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SOCIAL MEDIA AT THE LIBRARY
Wikipedia, Blogging, and Beyond


Nicole Eddy, The British Library

Eddy.NME@gmail.com
ROYAL MANUSCRIPTS: GENIUS OF ILLUMINATION
        November 2010-March 2011




                                2
THE BRITISH LIBRARY ON THE WEB




•Online catalogues

•Wikipedia

•Blogs

•Twitter

•Facebook




                                        3
THE BRITISH LIBRARY ON WIKIPEDIA


                   British Library images illustrate 547 articles




Burning of Templars, Royal 20 C. vii (Grandes chroniques), f. 48r   Plague victims, Royal 6 E. vi (Omne bonum), f.
                                                          301r                              4
ROMAN D’ALEXANDRE EN PROSE


• 5315 pageviews
  in its first month



• 4960 pageviews
  while on the front page



• 545 pageviews
  over the last 90 days
                            Alexander in a submarine, Royal MS 15 E vi (Talbot Shrewsbury Book), f. 20v

                                                                       5
ROMAN D’ALEXANDRE EN PROSE




                        6
MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS BLOG
  http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/

Medieval Manuscripts Blog

2010 14,000 pageviews

2011 70,000 pageviews

2012 300,000 pageviews



In 2012 users from 189 countries viewed the Blog

@blmedieval currently has 2,488 followers

                                               7
POPULAR POSTS




Unicorn Cookbook        Lolcats of the Middle Ages
                                      8
BLOG VIEWS PER COUNTRY 2012


    Medieval Manuscripts Blog

                                United States
                                United Kingdom
                                Canada
                                France
                                Australia
                                Germany
                                Italy
                                Russia
                                Spain
                                Netherlands
                                Rest of the World




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5. COUNTRIES WITH MOST VIEWS 2012


United States of America   113,000   38%

United Kingdom             68,000    23%

Canada                     16,000    6%

France                     9,000     3%

Australia                  8,000     3%

Germany                    7,000     2%

Italy                      7,000     2%

                                           10
6. COUNTRIES WITH LEAST VIEWS 2012




       Afghanistan       Antarctica
      Bhutan       British Virgin Islands
   Caribbean Netherlands          DR Congo
French Polynesia The Gambia Greenland
    Haiti     Ivory Coast Libya Mali
      Mongolia     Montserrat
  Papua New Guinea St Kitts and Nevis
          San Marino Sierra Leone
        Turkmenistan        Zimbabwe



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CONTENT OF POSTS




              Richard III; from the Biblical and genealogical
               chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI,
                            King's MS 395, f. 33r




              A monkey riding an elephant and castle; from
                the Maastricht Hours, Stowe MS 17, f. 36r




                            12
THE BLOG AS ONLINE EXHIBITION




'The Spanish Dance'; from Códice de trajes, Germany, 1547, BNE MS Res 285, ff. 2v-3r.




                                                                               13
CONTENT OF POSTS




•Featured manuscripts (Digitised Manuscripts, Royal Exhibition)

•Thematic miscellanies (Bestiary animals, Courtly love, Richard III)

•Department news and announcements

•New scholarship

•Reference and information




                                                       14
ALEXANDER EXPLORES THE SKIES




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Social Media at the British Library - Royal Manuscripts

  • 1. SOCIAL MEDIA AT THE LIBRARY Wikipedia, Blogging, and Beyond Nicole Eddy, The British Library Eddy.NME@gmail.com
  • 2. ROYAL MANUSCRIPTS: GENIUS OF ILLUMINATION November 2010-March 2011 2
  • 3. THE BRITISH LIBRARY ON THE WEB •Online catalogues •Wikipedia •Blogs •Twitter •Facebook 3
  • 4. THE BRITISH LIBRARY ON WIKIPEDIA British Library images illustrate 547 articles Burning of Templars, Royal 20 C. vii (Grandes chroniques), f. 48r Plague victims, Royal 6 E. vi (Omne bonum), f. 301r 4
  • 5. ROMAN D’ALEXANDRE EN PROSE • 5315 pageviews in its first month • 4960 pageviews while on the front page • 545 pageviews over the last 90 days Alexander in a submarine, Royal MS 15 E vi (Talbot Shrewsbury Book), f. 20v 5
  • 7. MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS BLOG http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/ Medieval Manuscripts Blog 2010 14,000 pageviews 2011 70,000 pageviews 2012 300,000 pageviews In 2012 users from 189 countries viewed the Blog @blmedieval currently has 2,488 followers 7
  • 8. POPULAR POSTS Unicorn Cookbook Lolcats of the Middle Ages 8
  • 9. BLOG VIEWS PER COUNTRY 2012 Medieval Manuscripts Blog United States United Kingdom Canada France Australia Germany Italy Russia Spain Netherlands Rest of the World 9
  • 10. 5. COUNTRIES WITH MOST VIEWS 2012 United States of America 113,000 38% United Kingdom 68,000 23% Canada 16,000 6% France 9,000 3% Australia 8,000 3% Germany 7,000 2% Italy 7,000 2% 10
  • 11. 6. COUNTRIES WITH LEAST VIEWS 2012 Afghanistan Antarctica Bhutan British Virgin Islands Caribbean Netherlands DR Congo French Polynesia The Gambia Greenland Haiti Ivory Coast Libya Mali Mongolia Montserrat Papua New Guinea St Kitts and Nevis San Marino Sierra Leone Turkmenistan Zimbabwe 11
  • 12. CONTENT OF POSTS Richard III; from the Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI, King's MS 395, f. 33r A monkey riding an elephant and castle; from the Maastricht Hours, Stowe MS 17, f. 36r 12
  • 13. THE BLOG AS ONLINE EXHIBITION 'The Spanish Dance'; from Códice de trajes, Germany, 1547, BNE MS Res 285, ff. 2v-3r. 13
  • 14. CONTENT OF POSTS •Featured manuscripts (Digitised Manuscripts, Royal Exhibition) •Thematic miscellanies (Bestiary animals, Courtly love, Richard III) •Department news and announcements •New scholarship •Reference and information 14