1. Failbook: Are public libraries
*really* engaging with #users via
social media?
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2. Jane Doe @libjanedoe 15mins
@librarypeeps wasn’t it communication,
converstion and participation? #whysocialmedia
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4. ( CC Image courtesy adrian, acediscovery on Flickr
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5. “It’s the oldest service we offer, a
reference service, it just happens
in a new space”
6. “We definitely want to create a
community with our users, how much
more effective is it if we can get patrons
writing reviews of books and sharing
them, it makes other patrons more
interested, creates a community and it’s
better for us as staff time can be spent
on something else”.
7. “If someone doesn’t want to participate
and post on Facebook then there is no
way that we are going to make them,
that would be the worst possible thing
that we could do”
“Sometimes when people walk past my
office and I have Facebook up it does
feel weird, but it is work”
8. “We’re not just going to create a virtual
branch overnight, we don’t get enough
interaction, it should just happen
organically”
“Our physical branch and website get
the same amount of visits per day, but
the staffing is disparate”
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellf/391063523
10. Lankes, R. D., Silverstein, J., Nicholson,
S., (2007), Participatory Networks: The
Library As Conversation Information
Technology and Libraries, 26 (4)
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