It is about the start of the Community of Practice of the social web for information professionals who organizes the Sedic, which will run for six weeks and in which I am involved. This is a free activity open to anyone interested in participating that from 21 April to 18 June 2008, will serve as a space for reflection and mutual learning for both people who design the activities to all participants.

The coordinators of this initiative, José Antonio Merlo Vega and Luis Rodríguez Yunta, argue that this activity aims to address the current needs of librarians and information managers.

The documentation professionals and libraries are realizing the potential of social web not only for providing free services, but also by new forms of relationships with users, encouraging, seeking dialogue and participation. Professionals in our country are shown interest in the social web, something that is seen in the number of articles and papers published as well as by the number of round tables, meetings, conferences and workshops held on this next generation Internet .
Creating a community of practice, in which interested persons to learn at the same time and in coordination with the tools and techniques of social web and its application in the information centers will be an unprecedented average for professionals Spanish familiar with and master the resources available

The Community of Practice will take place entirely online and interactive under a blog and a wiki, have a weekly work schedule and with specific tutors for each module.

Animaos to apuntaros! We have much to learn!

Week 1 - April 21, 2008 - April 25, 2008
Social web for information professionals - Introduction / Background theory / Applications / Library 2.0
Nieves González, Universidad de Sevilla

Week 2 - April 28, 2008 -2 May 2008
Publishing blogs - Weblogs / Microblogs / Free Servers
Catuxa Seoane, Coruna Municipal Library

Week 3 - May 5, 2008 - May 9, 2008
Content syndication - RSS / RSS Reader Systems / Programs
Maria Jesus Butera, Drafting Team Blog Sedic

Week 4 - May 12, 2008 - May 16, 2008
Desktop Applications - Home / Office applications / Widgets / Geoplicacione
Fernando Juarez, Muskiz Municipal Library

Week 5 - May 19, 2008 - May 23, 2008
Shared files - Images / Videos / Presentations / Documents
Dídac Margaix, Polytechnic University of Valencia

Week 6 - May 26, 2008 - May 30, 2008
Wikis, podcasting and communication - Wikis / Podcasts / Messaging
Isabel Fernandez, CSIC

Week 7 - June 2, 2008 - June 6, 2008
Tags, social bookmarks and news filtering - Labeling / Social Bookmarks / News / Purchasing and social guidelines
Mark Ros, AIDICO

Week 8 - 9 June 2008 - June 13, 2008
Social Networks - Social Networks / Communities / Virtual Environments
Natalia Arroyo Foundation Ruipérez Germain Sanchez

Week 9 - June 16, 2008 - June 18, 2008
Conclusions and final reflections - Farewell / Comments / Review / Reflections
Tutors and coordinators