Post on 16-May-2015
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Social media is changing libraries…
How do you fit in?
What are your first thoughts?
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How are libraries changing?
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SC Public Library computer users
FY082,166,142
FY095,529,774
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2010 SC Day in the Life of SC Libraries
# of visitors
# items circulated
# people used computers
162,760
127,177
64,929
Tip of the iceberg
• Social networking– Facebook– Govloop– Linkedin
• Photo sharing– Flickr– Picasa
• Podcasting– iTunes
• Video production and sharing– Vimeo– Youtube• iMovie (Mac)• Flip video
• Twitter– Hootsuite– Tweetdeck
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What do you like to do and how can you incorporate that into the library’s social media presence?
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Gardening and landscape design?
Politics?
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Crafts?
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Monitoring feedback
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SC Library Network
Wikiscln.statelibrary.sc.gov
Supporting libraries / Advocacy
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Getting theword outUse social media
Finding levels of support, Friends groups
Writing fundersLegislatorsDecision makersDrop insTraining sessionsPR
Logistics
Your homework
assignment:
Be flexibleFlickr:Ingorrr
Don’t be hostile to new technology
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Treat new technology like they would.
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Play & Experiment Flickr:The Lightworks
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Keep up!
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Thank you!Dr. Curtis R. Rogers,
Communications Director803-734-8928
crogers@statelibrary.sc.gov