Social Media
Social media can be defined as the connection and interaction between persons in which they author and exchange information and ideas via online communities. If librarians want to connect with teens, we need to go were the teens go... on the internet!
Popular social networking sites in the library
From the details of this graph at the left, we can see that Facebook by far is the most popular social networking platform used among libraries in 2012.
This table illustrates the change in usage of social media.
This table illustrated the changes in usage in Craighead Co. Jonesboro Public Library. Notice Facebook had an increase of 139%
"Social Networking", American Library Association, April 7, 2013.
http://www.ala.org/news/state-americas-libraries-report-2013/social-networking (Accessed November 22, 2013)
Document ID: 4e269e4f-6272-6fb4-fdf2-630e36e04841
From the details of this graph at the left, we can see that Facebook by far is the most popular social networking platform used among libraries in 2012.
This table illustrates the change in usage of social media.
This table illustrated the changes in usage in Craighead Co. Jonesboro Public Library. Notice Facebook had an increase of 139%
"Social Networking", American Library Association, April 7, 2013.
http://www.ala.org/news/state-americas-libraries-report-2013/social-networking (Accessed November 22, 2013)
Document ID: 4e269e4f-6272-6fb4-fdf2-630e36e04841
Popular Social Media sites
Book sharing
www.goodreads.com
www.librarything.com
www.shelfari.com
Social Networks
www.facebook.com
www.myspace.com
www.ning.com
Photo sharing
www.flickr.com
www.photobucket.com
www.instagram.com
www.pinterest.com
Video sharing
www.youtube.com
www.vine.com
www.goodreads.com
www.librarything.com
www.shelfari.com
Social Networks
www.facebook.com
www.myspace.com
www.ning.com
Photo sharing
www.flickr.com
www.photobucket.com
www.instagram.com
www.pinterest.com
Video sharing
www.youtube.com
www.vine.com
Additional Resources
Books
Crawford, Walt. Successful Social Networking in Public Library. Chicago: American Library Association, 2013. Print.
"Walt Crawford is an internationally recognized writer and speaker on libraries, technology, policy and media. Author of numerous books, articles, and columns, Crawford is also the creator, writer and publisher of Cites & Insights: Crawford at Large, an ejournal on the intersections of libraries, policy, technology and media published monthly since 2001. He maintains a blog on these and other issues, Walt at Random. " Amazon.com
"Walt Crawford is an internationally recognized writer and speaker on libraries, technology, policy and media. Author of numerous books, articles, and columns, Crawford is also the creator, writer and publisher of Cites & Insights: Crawford at Large, an ejournal on the intersections of libraries, policy, technology and media published monthly since 2001. He maintains a blog on these and other issues, Walt at Random. " Amazon.com
Soloman, Laura. The Librarian's Nitty-Gritty Guide to Social Media. Chicago: American Library Association, 2012. Print.
"Words to be tattooed upon the hearts of every worker charged with creating or maintaining a social-media presence for their library: “Many libraries do not understand that using social media successfully takes more than just having an account.” Solomon, chosen as one of Library Journal’s Movers and Shakers in 2010 and author of Doing Social Media So It Matters (2011), has expanded her previous title into The Librarian’s Nitty-Gritty Guide to Social Media. Three additional chapters, focused on “Fine-Tuning Facebook,” “Teens and Social Media,” and “Online Reputation Management,” round out a serviceable and basic guide to why and how libraries should approach social media as a tool to connect and communicate with patrons. Experienced users of social media may not find much new knowledge here, but the inclusion of sample policies, examples of strategies and practices that work and those that are destined for failure, and concise summaries at the end of each section should go a long way to dispel any lingering doubts about the necessity of libraries entering the world of social media." --Magan Szwarek
"Words to be tattooed upon the hearts of every worker charged with creating or maintaining a social-media presence for their library: “Many libraries do not understand that using social media successfully takes more than just having an account.” Solomon, chosen as one of Library Journal’s Movers and Shakers in 2010 and author of Doing Social Media So It Matters (2011), has expanded her previous title into The Librarian’s Nitty-Gritty Guide to Social Media. Three additional chapters, focused on “Fine-Tuning Facebook,” “Teens and Social Media,” and “Online Reputation Management,” round out a serviceable and basic guide to why and how libraries should approach social media as a tool to connect and communicate with patrons. Experienced users of social media may not find much new knowledge here, but the inclusion of sample policies, examples of strategies and practices that work and those that are destined for failure, and concise summaries at the end of each section should go a long way to dispel any lingering doubts about the necessity of libraries entering the world of social media." --Magan Szwarek
Blogs
www.readergirls.com
readergirlz is the cutting-edge literacy and social media project for teens, awarded the National Book Foundation's Innovations in Reading Prize. It is a nonprofit volunteer organization. The readergirlz mission is to promote teen literacy and corresponding social service.
guyslitwire.blogspot.com
guyslitwire - Helping you find the reading material YOU want.
readergirlz is the cutting-edge literacy and social media project for teens, awarded the National Book Foundation's Innovations in Reading Prize. It is a nonprofit volunteer organization. The readergirlz mission is to promote teen literacy and corresponding social service.
guyslitwire.blogspot.com
guyslitwire - Helping you find the reading material YOU want.
Websites
http://www.ala.org/news/state-americas-libraries-report-2013/social-networking
The link above provides access to the "Social Networking" section of State of America's Libraries Report 2013 from American Library Association.
http://expandedramblings.com
A awesome resource chocked full of amazing social media statistics that includes Twitter, Instagram, and facebook.
The link above provides access to the "Social Networking" section of State of America's Libraries Report 2013 from American Library Association.
http://expandedramblings.com
A awesome resource chocked full of amazing social media statistics that includes Twitter, Instagram, and facebook.
