Tonight I took a look at the Facebook page, I'll Bet I Can Find 1,000,000 People Who Think Libraries Are Important . It helped provide some food for thought about the great uses of Facebook for libraries. A library facebook page is a great method of giving your library a "personality". One significant thing is that it's interactive -enabling library users the ability to interact with the library (staff) by posting on it's wall, asking a question etc. (Keep in mind content must always be monitored) and is a great way of informing patrons of up and coming library events and policies such as amnesty's, policies, refurbishment plans, storytime -the lot! It's picture gallery can further help promote events and reach a wider audience interested in joining the library and finding out more about it in a safe online environment.
Facebook and other online social networking sites help a library reach a wider audience as well as a younger client group who are becoming more and more accessible as the world moves online. People, businesses, educational institutions and even government parties and politicians are jumping on board and realising the potential of Web 2.0 in reaching a wider audience online.
I believe that technology places a vital role in library services. (Imagine a library wherein the only service they provide is book lending???) What will happen to the library???
ReplyDeleteAdvent of Library 2.0 and Web 2.0 is one of information changes that libraries have to deal with and it is also opportunities for libraries to reach out for wider clientele such as social networking. facebook, twitter, etc.
These stuff is good but as what you've said it should be monitored.