Libraries & Social Media

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Libraries and Social Media

Liz McCarthyCommunications and Social

Media Officer, Bodleian Libraries

Steve EyreTeacher, IT Services

@McCarthy_Liz@bodleianlibs

www.facebook.com/bodleianlibraries

@StephenEyrestephen.eyre@it.ox.ac.uk

Programme

10-10.30: General Intros

10.30-11.30: Intro to tools11.30-11.45: Coffee11.45-1: Online

presence1-1.45: Lunch1.45-3: Hands on3-3.15: Coffee3.15-4.15: Round Table

In a Nutshell…

What to choose? Strategy First

Define your goals

• What aspects of your museum/work/community would you like to promote?

• Who are your target audiences?• What do you want to achieve?• What value is there for your audience in

engaging with you online?• What kind of information do you want to

exchange?• What tensions and conflicts might you

encounter?

Who is your Audience?

Who are you talking to?What do you want them to

do?How will this help you?

What resources do you have to work with?

Benchmark

Define and articulate your goals

Interact with online audience

Boost awarenessDrive traffic

Learn about your community

Share information??

Define and articulate your goals

HOW DOES IT FIT WITH OTHER COMMUNICATIONS?

• Email• Printed material

• Face-to-Face• Broadcast• Websites

• ??

SET SOME GROUND RULES

SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY?• Allow and encourage debate• Don’t censor comments (unless

they’re offensive or spam)• Be transparent• Respect the law• Remember you’re representing your

organisation

So What’s Out there?

Dozens of Options

Facebook

Twitter

Blogs

Videos & Podcasts

Pinterest

Others

How do you use it?

• Service updates

How do you use it? Service Updates

How do you use it?

• Service updates• Promotion of services, events,

collections

How do you use it? Promotion

How do you use it? Promotion

How do you use it? Promotion

How do you use it?

• Service updates• Promotion of services, events,

collections• Feedback, enquiries, discussion

How do you use it? Enquiries

How do you use it?

• Service Updates• Promotion of Services, events,

collections• Feedback, enquiries, discussion• Adding value, crowdsourcing

How do you use it? Crowdsourcing

How do you use it? Crowdsourcing

How do you use it? Crowdsourcing

How do you use it?

• Service updates• Promotion of services, events,

collections• Feedback, enquiries, discussion• Adding value, crowdsourcing• Use the right tool for the job

How do you use it? The Right Tool

How do you use it?

• Service Updates• Promotion of Services, events,

collections• Feedback, enquiries, discussion• Adding value, crowdsourcing• Use the right tool for the job• Do something different!

How do you use it? Be Different

How do you use it? Be Different

Learn More: Engage

http://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/23things