[Web4lib] Facebook

[L Cohn]

I think blogs were the new thing, but were quickly passed by newer and more impressive forms of Web 2.0.  Technology ran a little faster than blogs could keep up with.  Blogs were updated faster than some websites, but other Web 2.0 technologies, including Facebook, Second Life and Twitter are just faster yet...instantaneous.

Lisa
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Lisa Cohn, ILL, WebMaster,  Reference
Bloomfield Public Library,  bplnj.org
90 Broad Street, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
  973-566-6200x217, lcohn at bplnj.org
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---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Mitchell, Michael" <Michael.Mitchell at brazosport.edu>
Date:  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:20:45 -0500

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