Mastering the AUPHA Network Kristi Donovan, MS, CAE Senior Director, Professional Affairs 2012 AUPHA Annual Meeting June 2, 2012

Our Agenda A review of the home page Profiles, contacts, privacy Participating in conversations Adding and searching resources And a few tips along the way!

A Look at the Home Page Login window Announcements Recent posts Upcoming events Most active members News & blogs Facebook

Creating Your Profile Upload your photo Review your contact information The more you share - the better the system works Tip: Use LinkedIn!

Connecting with Colleagues Learn how to find a colleague Learn how to find a program Tip: Create a contact list!

Managing Your Privacy My Profile > My Privacy Settings You control: –Who sees what –What you receive

Joining Communities Communities > View Communities > Join Communities Click on the Join button next to ones that interest you Subscription options: –Real time –Daily digest –Mobile –No

Posting and Replying to Messages Collaborate > Post a Message Reply to Discussion or Reply to Sender Posting tips: –Be specific in your requests –Tell us why you need this information –Be concise

AUPHA Open Forum Sends your message to more than 1,500 colleagues Most likely place to get a reply

Searching for Resources Universal search field searches all! Communities > View Libraries > Search Library Search by: –Term, Author, Library, File Type, Tag

Searching for Resources (pt. II) Providing feedback via ratings & comments Saving your favorites Sharing with colleagues Tip: Create your own library in My Favorites!

Copyright Modification via Creative Commons Learn more:

Sharing Your Resources Collaborate > Add a New Resource Describing your document Type of document Tagging your document Track your documents

More! Things you can do on the Network: –Blogs: when and why you should use it –Create your own RSS feeds –Build the resource wiki

What Should You Do First? 1.Complete your profile 2.Adjust privacy settings 3.Find 3 colleagues and connect! 4.Join a community (or 2, 3, 4 or more!)

Questions?

Need more help? Contact Kristi Donovan: – –Or, find me in the member directory, add me as a contact, and send me a message!