[Web4lib] Facebook (& Second Life)

[Sharon Foster]

I did a limited survey of public library websites in Connecticut last
year. I found that a library's Library 2.0 presence is directly
related to the library's operating income, which in turn is directly
related to hours open, # of FTEs, circulation, and # of reference
transactions--in short, all the usual measures of performance.

Sharon M. Foster, JD, MLS
Technology Librarian
http://firstgentrekkie.blogspot.com/






On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Brian Gray <mindspiral at gmail.com> wrote:
> I do not know of too many libraries sitting around with excess employees
> available, do you?
>
> Very few web 2.0 tools replace the services and resources libraries provide
> now. They usually supplement and thus reach new people. Implementing them
> does cost time and money, so organizations must decide what is the benefits
> and return on investment. It would be different for every organization.
>
> Web 2.0 tools may save money. You cannot just say they will.
>
> Brian Gray
> mindspiral at gmail.com
> bcg8 at case.edu
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Robert L. Balliot <
> rballiot at oceanstatelibrarian.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> So, conversely, if staff numbers are not streamlined
>> designing and maintaining a web 2.0 'tool' would save
>> money.
>>
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>> Robert L. Balliot
>> Skype: RBalliot
>> Bristol, Rhode Island
>> http://oceanstatelibrarian.com/contact.htm
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