Reaching Your Patrons in the Brave New World of the Social Web

Reaching Your Patrons in the Brave New World of the Social Web Bobbi L. Newman, MLIS Digital Services Librarian Missouri River Regional Library http:librarianbyday.net [email_address]

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The Social Web

Why do we need the Social Web?

With some work we can become Digital Immigrants

How can we use the social web?

Right now your users can connect with you

What if you could connect with them?

You can!

Blogs
Current issues and events
Subject guides
New books and other library materials
Start conversations with patrons
Staff newsletter
Events - promote before and after

Wikis
Subject guides
Links lists
Instructions
Tips & tricks pages
Tutorials

MySpace
Instant messaging reference
Search the catalog widget
Photos
Videos
Blog posts
New materials

Facebook
RSS from blog
Search catalog application
Instant messaging
Photos
Videos
Discussions
Posting updates

Flickr
New books
Students
Staff
Screenshots
Special events
Displays
Archives

YouTube
Instructional videos
Fun videos
Library tours
Campus tours
Old videos

Del.icio.us
Links to Library pages
Links to campus pages
Links to external sites

Twitter
Blog posts
Flickr uploads
Closings
Special events
News
Information

FriendFeed
Blog
Flickr
Twitter
Feeds
Del.icio.us
YouTube
LinkedIn
And more!

If you build it, they will come

Or maybe not

Questions? Bobbi L. Newman Digital Services Librarian Missouri River Regional Library http:librarianbyday.net [email_address]

Credits
8 - http://flickr.com/photos/smithco/772787277/
10 - http://www.xkcd.com/256/
11 - http://www.xkcd.com/256/
13 -http://flickr.com/photos/visulogik/2339615641/
14 - http://flickr.com/photos/ryanr/142455033/
15 - http://flickr.com/photos/wgreller/260560027/
17 - http://flickr.com/photos/jhoweaa/436923541/
20 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/inkyhack/2378851847/
21 - http://flickr.com/photos/mikegoldberg/960968569/
22 - http://flickr.com/photos/corydalus/18443867/
55 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/nolarisingproject/1614290028/
56 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/aussiegall/286709039/
57 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashland/259178493/
58 - http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/003250.html
59 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/criminalintent/2628865925/
60 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/tochis/1169807846/
61 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/oberazzi/318947873/

Reaching Your Patrons in the Brave New World of the Social Web

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