Facebook: Hands OnJim Crowley

Quiz

•Who’s library has a website?▫Maintained internally or externally?

•Who’s personally got a Facebook page?▫Why?

•Who’s library has a Facebook page?

Why should your library be on Facebook?

•Marketing•Resources•Reach out• Low investment

But our website…•See Facebook as a compliment•Quick and timely updates•Easy interaction with customers

If you don’t have a website, this may be a great way to start!

If you don’t maintain your own site this can be a timely and cheap method to get more information on the web.

Types of pages•Community Pages •Official Pages •Groups

Creating your library’s page•You must have a personal Facebook account.•Your privacy•Permission?

Your personal privacy: Basic

Sharing on Facebook: Everyone

Sharing on Facebook: Friends of Friends

Sharing on Facebook: Friends Only

Sharing on Facebook: Recommended

Evolution of Privacy on Facebook•http://mattmckeon.com/facebook-privacy/index.html#

Create a GroupK.I.S.S.

Open Groups application

Create a Group

Group Info• Notice required items

Group Type

Customize

Customize

Invite

Officers

Members

OutAFit Club

Create an Official Page

Create a Page

How official are you?

Have an account?

Customize• Image• Basic info• Status• Promote• Mobile phone• Twitter

Website linking• Like Box

▫ Links from your website (or others) to Facebook.

▫ Brings Facebook posts to your website.

▫ Counts who likes you.

Access official page

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The possibilities

Manchester Library

Seattle Public Library

Cornell University Library

Sacramento County Public Law Library

Washington University Libraries - Olin Library