.6 (2006): 28.<\/p>\n

Farkas, M. G. (2005, September).\u00a0Using Wikis to Create Online Communities<\/a>.\u00a0WebJunction.<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Farkas, M. G. (2005, September).\u00a0So You Want to Build a Wiki?<\/a>\u00a0WebJunction.<\/em><\/p>\n

Blog<\/h3>\n

Sole author, Information Wants to be Free<\/a> –\u00a0Over 1000 posts between November 2004 and present.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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