[Web4lib] MySpace and Public Libraries

[Carol Bean]

That was Facebook.

Carol Bean

On Jan 25, 2007, at 6:07 PM, Bret Parker wrote:

> I thought someone posted earlier that an 'institutional' presence on
> MySpace was now verboten (earlier posting by a university librarian  
> who
> said that they were admonished by or eliminated from MySpace) -- Am I
> remembering right?
>
> MySpace == A person's space
>
> Bret Parker, Senior Applications Programmer Analyst (MLIS)
> Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library
> City of Stockton (California)
> bret.parker at ci.stockton.ca.us
> (209) 937-7148
>
> http://www.stockton.lib.ca.us
>
>
>>>> <cmagnuss at arrowhead.lib.mn.us> 1/25/2007 3:00:23 PM >>>
> I would be interested in this information also!
>
> Chris Magnusson
> Hibbing Public Library
> www.hibbing.lib.mn.us
>
>
>> Hi folks,
>>  We are looking into implementing a MySpace presence at my public
> library
>> system for outreach and programming. I am wondering if any of you
> have
>> implemented these profiles for your libraries could send me
> information
>> about the implementation process and the maintenance requirements.
>>
>> Specifically, how you went about getting started, how much
> time/staff
>> resources go into maintaining the presence, and what (if any) issues
> have
>> arisen from public response (both positive and negative). Also, do
> you
>> link
>> to your MySpace presence from your library web site? Any other advice
> or
>> experience you have to offer would be much appreciated as well.
>> You can email me off list at jhaskell at washoecounty.us
>> Thanks!
>>
>> All the best,
>> Jami Haskell
>> Internet Services Librarian
>> Washoe County Library System
>> jhaskell at washoecounty.us
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