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Social Media is Changing Libraries! How do you fit in? Chester County Library Staff Development Day September 20, 2011
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Presentation for Chester County Library (SC) Staff Development Day.
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Social Media is Changing Libraries!
How do you fit in?
Chester County LibraryStaff Development Day
September 20, 2011
agenda
• Overview (interactive vs. talking head)• Videos• Questions & Answers• Examples • Resources - show and tell• Group Exercise with Review
Fun stuff first!
What are your first thoughts?
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How are libraries changing?
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SC Public Library computer users
FY082,166,142
FY095,529,774
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2010 SC Day in the Life of SC Libraries
# of visitors
# items circulated
# people used computers
162,760
127,177
64,929
What are your
first thoughts about the future of
reading and books?
Do your professional reading online.
Blogs/RSS Feeds
• Tame the Web• Stephen’s Lighthouse• Endgadget• Kivi’s Nonprofit Comm
unications Blog• Libraries & Life• Library Journal Bubble
Room• Library of Congress Bl
og
• LIS News• PR Squared – Social Media
Marketing & Public Relations
• The “M” Word – Marketing Libraries
• For fun: The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks
SC Library Network
Wikiscln.statelibrary.sc.gov
Learning exerciseThink about Social Media, the communities you serve, and your library workflow.
In small groups, take ___ minutes to discuss:
1. How to get more involved.2. How to make social media more effective.3. What are your next steps?
Each group selects a note taker/speaker to report on what was discussed.
Reports – each group will have 2 minutes to report on your discussion.
Your homework
assignment:
Be flexibleFlickr:Ingorrr
Don’t be hostile to new technology
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Treat new technology like they would.
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Play & Experiment Flickr:The Lightworks
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Keep up!
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