IM anyone Lately? How to get your Library Chatting

IM anyone lately? How to get your library up and Chatting!Dr. Curtis R. RogersSCLA PresidentSC State Library Director of Communications

session overview

recent IM & Social Networking stats

examples of libraries using IM

terminology

meebo

learn from the stats

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msDUU9wuTjk

examples

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

http://www.libsuccess.org

don’t make it complicated!

use IM for about a week among the reference staff and/or friends. no policy. no procedures.

use MEEBO! right now it is the easiest IM aggregator to use

don’t be formal - IM is not a form of formal communication

keep stats and review month to month

terminology

BRB

LOL

TTYL

IMHO

CUL8R

ASK Leo Promo

http://curtisrogers.blogspot.com/2008/09/sc-state-library-ask-leo-im-service.html

how to use Meebo

www.meebo.com

username: libraryinstruction

create a test account

thank you!

Dr. Curtis R. RogersSCLA President/Communications Director, SC State Librarymeebo: crr29061803-318-7292crogers@statelibrary.sc.govwww.curtisrogers.info