Engage: Librarees & Social Media Helene Blowers Director of Digital Strategy Columbus Metropolitan Library LibraryBytes.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/jjjohn/2387534678/

Enlightening Educating Expanding Everyone Empathic Emerging Elementary Entertaining Enriching Enjoyable Essential Exciting Engaging Electronic Embracing Equality Embedded Empowering Enabling Energetic Enchanting Encouraging … Endangered?

1998 = information

2008 = community

“ Web 2.0 generally refers to a second generation of services available on the WWW that lets people collaborate and share information online .” - Wikipedia.com Shared Bookmarks = Shared Videos = Shared Everything = “ Social media is the use of electronic and Internet tools for the purpose of sharing and discussing information and experiences with other human beings.” - Wikipedia.com Shared Pictures = Shared Knowledge = Shared News =

Web 2.0 Communities Niche communities

It’s about …. Librarees

It’s about …. E e e e e E e e E e E e e e E

It’s about …. Engaging Conversation

http://www.darienlibrary.org/

http://www.aadl.org

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2140/2739899617_e27c5b0fde.jpg?v=0

http://teens.columbuslibrary.org

http://teens.columbuslibrary.org

It’s about …. Encouraging Participation

http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/acplinfo/tags/dayinallencounty2007/

http://booklovers.pbwiki.com

http://www.hclib.org/pub/bookspace

http://www.pictureaustralia.org

It’s about …. Embedding into the Community

http://www.hclib.org/teens/MySpace/AddCatalogsearch.cfm

http://www.myspace.com/hennepincountylibrary

http://www.columbuslibrary.org

http://www.plcmc.org/Catalog/plugins.asp

It’s about …. Enabling Collaboration

http://loudounpedia.wetpaint.com

http://www.westernspringshistory.org/

http://www.westernspringshistory.org

It’s about …. Exploring New communities

http://www.darienlibrary.org/services

www.myspace.com/libraryloft

www.myspace.com/libraryloft

http://pikespeakld.ning.com/

It’s about …. Empowering Customer Celebrations

http://www.hclib.org/pub/bookspace/hpphotos.cfm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hennepincountylibrary/888211903/

http://www.plcmc.org/fotofun/default.asp

http://www.plcmc.org/fotofun/

Jessica, University City Library member since 2001

http://teens.denverlibrary.org/media/youtube.html

http://teens.denverlibrary.org/media/youtube.html

It’s about …. Letting go !

Enlightening Expanding Communities Energetic Empowering Individuals Enabling Equality Engaging users Embedded Embracing Enchanting Encouraging participation … etc.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/toddography/12034661/ C or E?

Enlightening Educating Expanding Everyone Empathic Emerging Elementary Entertaining Enriching Enjoyable Essential Exciting Empowering Electronic Engaging Equality Embedded Embracing Enabling Energetic Enchanting Encouraging … Evolving!

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