[Web4lib] Social Networking Policies and your Library

[Nicole Engard]

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On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 5:38 PM, cecily walker <cecilwal at vpl.ca> wrote:
> Hello all - happy Friday!
>
>  I am looking for information about library warnings or policies around
>  social networking services. Specifically, how does your library define
>  appropriate use?  For example, when you publish content to Facebook,
>  MySpace, Flickr, YouTube, Twitter, a library-sponsored discussion board,
>  etc. (ad nauseam), and a site visitor leaves an inappropriate comment, how
>  does your library deal with it?
>
>  I'm particularly interested in Canadian public libraries as our privacy
>  rules and regulations differ from those in the United States, but if your
>  library has these policies in place, I'd love to hear them.
>
>  I've been looking into this for the past couple of days and was surprised
>  to find that of the Canadian libraries that use social networking services,
>  I've only encountered one with concrete appropriate use policies. It seems
>  that most libraries are relying on their "we are not responsible for links
>  to third-party sites" statements and the terms and conditions for those
>  third party sites to protect themselves.
>
>  Thanks,
>  Cecily Walker
>  Auxiliary Librarian
>  Vancouver Public Library
>  cecilwal at vpl.ca
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