[Air-L] Facebook and Libraries

[Dan Perkel]

Hi Gerry,
While it's not about Facebook, this may be useful information for  
you. Through some poking around on public library websites this week,  
specifically at teen services, I was surprised to find that there are  
quite a few libraries that have MySpace pages. Seattle Public  
Libraries has one for the whole system, run be teenagers who are part  
of their Teen Advisors. San Francisco has something similar. Through  
the Dayton (OH) public library pages I found that each branch there  
has its own MySpace page and then noticed that other branches in  
other states have linked to those. This brief tour took me from  
Dayton, to Maine, to Denver. Anyhow, thought this might interest you,  
and anyone else on this list who may have interests. Feel free to  
forward along to the other lists that you put on your email.

Regards,

Dan

Dan Perkel
PhD Candidate, School of Information
University of California, Berkeley
dperkel at ischool.berkeley.edu
http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~dperkel
http://digitalyouth.ischool.berkeley.edu


On Apr 28, 2008, at 10:45 AM, Gerry Mckiernan wrote:

> Friends/
>
> I am in the process of completing a survey article on Libraries and  
> Facebook.
>
> In addition to the literature and initiatives profiled in the  
> Friends blog, I am greatly interested in learning of Any/All  
> libraries using Facebook as a complement / supplement / substitute  
> for Any / All library services / programs / etc. such as, but not  
> limited to the following uses or contexts:
>
> *Classroom Intruction
>
> *Collection Management
>
> *Course Management
>
> Desk Reference
>
> *Digital Reference
>
> *Distance Education/Learning
>
> *Information Commons
>
> *Learning Communities
>
> Among other services, I am particularly interested in non-Public  
> Services uses, notably Technical Services.
>
> BTW: I am aware of various Facebook Library Groups/Pages such as
>
> *Librarians and Facebook
>
> *Libraries Using Facebook Pages
>
> I am also interested in Any / All Other Relevant Literature / Sites.
>
> Links to associated * Facebook Groups/Pages are available at
>
> [ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/04/libraries-and- 
> facebook.html ]
>
> OR
>
> [ http://tinyurl.com/5jtx8j ]
>
> ***Please Post Your Recommendation As A Comment To This Blog Entry**
>
> Thanks A Million!
>
> AND
>
> Happy Monday!
>
> /Gerry
>
> Gerry McKiernan
> Associate Professor
> Science and Technology Librarian
> Iowa State University Library
> Ames IA 50011
>
> gerrymck at iastate.edu
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