Categories Social Media

http://www.flickr.com/photos/westmontlibrary/176505152/ Update: Michelle points out they’ve linked from their front page to Flickr! Is this the first instance we’ve seen of this? I think it just may be. Update 2: Oops! Aaron Schmidt informs me that the Thomas Ford Library pages has had a “pictures” link that takes folks to the TFML Flickr page for some time. Update 3: David King IMs to tell me that Bloomington PL has a link at the top of their new pages called Gallery, that links into the many sets put up by the librarians! HOT! And wowza but their pages are nice!

http://chimprawk.blogspot.com/2006/06/social-networking-five-sites-you-need.html Fred Stutzman, Phd student at UNC Chapel Hill, posts on social sites, including this bit of wisdom: Social networking for the sake of social networking just doesn’t cut it. Put simply, we want more from SNS-enabled sites than association. If we’re going to invest our time into a SNS site, make it worth our while. Make it a game, make it entertaining, make it useful – but don’t expect us to come if you think its enough to browse our friends profiles. I like Facebook etc BUT I am enamored of Flickr and LastFM. These sites let me do […]

David Warlick posts: MySpace now has 72 million users. That is larger than the populations of 213 countries. Perhaps we could deal with the social online networks thing if we thought of it for what it is — MyNation. This is their digital nation. They are citizens, and they’ve never been taught digital civics. (see the post for notes) Might librarians also be thinking about teaching digital civics? I think so!

Libraryman ponders how we might define MySpace to folks that aren’t that versed in social software. Take a look:http://www.libraryman.com/blog/archives/000221.html …Many libraries have recently began creating MySpace accounts as well, in order to show their (often times) younger users that they are a readily available resource to them not just as a physical institution, but as an engaged member of their “electronic community”. These outreach efforts have generally been very successful and well received. As people seek more and more information via electronic means, it important for us to consider how best to meet our users in an effective manner. While […]

http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/05/31/thinking-about-myspace-and-other-free-third-party-services/ David writes: Am I saying that free things like MySpace, Flickr, Blogs, Wikis, etc are bad? No way! But I am saying that these new services need to fit into your library’s plan… don’t just set one up to “see what happens” or “just for kicks.” Think through a few things first: What does your library plan to offer using this new service? What are the library’s goals for establishing this new service? Can the advertising be minimized by paying a fee or by choosing certain categories? Does the service meet the library’s strategic goals? Who’s going to maintain […]

Hennepin MySpace Catalog Search Box Originally uploaded by mstephens7. Nice added element at HCPL MySpace page. http://www.myspace.com/hennepincountylibrary

Charlotte’s Web @ SJCPL Originally uploaded by St. Joseph County Public Library. Look at these happy fellows with their SJCPL library cards!!! (via SJCPL’s Flickr account.) A thought: this picture hidden on the library’s Web site might never bee seen…on Flickr (and this one should be blogged too!) it joins the pool of images associated with SJCPL, South Bend and libraries! 🙂

tuftsstuff magazine cover Originally uploaded by Weymouth Public Library Of all the Web 2.0 tools, my favorite has to be Flickr. A few months ago I posted 10 Reasons to Use Flickr at Your Library. While on the Minnesota tour, more than a few folks marvelled at what Flickr could do for libraries: getting out into the social pool, offering easy storage for any size library on any budget, and creating a more dynamic atmosphere for tagging, comments and more. I’ll advocate again: get a flickr account at your library! Here’s why: For no muss no fuss image storage for […]

Via LibraryGarden: “Leslie is oh so 2.0!” Leslie is Flickr-ing! Winter 2006 046 Originally uploaded by lburger1951. This brought back some nice memoires of our lunch with Leslie! And don’t miss news about the Blogger’s Bash at ALA NOLA!

Via Michael Casey in an IM: http://www.flickr.com/photos/57634636@N00/ Mrs. Cassidy has a flickr account! She must be an elementary teacher somewhere and realized that she could share class images. No details are given so it’s impossible to tell where this class is. But parents can most probably subscribe and see what their kids are up to!