Managing Your Library's Social Media Channels

Managing Your Library's Social Media Channels
Author: David Lee King
Publisher: ALA Editions
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Internet marketing
ISBN: 9780838959497

Addresses the management of social media channels: setting goals, assigning roles for staff, and using analytical tools to measure effectiveness.

Managing Social Media in Libraries

Managing Social Media in Libraries
Author: Troy Swanson
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2012-09-24
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1780633777

Web 2.0 first created a scramble among librarians to participate in Facebook, YouTube, blogs, and other social media applications, and the turn is now towards management and consolidation. Managing Social Media in Libraries explores the developing information environment, the collaboration among library organizations, and the ways social media may convert the loose connections between library staff members. The book takes librarians beyond the mechanics of using social media, and establishes a framework to move library managers and leaders toward making social media effective. Managing Social Media in Libraries is structured around key topics in this area, including: refocusing after the first use of Web 2.0; library organisations as loosely coupled systems; social media within such systems; defining a purpose for the use of social media; connecting messages and tools; and integrating social media into standard websites. - Provides practical ways of thinking about social media for library managers and leaders - Provides examples of policies, workflows, and uses of social media tools for library managers and leaders - Defines organizations as coordinated systems and discusses how social media tools can emphasize the benefits of coordination

Social Media

Social Media
Author: Nina Verishagen
Publisher: Chandos Publishing
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2018-11-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 008102410X

Social Media: The Academic Library Perspective provides a step-by-step guide on social media as written by somebody who has already done the work. Made up of case studies written by authors at various institutions who provide different perspectives on their institution's use of social media, the book highlights successes and failures, while also focusing on tips for social media management in the academic library that anybody in the community can interpret and adapt. Social media platforms are dealt with systematically, making this an essential guide for librarians who want to use social media to the benefit of their library. - Includes a step-by-step guide on the use of social media for academic libraries - Presents practical experience leveraged in the form of case studies - Provides quick, concise, and systematic recommendations for the use of social media - Written by academic librarians for academic librarians

Growing Your Library Career with Social Media

Growing Your Library Career with Social Media
Author: Daniella Smith
Publisher: Chandos Publishing
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2018-07-20
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0081024126

Growing Your Career with Social Media presents social media tools, current trends and professional development strategies to help busy librarians remain up-to-date. This title offers advice from librarians on how to use social media for career development and continuing education. Advice is based on accumulated experience from professionals who have incorporated social media into their professional lives. The book includes interviews and suggests ways librarians can use social media as a tool for self-promotion. It includes tables of social media tools and their potential uses, and also provides resources, lists, organizations and information on librarians currently active in social media. - Gives strategies, resources, and social media tools for career advancement in librarianship - Presents interviews from experienced librarians on how best to use social media - Offers real-world experience of great use to practicing librarians - Incorporates original research unique to this book, which librarians can use - Includes practical resources so librarians can start using social media tools immediately

Social Media for Creative Libraries

Social Media for Creative Libraries
Author: Phil Bradley
Publisher: Facet Publishing
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2015-01-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 185604713X

Social Media for Creative Libraries explains how librarians and information professionals can use online tools to communicate more effectively, teach people different skills and to market and promote their service faster, cheaper and more effectively. Based on his acclaimed work How to Use Web 2.0 in Your Library, Phil Bradley has restructured and comprehensively updated this new book to focus on the activities that information professionals carry out on a daily basis, before then analysing and explaining how online tools can assist them in those activities. The book includes: - a discussion of authority checking and why information professionals are needed more than ever in a social media world - a guide to creating great presentations online - how online tools can make teaching and training sessions easier and more enjoyable for information professionals - useful tips for implementing new strategies in libraries and a discussion of the practicalities of library marketing and promotion - how to create a good social media policy and why - a look at a few social media disasters and how they could have been avoided Readership: Packed with features and accompanied by introductory videos on the Facet Publishing YouTube channel, Social Media for Creative Libraries is essential reading for all library and information professionals.

Outreach for Music Librarians

Outreach for Music Librarians
Author: Scott Stone
Publisher: A-R Editions, Inc.
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2019-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0895798751

Many music librarians are tasked with reaching out to their primary user groups, but don’t know how to start this process, or need new ideas to spur them forward. Outreach for Music Librarians is a manual designed to provide immediate, practical help in the planning, implementation, and assessment of outreach projects. This manual is divided into three sections: (1) foundational principles to be kept in mind no matter the project; (2) an introduction to six different outreach projects with all the information needed to implement; and (3) case studies of outreach projects at four vastly different libraries. While this manual is aimed at newer practitioners, Outreach for Music Librarians provides such a wide breadth of information that even experienced music librarians should find new inspiration and should include it in their own collections.

