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Pinterest and Libraries

December 10, 2011 by · 10 Comments
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Tweet Have you considered using pinterest for your library? Pinterest is a new site within the past 6 months and yet it is already getting more traffic than the crafting site Etsy. I personally joined about 6 weeks ago and I’m having quite a bit of fun and getting some interesting connecting and results with [...]

Doing Social Media So It Matters: A Librarian’s Guide

April 13, 2011 by · 3 Comments
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Tweet The book- Doing Social Media So It Matters: a Librarian’s Guide- is unlike any other book I have ever read. It focuses specifically on social media for libraries and how it is changing how libraries do business as well as why libraries must use it. Here are a few of the key points from [...]

Does your library have a social media policy?

October 14, 2009 by · 2 Comments
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TweetDoes your library have a social media policy and do you need one? Some things to consider as far as a library social media policy include: 1. If we have a library wiki who can post and contribute? 2. Are we using facebook and if so, who are the admins of our page and can [...]

How to use your social networking skills to make money

October 3, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
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Tweet Are you using your social networking skills to make money? I know that this may seem a bit off topic for this blog but the reality is that as librarians we are nearly all suffering. There are hiring freezes everywhere. Many of us don’t have jobs or we are underemployed and library school is [...]

100 Free Library 2.0 Webinars

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TweetDo you need some help with your library 2.0? If so, there is plenty of it available online. I came across this list of 100 free library 2.0 webinars. What is interesting about this list is that is includes not only webinars but also podcasts, articles, blog posts, wikis and other tutorials and covers all [...]

How Social Networking Can Ruin Your Library’s Reputation

August 18, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
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TweetNormally I share ideas about how you can use social networking to help your library. However, today I want to talk a bit about how you can end up ruining your library with social networking. Here are some things that could happen and how to avoid them. 1. Trying to use too many social networking [...]