Welcome to the Library Institute 2014 Blog

Hello Institute Students,

I really think that you are going to enjoy this class and everyone helping me team teach.  Our new data coordinator is Shawn Behrends she brings lots of social networking information to this class.  Shawn recently taught and developed courses for a South Dakota tech college.  Another one of our team members is our very own Jasmine Rockwell. Not only understanding networking but sharing with us ways for librarians to add it to there marketing plans.   I will add information on what has worked for other  libraries.

Over the next 6 weeks get ready to share your information with all of your fellow classmates.

Kathleen
LI Coordinator

These lessons will help you reach parents and caretakers with different types of social networking.  Each week, starting November 14 through December 19, we'll have a brief webinar and some coursework to complete.  The course will close on January 9.  If you can't make all the classroom sessions, don't worry!  You can view the recordings afterwards, but you'll still have to submit your answers to the weekly questions we ask you.

 

Save the date!

Live webinars will meet at 4:00 - 5:00 pm Central Time on the following Thursdays:

• November 14 - Facebook: [View Recording]
• November 21 - Pinterest: Didn't work correctly
• December 5 - YouTube: [View Recording]
• December 12 - Instagram: [View Recording]
• December 19 - GoodReads, Shelfari, LibraryThing [View Recording]

Archived webinars will be made available following the Live Meeting presentations.

 

Things to do before the course begins:

1.  Set up a blog.  You'll use this to answer weekly questions and comment on your classmates posts.
 Need help?  See How to Start a Blog on Blogger  http://www.wikihow.com/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger 

2.  In your blog, start a post and tell us all a little about yourself.  Maybe you have a photo or two to upload, too?

3.  Email us the URL of your blog and we'll add it to the "Our Class Blogs" list.  (If your name isn't in your blog title, make sure you identify yourself somewhere on the front page of your blog.)

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Week 1 

How does this course work?  What is social media?  Featured app:  Facebook

Live Meeting: Thursday, 11/14 at 4:00 pm CST / 3:00 pm MST
Check your email for online meeting instructions. [View Recording]

Reading:   

• The 2012 State of America's Libraries - Social Networking  http://www.ala.org/news/mediapresscenter/americaslibraries/soal2012/social-networking 
• Facebook for Libraries  http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/article/facebook-libraries

Curious about what libraries are doing with social networking software/apps?  Check out these examples on the Libsuccess.org wiki:  http://www.libsuccess.org/Social_Networking_Software

Question of the week:
What are four kinds of things libraries are doing with Facebook?
Start a new post on your blog to complete this assignment. 
1.  Look at some library Facebook pages and give examples. 
2.  Read and comment on one of your classmate's posts on this question.

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Week 2

Why use social media?  Which to choose?  Featured app:  Pinterest

Live Meeting:  Thursday, 11/21 at 4:00 pm CST / 3:00 pm MST
We had technical issues this week and the Live Meeting didn't record properly.  So...Kathleen has emailed you a link to the sound recording of this webinar and attached our PowerPoint slides from Week 2.

Reading:
*Articles that are listed under readings can be downloaded at Proquest or Ebsco Academic Search Premier databases through either the State Library or your public library.

• King, D. L. (2012). Social media. Library Technology Reports, 48(6), 23-27,2.*
• McDermott, I. E. (2012).  Pinterest for libraries.  Searcher, 20(4), 7-9, 45.*

For more examples of what libraries are doing with Pinterest:  http://www.pinterest.com/lauramgentry/other-libraries-using-pinterest/

Question of the week:
Find 2 library pinterest boards and tell us why you would use them at your library?
Start a new post on your blog to complete this assignment.
1. Post URL's of the 2 boards.
2. Read and comment on one of your classmate's posts on this question.

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Week 3

What is social capital?  Featured app: YouTube

Live Meeting: Thursday, 12/5 at 4:00 pm CST / 3:00 pm MST
http://library.sd.gov/LIB/DEV/training/2013/120513/Start.htm

Reading:   

• Solomon, L. (2013). Understanding social capital. American Libraries, 44(5), 34-37.*
• Launching the Boise Public Library YouTube Channel  http://theidaholibrarian.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/launching-the-boise-public-library-youtube-channel/

Question of the week:

Find a library video on YouTube that teaches you how to do something.

1.  Post the URL of a library video that teaches you how to do something--like download Overdrive books, use a database, or use self check-out at the library.

2.  Watch a video that one of your classmates has posted and comment on it.

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Week 4 

What is a social media policy?  Why should you have one?  Featured app:  Instagram 

Live Meeting:  Thursday, 12/12, at 4:00 pm CST / 3:00 pm MST [View Recording]


Reading:

• Kroski, E. (2009). Should Your Library Have a Social Media Policy?. School Library Journal, 55(10), 44-46.*
• How to Create a Social Media Policy http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2011/09/10/30-days-of-how-to-how-to-create-a-social-media-policy/
• Take a look at this sample social media policy and guidelines from YASL:  http://www.ala.org/yalsa/aboutyalsa/yalsahandbook/boardsocialmedia

Instagram in the library?  Some great ideas for your library here:  http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/10-interesting-ways-to-use-instagram-for-your-library/

Question of the week:

Find 2 libraries that are using Instgram in their marketing of plan.
1. Post their URLs for fellow students to see.
2. Give an example of what they are specifically using it for in their library.

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Week 5

How do you know if it's worth the time?  What are metrics?  Featured apps:  Readers advisory tools: Shelfari, GoodReads, LibraryThing

Live Meeting: Thursday, 12/19 at 4:00 pm CST / 3:00 pm MST  [View Recording]
 
Reading: 

• Stuart, D. (2009). Social Media Metrics. Online, 33(6), 22-24.*
• Rapp, D. (2011). Crowdsourcing RA. Library Journal, 136(10), 56-57.*
• Get to Know GoodReads: Share this primer to the social reading site and help teachers and kids connect with great books (2013)  http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2013/01/k-12/social-medias-best-kept-secret-goodreads-is-a-fabulous-site-to-revolutionize-your-literary-life/  

Want to know more about using Shelfari, GoodReads & LibraryThing for youth services?  
Hilbun, J. (2011, May). Using social networking to connect teens with young adult literature. Public Libraries, 50, 42-49.  Read Book-Sharing Social Networks (p. 46-47).* 

Question of the week:  What kinds of social media apps do you think you might use in your library?  If you use some already, what ideas did you get for making better use of them?