[Web4lib] MySpace and Public Libraries

[Hutchens, Chad]

Hypocritical perhaps, but I think the underlying fact is that MySpace
will get far more revenue $ from a band than they ever will from
libraries.

Chad E. Hutchens
Electronic Resources Librarian
Montana State University Libraries
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT  59717-3320
(406) 994-4313 phone
(406) 994-2851 fax 
chutchens at montana.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Dan Conley
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 4:28 PM
To: Web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] MySpace and Public Libraries

I was thinking it'd be a little hypocritical to forbid libraries from 
having a presence on MySpace while encouraging bands to do the same to 
the point of having your own record label. That and a search for 
"library" on the site yielded a fair amount of results. When library 
MySpace is outlawed, only outlaw libraries will have MySpace...

Dan Conley

Carol Bean wrote:

> 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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