the virtual third space and libraries
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Presentation at ALA 2008 by Angela Sigg, Denver Public LibraryTRANSCRIPT
The Virtual Third Space and Libraries
June 30, 2008
Angela SiggContent Developer, Denver Public Library
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Denver Public Library Teens Online
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Do you remember what life was like
before the Internet?
They don’t.
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Teens are digital natives, they have never known life without
Google.
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93% of teens use the Internet.
Source: Pew Internet
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Build a Team
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Get staff input
Brainstorm
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Find Inspiration
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What is your vision?
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Promote, Provide, Develop,
Stimulate...
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Promote
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Provide
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Develop
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Stimulate
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Stimulate
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Stimulate
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Respect
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RespectDon’t talk down to teens.
Don’t try to talk like them either.
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Inform and Inspire
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Appeal to teens.
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A voice.
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What is unappealing
to teens?
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Take your time andask for feedback
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Keep it fresh
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Will the work pay off?
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Yes
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Reach teens where they hang out:
online.
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55% of teens have created a
profile on a social networking
site.
Source: Pew
• 95% have belonged to a social
networking site at some point
and currently belongs to two.
Source: OTX
• May 2008: MySpace had 73.7
million hits, Facebook had 35.6
million.
Source:
comScore
Why?
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“If you’re not on MySpace, you don’t
exist.”
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Source: Kathy Sierra, Creating Passionate Users
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How do you know which social
networking site to use?
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Ask
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wordle.net
Libraries and Social Networking?
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Why should you use it?
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Why should you use it?
It’s free.
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Why should you use it?
It’s easy.
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Why should you use it?
You will get noticed.
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Jump in
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“This is a generation that sees online not as a separate place you
go, but as just this sort of continuation of their existence.”
Danah Boyd, Growing Up Online, Frontline
Thank you!
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Angela SiggDenver Public Library
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