2. Facebook
• over 900 million active users (as of May
2012)--The New York Times
• the most-used social networking service
based on worldwide monthly active users
--compete.com
3. Facebook Pages
• American Library Association
• Library Technology Guides
Library Technology Guides aims to provide comprehensive and objective
information related to the field of library automation. Created and
maintained by Marshall Breeding.
5. FB: Showcase Your Library?
If you want to create a page for your library,
you can:
• post about events, collections, services
• push information to users (if they see it at the right
time)
• use your "likers" as your library's advocate (they will
share posts)
• but it can be pretty redundant:
library.yale.edu vs. facebook.com/yalelibrary
8. Pinterest + Professional Development?
Follow boards you find here, if interested:
http://pinterest.com/search/?q=academic+library
But again, Pinterest is
not really designed for
professional development.
9. Pinterest: Other Library-ish Things To Do
1. Library Tours
http://pinterest.com/sunypurchaselib/library-places-spaces/
http://pinterest.com/unocrisslibrary/tour-criss/
2. Exhibits
http://pinterest.com/uofslibrary/alphabets-exhibit/
3. Books
http://pinterest.com/dugganlibrary/something-borrowed/
4. General Info
http://pinterest.com/dugganlibrary/http://pinterest.com/falveylibrary/
10. In Conclusion...
• They can be great as extra resources to
add to your arsenal (check in
occasionally).
• They are a good way to keep up with
colleagues on a personal level.
• They will reach your users - but not
reliably.
• It's always good (but not vital) to have a
presence.
