Karen Wallace, Sheffield libraries
Last 18 months, moved into social media to complement and add to library services
Helps both users and staff
Flickr for photos, for archives of local studies, new library initiatives, get loud in librariesq
Twitter with 900 followers, book of day and extra info, themed weeks
Using free clients. Webpages point users in direction of Twitter feed, and displays on libraries
Blogs - for book award and reading challenge, with online polls, comments
Delicious for reference and information bookmarks available to all
Facebook, trying for 18 months to get access, just gained access.
Netvibes used for staff communication and pulling together info
Working with Credo reference - customising searching, remembering searches between databases and catalogue
Quidget chat online, general questions and themed
Nancy Dowd, New Jersey State library
Is social marketing right for your organisation?
Mobile, texting, reaches most people
Libraries will save people time
For ordinary mobile phones
Short code - dial a code, then keyword
Can be interactive two-way
- Posted using BlogPress from an ISA iPad, this is my last post, have to get to the airport!
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