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In this article, we describe a work started in 2008 and carried out in two public schools. We analyze the possible contribution of narration (photographic and film languages) to mutual human knowledge and the understanding of the events that surround group knowledge. We think that this type of audiovisual narration is more appropriate than mere texts to relate the affective and rational in Primary school children, as they are a culturally diverse population and, consequently, not all of them are literate in the native language. We envision storytelling as the basis for using of technical resources to encourage not only inter- and intra-group exchanges with these children, but also to encourage mutual understanding among them. We conclude by pointing out how teaching situations mediated by the use of technological resources help the participants to make sense of things, ideas, relationships and life events that are dispersed, as well as to build interpersonal meanings. Finally, through these methods, the protagonists of the audiovisual narrations are able to use the dialogue and the negotiation of meaning as the best way to encourage more democratic, egalitarian and fair practices.

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Co-creation is a social, active, and creative process, based on a collaboration between the members of an institution / organization (producers / employees) and the clients / users, generating value for the latter. It is a collaborative process to enhance the creative thinking of users and to generate innovative ideas. In this way, the services provided by the organization are aligned with the needs and requirements of the clients. The public institutions of some autonomous communities in Spain are applying co-creation strategies to improve the services they provide to the public, while at the same time favoring closeness and proximity.

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e-Catalunya is an information system promoted by the Government of Catalonia to support Virtual Communities of Practice through a set of web 2.0 tools. It facilitates collaboration, knowledge sharing and the path towards a more open and efficient organization. The information system’s goals are reported in the context of both e-government and new working patterns under the Communities of Practice paradigm. Its functional and organizational characteristics as well as its architecture are also described. Finally, observed results and benefits as well as the lessons learned from five years of operation are explained.

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Social media have enhanced the innate human capacity for knowledge sharing. The so-called social media have emphasized the ‘social’ aspect, i.e., the collaborative and cooperative qualities, and social learning is one of the results. Information professionals, who have always been inclined to share information and innovations related to their discipline, have taken advantage of the possibilities that social learning offers. Strengthened by solid networking that has been fostered by years of initiatives like EXIT or E-LIS, librarians and information scientists improve their daily practice by learning collaboratively. From ground-breaking lists like IweTel or Públicas  to blogs like Biblogtecarios or Dokumentalistas , each professional has been able to build her or his own personal learning environment. Various professional networking online environments are described, and special attention is given to the recent Social Biblio project and its active learning network.