Harrison, E. (2013) Social media: an academic librarian’s perspective. At: CILIP Cymru Wales Library and Information Conference, 17 May 2013. Cardiff: CILIP Cymru Wales.

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Social media: an academic
librarian’s perspective
Emma Harrison
Information Librarian for
Glamorgan Business School
17 May 2013

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@uswbuslib

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Sometimes, but your Twitter experience is shaped by who you follow!

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#cake #kittens #librarians

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Using Twitter for networking

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Using Twitter for current awareness

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Using Twitter for student support
Kitten
alert!

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Using Twitter to enhance the student experience

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Using Linkedin for marketing

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Using Linkedin’s email updates to reach a wider audience

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Using Linkedin to promote collaboration

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Using Pinterest to promote and collaborate

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Using Tumblr blog to promote and collaborate

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Using Wordpress blog to promote and collaborate

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Making social media work hard so you don’t have to... part 1

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Making social media work hard so you don’t have to... part 2

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Making social media work hard so you don’t have to... part 3

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Any questions?

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Your turn!

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Some ideas for discussion:
1. What barriers have you faced in terms of getting started with social media?
2. What social media tools do you prefer and why?
3. Have you used social media to collaborate with other libraries on a project?
4. Have you had any particularly positive experiences with social media?
5. Have you had any particularly negative experiences with social media?
6. Does your organisation have a social media policy?
7. Do you have any limitations on what you are allowed to do?

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