LinkedIn Beyond Job Hunting

Peggy Cadigan Deputy State Librarian for Innovation & OutreachNew Jersey State LibraryBarb Hauck-MahDirector, Caldwell Public Library

Has free Account 200-499 connections Checks in daily On 2 hrs a week In 1-9 groups

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May 14, 2014 Marketing Profs InfoGraphic

Typical LinkedIn User

Why Should I Care about LinkedIn?

100 million US members 2 new members/sec 200 countries 2.1 million groups Top 10 website

May 2014 Digital Marketing Ramblings: LinkedIn Statistics

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May 14, 2014 Marketing Profs InfoGraphic

Connecting & Communicating

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LinkedIn Profile Page

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Help Center-Groups Getting Started

“Groups you may like”

Groups Directory

Peers’ Groups

LinkedIn Groups & You

Recommended Groups

Strategies

Tips/Warnings?

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A Few LinkedIn Groups for Librarians

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Historians, Librarians and Archivists

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Groups – Something for Everyone

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Groups – Something for Everyone

Connecting with Librarians Worldwide

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Library Organizations around the World

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Library Organizations around the World

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Opportunities around the World

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Non-Library Groups

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How have You Used LinkedIn?

Librarians

Ways to Use LinkedIn that Aren’t about Jobs

Join discussions Stalk and be stalked Be a Mentor Say Thanks Download useful apps

May 30, 2013 Lauren Orsini ReadWrite

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LinkedIn for Inspiration & Enrichment

Influencer posts

Pulse

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Company Pages

Should your library have one?

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LinkedIn Resources -1

How People Use LinkedIn [Infographic] by Ayaz Nanji, Marketing Profs (5/4/14)http://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2014/25107/how-people-use-linkedin-infographic

Ultimate Cheat Sheet for Mastering LinkedIn by Pamela Vaughn in Hubspot (3/31/14))http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/23454/The-Ultimate-Cheat-Sheet-for-Mastering-LinkedIn.aspx

22 LinkedIn Secrets LinkedIn won’t tell you by William Arruda in Forbes (3/4/14)http://www.forbes.com/sites/williamarruda/2014/03/04/22-linkedin-secrets-linkedin-wont-tell-you/

By the Numbers: 88 Amazing LinkedIn Statistics by Craig Smith , Digital Marketing Ramblings ( 2/9/14) http://expandedramblings.com/index.php/by-the-numbers-a-few-important-linkedin-stats/#.U3wfzmdOXIV

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Five LinkedIn Strategies you haven’t thought of before by Cheryl Conner, Forbes (10/27/13) http://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappconner/2013/10/27/five-linkedin-strategies-you-havent-thought-of-before/

5 Ways to Use LinkedIn that aren’t about Finding a Job by Lauren Orsini , ReadWrite (5/30/13)http://readwrite.com/2013/05/30/5-ways-to-use-linkedin-that-arent-about-finding-a-job?sf13411021=1#awesm=~oELRpQHDDJbDrm

List of suggested LinkedIn groups to explore from Barb & Peggy (pdf)http://www.caldwellpl.org/Welcome/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/linkedingroupslistnjla62014.pdf

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Suggestions or Comments?

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