1. Flickr and other social
networking tools to
connect with patrons
Dr. Cu rt is R. Ro ge rs, SCLA/S C St ate Li brar y

2. session agenda
quick look at the social
networking stats
using flickr
using youtube
should you facebook
or myspace?
resources

4. technorati
state of the blogosphere 2008

6. why use Flickr?
• reaching an audience - new users
• making your collection more accessible
• builds social network
• genealogy, local history collections
• issues
• copyright, classification, photo release

7. USING FLICKR

8. examples

11. why use YouTube?
it’s FREE!
reach new audience
create a channel users
can subscribe to
promote adult and
children’s programs
provide library
instruction 24/7

12. examples
Reading Rooster
Recommends
summer reading
experience
searching a
database
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2NcIEsSmqM

13. more examples!
http://
www.youtube.com/user/
thelibrarychannel
iowa city public library
channel

14. PROMOTING STATEWIDE
CONTESTS
HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=IL-8XER2RPM

15. library instruction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHyTNFXoUOU

16. facebook or myspace?
use both!
reach wider
audience
which is
better?
promote
events, link
to blog,
photos,
videos, etc.

18. reach your audience where they hang out!

19. resources
library success - a best practices wiki
www.libsuccess.org
http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?
title=Social_Networking_Software

20. thank you!
Dr. Curtis R. Rogers
SCLA President/SC State Library Director of
Communications
803-734-8928
crogers@statelibrary.sc.gov
www.curtisrogers.info Meebo: crr29061