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Well, 

What did Dr. McKiernan say in you dyadic ( heh ) exchange, or would say now about the relevance? 

I have only read this email and I see that there is some discussion of social network service for distribution. I can imagine that there is some SNA-relevant issues here. For example, knowing what we know about networks, diffusion, and knowledge creation, the role of grey literature in changing policy debate will be influenced by the ways that these services structure networks and knowledge flow. 

However, that link is by no means there nor foregrounded. I am just being speculative. 

My 2 cents... 
Jordi 


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I am wondering what this post -- or many of Dr Mckiernan's posts -- have 
to do with Social Network analysis. 

Dr Mckiernan : have you ever attended a social network conference? 

I am posting this publicly, after having written to Dr McKiernan 
privately, some weeks ago. 

Perhaps I am confused, and other Socnetters see great value in these 
posts. 


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Topics of the day: 

1. People Are The Bioeconomy : Social Media For Engaged Information 
Conversations 

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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:28:02 -0500 
From: Gerry Mckiernan < gerrymck @ IASTATE . EDU > 
Subject: People Are The Bioeconomy : Social Media For Engaged Information Conversations 

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Colleagues/ 

I will give the first of three presentations at the American Chemical 
Society Spring Conference a week from today 
on April 6th 2008, 9:15-9:45, in New Orleans. 

_People Are The Bioeconomy : Social Media For Engaged Information 
Conversations_ 

Gerry McKiernan , gerrymck @ iastate . edu 
Library, Iowa State University, 152 Parks, Ames , IA 50011 

While a substantial portion of the primary literature on alternative 
energy is published in scholarly journals, significant research is also 
reported in conference publications, dissertations, reports, theses, 
white papers, and other *gray* literature. This presentation will 
discuss this literature and the efforts of the Iowa State University 
Library to identify and acquire key gray publications on the production, 
use, and impact of biofuels , to support university scientific, 
technical, and sociological research initiatives. Two alternative energy 
blogs established to promote core publications and resources to a world 
community will also be profiled. Major current and future research 
alternative energy projects at Iowa State will be described as well. 

The presentation will conclude with speculation on the potential use of 
social networking services, such as 2collab , chemistry.org/exchange, and 
the Nature Network to facilitate and support 
university/industry/government communication, collaboration, and 
coordination of bioenergy projects. 

[ http :// oasys2 . confex .com/ acs / 235nm / techprogram / P1163116 . HTM ] 

_Engineering the Transition to the Bioeconomy _ 

The 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6-10, 2008 

9:15 AM-9 :45 PM, Sunday, April 6, 2008 

Marriott Convention Center -- Blaine Kern D 

Links and Additional Information and The PPT (by May 1st ) are/will be 
accessible at 

[ 
http :// scitechnet . blogspot .com/2008/03/ people-are-bioeconomy-social-media-for . html 
] 

OR 

[ http :// tinyurl .com/ 2yeqh3 ] 

If You're Attending ACS , And Are Interested Please Stop By ... 

BTW: My Second ACS Presentation _Being There: Using Social Networking 
Services For Engaged Library Instruction_ 

is scheduled for Monday, April 7th 2008, 9:15-9:35 

[ 
http :// onlinesocialnetworks . blogspot .com/2008/03/ social-networking-services-for-engaged . html 
] 

Regards, 

/Gerry 

Gerry McKiernan 
Associate Professor 
Science and Technology Librarian 
Iowa State University Library 
Ames IA 50011 

gerrymck @ iastate . edu 

There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come 
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Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows 
[ http :// alternativeenergyblogs . blogspot .com/ ] 

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