LEADER 03340oam 2200517 450 001 9910808739903321 005 20190911112724.0 010 $a1-78063-401-3 035 $a(OCoLC)864746827 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL8CPG 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000415395 100 $a20130429d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBuilding communities $esocial networking for academic libraries /$fDenise A. Garofalo 205 $a1st edition 210 1$aOxford :$cChandos Publishing,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 227 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aChandos Publishing social media series,$x2050-6813 300 $a"ISSN: 2050-6813 (print)." 300 $a"ISSN: 2050-6821 (online)." 311 $a1-84334-735-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Building Communities : Social networking for academic libraries; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; About the author; 1. The whats and whys of social networking for academic libraries; Background; Role on campus; Why social media for academic libraries?; Rewards of social media participation; 2. How to approach the implementation of social media technologies; Planning; Community-building; Survey of academic librarians using social media; 3. Case studies of academic libraries and social media networking; Libraries 327 $aAnalysis of the experiences shared in case studies4. First steps; Strategy for implementing social media; Skill set defined; Sample social media policies; 5. Make the connection: posting on social media; Just DO it; Basic Facebook how-to section; Basic Twitter How-to Section; 6. Evaluating the impact of social media in academic libraries; How to evaluate; What to evaluate and what tools to use; Mid-course adjustments; 7. Closing thoughts; Appendix 1: Survey questions; Appendix 2: Case study questions; Appendix 3: Tools and resources; Glossary; References; Bibliography; Index 330 $aSocial media is here to stay. A robust social media campaign can provide academic libraries with a means to showcase library resources, highlight content and events, and attract students to sample what the library has to offer. Building Communities is a handbook to implement social media technologies for academic libraries. It is a guide to planning and implementing a successful social media campaign and evaluating its impact. This title covers: the beginning of social networking in the academic context; how to implement use of social media technologies; and evaluating their use. The final sec 410 0$aChandos social media series ;$vno. 13. 606 $aOnline social networks$xLibrary applications 606 $aAcademic libraries$xInformation technology 606 $aSocial media 606 $aLibraries and community 615 0$aOnline social networks$xLibrary applications. 615 0$aAcademic libraries$xInformation technology. 615 0$aSocial media. 615 0$aLibraries and community. 676 $a302.3 700 $aGarofalo$b Denise A$0618567 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808739903321 996 $aBuilding communities$91072006 997 $aUNINA