The Librarian's Nitty-Gritty Guide to Social Media

The Librarian's Nitty-Gritty Guide to Social Media
Author: Laura Solomon
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2013
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0838911609

The vast array of social media options present a challenge: it’s tough to keep current, let alone formulate a plan for using these tools effectively. Solomon, a librarian with extensive experience in web development, design, and technology, cuts to the chase with this invaluable guide to using social media in any kind of library. With a straightforward and pragmatic approach, she broadens her best-selling ALA Editions Special Report on the topic and Presents an overview of the social media world, providing context for services like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, and analyzes how adults’ and teens’ use of social media impacts the library Offers advice on easy ways to use these tools on a daily basis, with planning strategies for posting and scheduling Addresses the fine points of Facebook, comparing the various types of profiles and accounts Guides readers in the basics of crafting eye-catching status updates, and other social media best practices Shows how to manage and monitor accounts, including pointers on dealing with negative feedback Including a bibliography of additional resources, Solomon’s guide will empower libraries to use social media as a powerful tool for marketing, outreach, and advocacy.

Creative Management of Small Public Libraries in the 21st Century

Creative Management of Small Public Libraries in the 21st Century
Author: Carol Smallwood
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2014-12-23
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1442243570

Creative Management of Small Public Libraries in the 21st Century isan anthology on small public libraries as centers of communities serving populations under 25,000 that make up most of the public library systems in the United States. A wide selection of topics was sought from contributors with varied backgrounds reflecting the diversity of small public libraries. The thirty-two chapters are arranged: Staff; Programming; Management; Technology; Networking; Fundraising; User Services and provide tools to lead a local public library with relevant and successful services. This volume shares a common sense approach to providing a small (in staff size or budget) but mighty (in impact and outcome) public library service. The contributors demonstrate that by turning the service delivery team outward to the community with enthusiasm and positive energy, it is possible to achieve significant results. Many chapters summarize best practices that can serve as checklists for the novice library director or as a review for the more seasoned manager working through new responsibilities. Chapters are tactical, focusing on specific issues for managers such as performance evaluations, effective programming, or e-reader services. Time management is crucial in a small or rural public library as well as the challenges associated with managing Friends and volunteers. While most public libraries do not have the resources to satisfy customer expectations for instant gratification, ultra-convenience and state-of-the-art technologies, The authors of this book details strategies and methods for providing top-notch customer service while moving beyond customer service to the creation of meaningful customer relationships. This volume makes an important contribution to the literature by reminding us that public libraries transform communities of every size. In fact, never before has the role of the public library been a more critical thread in the fabric of community life.

Customer Service in Libraries

Customer Service in Libraries
Author: Charles Harmon
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 119
Release: 2013-02-13
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0810887495

In this book, nine librarians from across the country describe their libraries’ best practices in this key area. Their contributions range from all-encompassing customer service policies and models any library can both adapt and be proud of to micro-approaches that emphasize offering excellent user-focused technology planning, picture book arrangement with patrons in mind, Web 2.0 tools to connect users with the library, establishing good service delivery chains, and making your library fantastic for homeschoolers. As past Public Library Association President Audra Caplan writes in her introduction to this book, “There is nothing magical about providing excellent customer service; it just takes the right people, the right philosophy and the passion to make it a reality.” If you’ve got all that, here are the best practices to make stellar customer service a reality for your library’s users.

Marketing and Social Media

Marketing and Social Media
Author: Lorri Mon
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2020-12-07
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1538142961

Marketing and Social Media: A Guide for Libraries, Archives, and Museums, Second Edition is a much-needed guide to marketing for libraries, archives, and museum professionals in the social media age. This book serves as both an introductory textbook and as a guide for working professionals interested in developing well-planned evidence-based marketing campaigns. Chapters cover coordinating efforts with the organization’s mission, goals, and objectives, how to do a SWOT analysis and environmental scanning, the use of existing data as well as issues in collecting additional data, how to identify and involve stakeholders, a 4-step marketing model, considerations of price, placement, product, and promotion, market research, understanding customer groups and market segmentation, marketing mix strategy and evaluation, promotional activities, channel selection, social media marketing activities, content marketing, social media policies, guidelines, crisis communication, and evidence-based assessment. Discussion of social media and examples of social media marketing activities are included throughout the book, as well as case study examples of marketing and social media campaigns in libraries, archives and museums. This second edition further includes a new final chapter offering step-by-step guidance for brand-new social media managers on how to get started from their first day on the job with social media marketing, management, assessment, strategic planning, and content calendar planning activities, in addition to working with colleagues and managers to integrate social media into work activities across the organization. For educators, this text includes elements which can be developed into classroom or workshop assignments which include pull quotes highlighting important concepts in each chapter, key terms, discussion questions, illustrative case study examples from archives, libraries and museums, and an annotated bibliography for further reading.