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Social Networking An Applied Approach Umpi3
The document discusses various social media tools that a university library can use to connect with students, patrons, and the community. It provides statistics on the popularity of tools like Facebook, Twitter, and Second Life. It also lists some of the activities the library is directly involved in, such as book discussions, providing resources to the homeless and more.
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Social Networking An Applied Approach Umpi3
- 1. Social Media ToolsStudents, Patrons, Members, Guests, Community… For the University of Maine at Presque Isle Presenters Sonja Plummer-Morgan, Librarian & Lisa Neal Shaw, Reference Librarian January 2009
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- 3. Google has 31billion searches performed each month
- 4. According to JeremiahOwyang, senior analyst at Forrester, Facebook has over 60 million active users. Twitter.com nearly 800,000
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- 7. http://twitter.com/PresqueIsleLib twitter.com
- 8. http://www.myspace.com/presqueislelibrary MySpace.com
- 9. Same words, differentmarketing venues and reaching a broader audience virtually and in the library to communicate with one another, share best practices, and learn.
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- 11. Total Second LifeResidents as of 1/23/09: 16,785,531
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- 14. Connecting globally helpsmitigate rural isolation Professional development opportunities Attend Conferences in real time with Video Conferencing Geography is no longer an obstacle to meeting Deliver services to the place where it is needed. Recruitment by managing social media with aid of the student ambassadors, such as Facebook, Bebo, MySpace, YouTube, Constant Contact Sustainability of our profession Immersive & Participatory Learning
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- 16. BOOK DISCUSSIONS MAINERESOURCES
- 17. In the past8 weeks, 300 patrons visited one of our libraries
- 18. Presque Isle LibraryResources Homeless Resource Center Meeting room space for nonprofits American Cancer Society Virtual Reference Assist university students Provide internships Teach for the University of Indiana Job Resource Center Prison Library Resource Center Reader’s Garden with book events Attend Conferences Attend live music concerts Art Shows in world with receptions Association for Rural Libraries Swing Era Library Resource Center Samantha Smith Library Student graduation celebrations Examples of Activities We Are Directly Involved With
- 19. Pope, K. Trends Report 2008 . Alliance Library Systems. www.alliancelibrarysystem.com Robbins, S. & Bell, M. (2007). Second Life for Dummies. Wiley Publishing, Inc. Bettger, S. (2008). Non Profits and Second Life: Promoting Causes Inside Second Life For Real World Impact . Giving Circles Network. Educational use for Second Life www.secondlife.com Second Life Economic Statistics. http://secondlife.com/whatis/economy_stats.php Simtech: Second Life for Educators. http://secondlifegrid.net/slfe/education-use-virtual-world Twitterfacts. http://twitterfacts.blogspot.com/2008/01/number-of-twitter-users.html