[Web4lib] Facebook

[Thomas Edelblute]

First determine what you want to achieve, then obtain the best technology to attain that goal.

Thomas Edelblute
Public Access Systems Coordinator
Anaheim Public Library

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From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Brian Gray
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 9:50 AM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Facebook

I would not judge the value of library 2.0 by the bad examples and bad
implementations that you have cited below. Should you not be looking for
good and positive examples to see the value?

It seem to me you are more questioning how and what your library has to
market, rather than the tool to do it.

Brian Gray
mindspiral at gmail.com
bcg8 at case.edu


On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Mitchell, Michael <
Michael.Mitchell at brazosport.edu> wrote:

> 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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