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Leveraging Social Media to Reach Your School Library Users Where They Live
The document discusses using social media to connect with users of school libraries. It describes the prevalence of various social media platforms and provides examples of how libraries can use blogs, wikis, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr to engage users, provide instruction and foster a sense of community. Specific strategies mentioned include creating library blogs and Facebook pages to share news, events and reviews.
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- 1. leveraging social media to reach your school library users where they live melissa corey, lms april 2011 CC-licensed image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/41864721@N00/4359012810/ masl Friday, April 15, 2011
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- 20. “They are anideal environment for teens to share what they are learning or to build something together online.” - YALSA YALSA Toolkit, Teens and Social Networking, http://bit.ly/fGv4ig CC-licensed image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/91695677@N00/3754731106/ Friday, April 15, 2011
- 21. “The nature ofthe medium allows teens to receive feedback from librarians, teachers, peers, parents, and others.” - YALSA YALSA Toolkit, Teens and Social Networking, http://bit.ly/fGv4ig CC-licensed image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/49503180180@N01/2090021426/ Friday, April 15, 2011
- 22. “Social networking technologiescreate a sense of community (as do the physical library and school) and in this way are already aligned with the services and programs at the library and/or school.” - YALSA YALSA Toolkit, Teens and Social Networking, http://bit.ly/fGv4ig CC-licensed image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/40645538@N00/179279964/ Friday, April 15, 2011
- 23. “By integrating socialnetworking technologies into educational environments, teens have the opportunity to learn from adults how to be safe and smart when participating in online social networks.” - YALSA YALSA Toolkit, Teens and Social Networking, http://bit.ly/fGv4ig CC-licensed image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/40645538@N00/179279964/ Friday, April 15, 2011
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