flickr and other social networking tools to connect with patrons

Dr. Curtis R. Rogers, SCLA/SC State Library

Flickr and other social networking tools to

connect with patrons

session agenda

quick look at the social networking stats

using flickr

using youtube

should you facebook or myspace?

resources

technorati state of the blogosphere 2008

why use Flickr?• reaching an audience - new users

• making your collection more accessible

• builds social network

• genealogy, local history collections

• issues

• copyright, classification, photo release

USING FLICKR

examples

why use YouTube?it’s FREE!

reach new audience

create a channel users can subscribe to

promote adult and children’s programs

provide library instruction 24/7

examples

Reading Rooster Recommends

summer reading experience

searching a database

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2NcIEsSmqM

more examples!

http://www.youtube.com/user/thelibrarychannel

iowa city public library channel

PROMOTING STATEWIDE CONTESTS

HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=IL-8XER2RPM

library instruction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHyTNFXoUOU

facebook or myspace?use both!

reach wider audience

which is better?

promote events, link to blog, photos, videos, etc.

reach your audience where they hang out!

resources

library success - a best practices wiki

www.libsuccess.org

http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Social_Networking_Software

thank you!

Dr. Curtis R. Rogers

SCLA President/SC State Library Director of Communications

803-734-8928

crogers@statelibrary.sc.gov

www.curtisrogers.info Meebo: crr29061