[Web4lib] Facebook

[Mikael Jacobsen]

Have you considered making a search widget of your OPAC and/or databases available to your students? They could add it to their Facebook profiles and be able to search your resources from their online home.  I have heard of some libraries (who slips the mind at the moment) have done this before. 

Just an idea.  

Mikael "Mick" Jacobsen
Adult Services Librarian
Skokie Public Library, IL
http://www.skokielibrary.info


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From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Mitchell, Michael
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 11:21 AM
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Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Facebook

Thanks for your answers. I feel a bit more enlightened now though not necessarily convinced. I keep trying to believe in Library 2.0, or even small parts of it, but I'm just not being very successful in convincing myself of the utility of most of it. 
	For example, we can stay in their face with Facebook, I see that now, but I just don't see that we (Brazosport College Library) have that much to put in their faces. There is a time and place for everything. We can let them add social tags to books and other items but I don't see imprecise descriptions helping anyone much. Blogging is so over-rated and becoming quite passé. They're everywhere but look how many blogs haven't been updated in months. Aren't they sad looking? Our reference librarian is participating in a national reference service that invites texted questions. I think he said he's gotten about six questions so far in a month or so. But it's new so maybe word just needs to spread. 
	I'll keep lurking and thinking here.


Michael Mitchell
Technical Services Librarian
Brazosport College
Lake Jackson, TX
michael.mitchell at brazosport.edu 


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From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Mitchell, Michael
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 9:43 AM
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Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Facebook

What are the advantages of Facebook over Web pages on the library Web site? I'm afraid I really don't understand. I just don't see anything special there. I'm really asking, not trolling.


Michael Mitchell
Technical Services Librarian
Brazosport College
Lake Jackson, TX
michael.mitchell at brazosport.edu 


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[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Leo Robert Klein
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 9:22 AM
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Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Facebook

John Fereira wrote:
> Christine Zeitler wrote:
>> One of the academic libraries at which I work is attempting to decide
if
>> they want to use Facebook to interact with the students.  
> 
> I think that the more important question here is whether students want

> to use Facebook to interact with libraries.

Good point but increasingly it seems as if Facebook is more an entry point for various types of communication, including friends of course, but also professional and personal interests.

I mean, just looking at my own list, I've got the Chicago Historical Society, a couple of my old schools and something called 'Static FBML' 
whose meaning I honestly can't remember.

Assuming a similar collection (adjusted for age) on the part of our users and I don't think it's too exotic if the library starts banging on

their Facebook door as well.

LEO

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