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Syndicate, Aggregate, Communicate will demonstrate the application of new social communication tools in a real world setting.

Thinking about new communication technologies can make you feel like a kid in a candy store who wants to try as many new sweets as possible, while avoiding a stomachache. These tools present opportunities and challenges for information professionals, and making choices about which tools to sample and implement is difficult.

The NEASIS&T Program Committee debated how we might implement wiki's, blogs, PodCasts, IM/chat, and social bookmarks to support and promote Syndicate '05.

We considered:
-Infrastructure (hosting, applications, hardware)
-Sustainability (how long can we keep it going? how quickly will it be out of date)
-Learning curve (can we learn it quickly enough? do we have experience?)
-User community needs
-Interoperability (will these tools play nicely together? and with established tools? like the NEASIS&T web site)

These considerations are only the tip of the iceberg. Megan Fox, Jenny Levine, and Michael Stephens will explore these issues in greater depth during our program. For now, we offer you this blog.

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