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Enhancing Library Engagement with Blogs, Micro-blogs, and Social Networks

Discover the impact of utilizing blogs, micro-blogs, and social networks in library settings with a case study on remote worker engagement. Learn strategies to overcome barriers, share best practices, and explore future possibilities in enhancing library services.

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Enhancing Library Engagement with Blogs, Micro-blogs, and Social Networks

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  1. http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/cultural-heritage/events/ili-2009-workshop/http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/cultural-heritage/events/ili-2009-workshop/ Using Blogs, Micro-blogs and Social Networks in Your Library Case Study 2:Remote Worker blog 14th October 2009 Marieke Guy m.guy@ukoln.ac.uk Research Officer Resources bookmarked using ‘ili2009-workshop' tag UKOLN is supported by: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence www.bath.ac.uk

  2. Contents • Introduction • Case Study 2: The Remote Worker blog • Reasons For Having a Library Blog • Beyond Blogs: Micro-blogs and Social Networks • Institution Barriers • Addressing the Barriers • Sharing Best Practices • What Next?

  3. Background Why? • Wanted to write a blog • Needed an angle • Became a remote worker in April 2008 • Remote worker champion in July 2008 When? • Launched September 2008 What? • Wordpress – had experience

  4. Launching • Initial posts: • Introduced myself and my situation • Ensured there was documented policy e.g. Creative Commons • Promotion: • Softly, softly to start off with • Then mentioned internally to other remote workers • Started to mention it on Twitter and Facebook • Linked to it from UKOLN Web site • Alerted other bloggers to site, have posted to lists

  5. Coverage • Individual, reflective, personal and professional, informal • Horizon scanning - technologies • Links to relevant material and news items (delicious) • Discussion – encourage comments/feedback • Reflection – sound out ideas • Personal accounts of my presentation and attendance of events • Amplified conference details - blended blogging • Anything that’s ‘relevant’

  6. Keeping it Interesting.. • Guest blog posts: • Have now published 7 guest blog posts • Some general, others more specific (e.g travelling kit for remote workers) • Other media: • Consistently use images from variety of sources • Have added videos, widgets etc. • Subject Coverage • Ask for suggestions from readers • Read other people’s blogs (Google Reader)

  7. 6 Months of blogging… • It’s quality not quantity that counts • Blogs lead to bigger things • What’s successful can be surprising • Try to build a community

  8. Questions • Any questions?

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