Flickr and other social
networking tools to
connect with patrons
Dr. Cu rt is R. Ro ge rs, SCLA/S C St ate Li brar y

session agenda
quick look at the social
networking stats
using flickr
using youtube
should you facebook
or myspace?
resources

technorati
state of the blogosphere 2008

why use Flickr?
• reaching an audience - new users
• making your collection more accessible
• builds social network
• genealogy, local history collections
• issues
• copyright, classification, photo release

USING FLICKR

examples

why use YouTube?
it’s FREE!
reach new audience
create a channel users
can subscribe to
promote adult and
children’s programs
provide library
instruction 24/7

examples
Reading Rooster
Recommends
summer reading
experience
searching a
database
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2NcIEsSmqM

more examples!
http://
www.youtube.com/user/
thelibrarychannel
iowa city public library
channel

PROMOTING STATEWIDE
CONTESTS
HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=IL-8XER2RPM

library instruction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHyTNFXoUOU

facebook or myspace?
use both!
reach wider
audience
which is
better?
promote
events, link
to blog,
photos,
videos, etc.

reach your audience where they hang out!

resources
library success - a best practices wiki
www.libsuccess.org
http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?
title=Social_Networking_Software

thank you!
Dr. Curtis R. Rogers
SCLA President/SC State Library Director of
Communications
803-734-8928
crogers@statelibrary.sc.gov
www.curtisrogers.info Meebo: crr29061