communicating today: strategies and outlets for getting your message to patrons and student...

Communicating today: strategies and outlets for getting your message to patrons and student employees

About me● OHIO ILL● UC 1000

We’ll cover..● text messaging to communicate with

student employees and patrons● Facebook messaging● QR code advertising● ALAO-SSIG information

What do you bring?

Smartphone?

92.44%

How do you communicate?

Texting

82.62%

remind101.com

remind101.com● instructor/supervisor control● 1-way text messaging● safe

remind101.comIdeas for use:● event notices for students/student employees● posting of shifts for student employees● important announcements for employees (closures, fire

alarm, etc.)● messages can be sent to individuals, but no reply

options

remind101.com

trial?

remind101.com

remind101.com● iPhone 5 view

remind101.com● reply example

Other texting options● phone numbers have emails associated with

them● at OHIO ILL we use 5 carrier emails in our

text sign-up ● AT&T, Boost, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon

Other texting options● @txt.att.net● @myboostmobile.com● @pm.sprint.com● @tmomail.net● @vtext.com

Example: 7405551234@txt.att.net

Other texting options● student employee group text - but they can

respond● email text option for you● text patrons for material availability

Other texting options● note character limits when sending group

texts and notifications (140)● Verizon Limit

Other texting options● we greatly reduced the amount of text we

send out for ILL notifications● why?

Other texting options

Other texting options

Other texting options

Other texting options

Other texting options● for more information about texting via email,

or through ILLiad, visit: http://www.slideshare.net/derekryma/the-right-txt-implementation-of-text-messaging-for-interlibrary-loan-at-ohio-university

Facebook messaging● username@facebook.com● a lot of notification options● unreliable?

Facebook messaging● unbundled app● text messaging appearance● future usage?

Facebook messaging

Other messaging options● Do you have experience messaging with

student employees/patrons?● What advice do you have?

QR Advertising

92.44%

QR advertising

QR advertising● links directly to text sign up - for us● on banners and desks● can link to mobile pages

QR advertising● from our ILL QR code

QR advertising● http://www.qrstuff.com/

ALAO information

ALAO information

ALAO Information● http://alaoweb.org/igs/ssig/index.html● https://www.facebook.

com/groups/473155646081030/

Questions?Derek Malonemaloned@ohio.edu740-593-2691