The Royal Manuscripts group at the British Library has worked on disseminating its research through various social media and non-traditional channels. This presentation, by Dr. Nicole Eddy, outlines some of the work done by the group, focusing in particular on Wikipedia and their blog.
3. THE BRITISH LIBRARY ON THE WEB
•Online catalogues
•Wikipedia
•Blogs
•Twitter
•Facebook
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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%
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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
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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
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13. THE BLOG AS ONLINE EXHIBITION
'The Spanish Dance'; from Códice de trajes, Germany, 1547, BNE MS Res 285, ff. 2v-3r.
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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
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