Facebook for Libraries - Making a Robust Presence.

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My portion of a four-person presentation at the 2013 SELA-SCLA joint conference.

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FacebookMaking a Robust Presence

Tammy IvinsReference, ILL, & OutreachRogers LIbrary at Francis Marion University, SC

as part of…

“Exceptional Outreach Through Social Media” at SCLA/SELA 2013

“8 million young adultsfrom over 2,000 colleges and 22,000 high schools.”

(Huang, 2012)

+ all those non-young

people.

Planningis your best friend.

Policies &

philosophies.

libguides.fmarion.edu/smpolicy

Push dynamic content through

added-valueupdates.

Make an enriched page through

custom tabs.

Interaction is hard.

Your library page can "like"....

Likes or stars ≠

Whole picture

Image courtesy of http://techcrunch.com

Terms of Service.....

Watch the rules.

facebook.com/page_guidelines.php

Goodread:

Tammy Ivins Reference, ILL, & OutreachRogers Library at Francis Marion University, SC

tivins@fmarion.edu843-661-4677about.me/taivins

Image credits: iconfinder.com amazon.com

Sources used: Huang, C. J. (2012). Facebook use in college students: facing the learning motivation of young adults.

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