Post 5 : How libraries are using social media

Task 5 : How libraries are using social media ?

1.       A library blog

. Library Journal

Library Journal New York, NY A bout Blog LJ provides ground-breaking features and analytical news reports covering technology, management, policy and other professional concerns to public, academic and institutional libraries. Find information on Library News, Reviews, and Views

  Frequency about 14 posts per week.

Link : lj.libraryjournal.com

2.       A library You Tube page

University of Technology Sydney

The Library's YouTube Channel for the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Our vision is to deliver a world-leading library connecting people in the world.

Link : https://www.youtube.com/user/UTSLibrary

3.       A library Face book page

Information Today Europe: 'Facebook for libraries' | EIFL

Sep 2, 2015 - Article title: 'Facebook for libraries' Publication/media outlet: Information ... Specialist website shares EIFL's blog about libraries using Facebook

By posting updates on Face book, libraries can inform their users about the library’s programmes and services. They can invite students to attend training sessions, post practical information about the library’s opening times, link to new and existing print and online resources, and update the university community about any new developments. 'Followers' can engage with the library by commenting on posts and sharing them with their friends

Link : http://www.eifl.net/blogs/facebook-libraries

4.     A library Twitter page

 Libraries Australia (@LibrariesAust) | Twitter

Libraries Australia Verified account · @Libraries Aust. Australian libraries working together. Canberra, Australia. nla.gov.au/libraries austral… Joined May 2009.

Link : https://twitter.com/librariesaust?lang=en

                                                                                                      

5. library Instagram page

Toronto Public Library (@torontolibrary) • Instagram photos and videos

The faces, spaces and happenings at the world's busiest urban public library ... We've digitized 55,000+ pages from rare and historic books since the start of

Link : https://www.instagram.com/torontolibrary/?hl=en

Post 4 : What is library 2.0?

Task 4  : What is library 2.0 ?

Web 2.0 generally refers to a second generation of services available on the World Wide Web that let people collaborate, and share information online

Characteristics of library 2.0

•       Social

•       Sharing

•       Seamless

•       Interactive

•       Participatory

•       Innovative reuses of existing content

•       Free or near free

•       Whenever, wherever

Wiki

A wiki is a website on which users collaboratively modify content and structure directly from the web browser. In a typical wiki, text is written using a simplified

Link :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki

Blog

A blog is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries ("posts").

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog

Post 3 : Social media considerations/ issues

Task 3.

Explain at least three issues (these could be technological, social, privacy etc) associated with the use of social media tools and app

1.Social

Society has become more interactive through increased access and use of the Internet and social media tools. Web 2.0 moved the Internet beyond information storage to a place where discourse takes place (Sawmiller, 2010). Social media, Internet tools that facilitate online interactions, have the potential to further expand such discourses. Social networks

2. Privacy 

Privacy Most social media tools have privacy and filtering controls. This allows content to be public or restricted. These controls allow you to restrict who can and cannot view personal information, images and comments that are posted by you or others on to your online space. Be familiar with the site’s privacy options and consider how you can use these controls to protect your online identity. Most social media tools provide varying levels of privacy; the following are general examples:

3. Technological

Social media are increasingly implemented in work organisations as tools for communication among employees. It is important that we develop an understanding of how they enable and constrain the communicative activities through which work is accomplished because it is these very dynamics that constitute and perpetuate organisations. We begin by offering a definition of enterprise social media and providing a rough historical account of the various avenues through which these technologies have entered and continue to enter the workplace. We also review areas of research covered by papers in this special issue and papers on enterprise social media published elsewhere to take stock of the current state of out knowledge and to propose directions for future research.

Post 2 : What are social media tools?

Task 2:

In this post you must list and briefly describe (in your own words) five different types of social-media tools and applications.  Provide links to each of the homepages of the social media described.

 Some examples of social media sites and applications include Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Digg, blogs and other sites that have content based on user participation and user-generated content (UGC).

1.  Facebook
 Facebook is the Internet's most widely used social network, with nearly 1 billion people using it to connect with old friends and meet new ones. Its stated mission is to make the world "more open and connected" by connecting people and facilitating communication between them.
Link : https://www.facebook.com/

2. Twitter
Twitter is on online news and social networking site where people communicate in short messages called tweets. Tweeting is sending short messages to anyone who follows you on Twitter, with the hope that your messages are useful and interesting to someone in your audience. Another description of Twitter and tweeting might be micro blogging.
Link : www.twitter.com

3.Instagram
Instagram is a social networking app made for sharing photos and videos from a smartphone. Similar to Facebook or Twitter, everyone who creates an Instagram account has a profile and a news feed
Link : https://www.instagram.com

4.Snapchat
To make a long story kind of short, snapchat is an app that truly changed how people interact with friends compared to other popular social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Not everyone gets it — particularly older adults — but Snapchat sure is all the rage among the youngest smartphone users, including teens and young adults.
Link : https://www.snapchat.com

5.Digg
Digg is a social news site that can help drive traffic to your blog. However, Digg is the biggest social news site on the Internet controlled by a handful of top users.
Link :www. digg.com/.

Post 1 : What is social media?

Task 1:

In your own words explain the characteristics of the term social media. Provide two links to sites that provide a good description of social media

The goal is usually to create content compelling enough that users will share it with their social networks. One of the key components of SMM is social media optimization (SMO). ... Enterprise social networking allows a company to connect individuals who share similar business interests or activities.