social media is changing libraries - how do you fit in?
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Presentation for Oconee County Library's staff development day.TRANSCRIPT
Social media is changing libraries…
How do you fit in?
Fun stuff first!
What are your first thoughts?
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How are libraries changing?
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SC Public Library computer users
FY082,166,142
FY095,529,774
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2010 SC Day in the Life of SC Libraries
# of visitors
# items circulated
# people used computers
162,760
127,177
64,929
Tip of the iceberg
• Social networking– Facebook– Govloop– Linkedin
• Photo sharing– Flickr– Picasa
• Podcasting– iTunes
• Video production and sharing– Vimeo– Youtube• iMovie (Mac)• Flip video• Screencast-o-matic
• Twitter– Hootsuite– Tweetdeck
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What do you like to do and how can you incorporate that into the library’s social media presence?
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Do your professional reading online.
Blogs/RSS Feeds
• Tame the Web• Stephen’s Lighthouse• Endgadget• Kivi’s Nonprofit Comm
unications Blog• Libraries & Life• Library Journal Bubble
Room• Library of Congress Bl
og
• LIS News• PR Squared – Social Media
Marketing & Public Relations
• The “M” Word – Marketing Libraries
• For fun: The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks
SC Library Network
Wikiscln.statelibrary.sc.gov
What are your first thoughts?
Learning exerciseThink about Social Media, the communities you serve, and your library.
In small groups of 4-5 people, take 15 minutes to discuss:
• How to get more involved• How to make social media more effective• What are your next steps
Each group selects a note taker/speaker to report on what was discussed.
Reports – each group will have 2 minutes to report on your discussion.
Your homework
assignment:
Be flexibleFlickr:Ingorrr
Don’t be hostile to new technology
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Treat new technology like they would.
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Play & Experiment Flickr:The Lightworks
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Keep up!
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