promoting your school library through social media

Communicate, Participate, Advocate

Connecting your library to your school community through

social media

Image: Clare Bloomfield / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

http://www.wcl.govt.nz/blogs/teens/

http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/content.php?pid=165142&sid=1400963

Learning and sharing

Library Media Connection, Mar/Apr2010, Vol. 28 Issue 5, p45-45, 2/3p, 1 Graphfound on p45

What are some of the “web 2.0” tools that can be used to share your library with the world – anytime, anywhere?

http://youtu.be/oQ1ZjStKny0

Discussion

Social media for your school library

Reaching a wider audience – parents, students, teachers

Promoting your collection, services, events

Short posts Images YouTube clips Bookmarking Social networking policy ?

http://www.socialmediamom.com/2010/08/social-networking-in-schools-yes-or-no.html

Students who collaborate and participate in building spaces, both physical and virtual, are likely to be more comfortable living in them. ~

Joyce Valenza

What do you want to say about your school library ?

What type of collaborative / interactive space do you want to create for your school community ?

Purpose

Who is it for? Does it invite response, interaction,

participation, innovation? Content Organisation Navigation Currency, style, consistency Special features

Evaluation checklist

What makes the difference?

Visible - Invisible

Library Homepage on a school website

http://www.muritai.school.nz/pages/index.php# http://www.kingshigh.school.nz/facilities/library/

Blogs

http://foslibrary.blogspot.com/

http://rsslibrary.edublogs.org/ http://gblibrary.blogspot.com/

http://kerikeri-covertocover.blogspot.com/

http://thewhslibrary.edublogs.org/

WikisOutram School

http://allencentre.wikispaces.com/Home+page

Golden Bay High School’s sandbox

http://gbhs-sandbox.wetpaint.com/

Twitter

http://www.kidderlit.com/

http://springstonschoollibrary.blogspot.com/

Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/BrentwoodSchoolLibrary

http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Canaan-High-School-Library/29323106472

YouTubeThe Library Minute

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FTrEPyi6TE&NR=1

Social Bookmarking

http://springstonschoollibrary.blogspot.com/