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Social Media Best Practices In Academic Libraries (2018), Bettina Peacemaker, Sue Robinson
Social Media Best Practices In Academic Libraries (2018), Bettina Peacemaker, Sue Robinson
VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Data
In order to understand current trends and use of social media in libraries, VCU Libraries created and conducted an online survey using SurveyMonkey. Our approach was informed by the study of social media and public relations practice conducted by Wright and Hinson (Wright, Donald K. and Michelle Drifka Hinson. 2015. “Examining Social and Emerging Media Use in Public Relations Practice: A Ten-Year Longitudinal Analysis.” Public Relations Journal 9).
The VCU Libraries survey consisted of 23 multiple-choice, multiple-answer, and open ended questions. The survey was distributed to email discussion lists frequented by library professionals involved in management or communications. The data …
Partnering With Postdocs: A Library Model For Supporting Postdoctoral Researchers And Educating The Academic Research Community, Karen H. Gau, Pamela Dillon, Teraya Donaldson, Stacey Wahl, Carrie Iwema
Partnering With Postdocs: A Library Model For Supporting Postdoctoral Researchers And Educating The Academic Research Community, Karen H. Gau, Pamela Dillon, Teraya Donaldson, Stacey Wahl, Carrie Iwema
VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Data
Initially conceived by the University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Library System in 2013, How-to Talks by Postdocs is a series of instructional brown-bag lunch talks presented by postdocs about how to do something related to the health sciences. These are not seminar talks, but an opportunity for postdocs to hone their science communication skills by informing the public about a topic related to the health sciences.
VCU launched its How-to Talks by Postdocs series in 2015. The quantitative data collected from attendees and postdoc speakers from its 2015-2018 talks are being shared here. The attendee feedback can be downloaded from …
Social Media Best Practices In Academic Libraries (2016), Sue Robinson, Bettina Peacemaker, Emily J. Hurst
Social Media Best Practices In Academic Libraries (2016), Sue Robinson, Bettina Peacemaker, Emily J. Hurst
VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Data
In order to understand current trends and use of social media in libraries, VCU Libraries created and conducted an online survey using SurveyMonkey. Our approach was informed by the study of social media and public relations practice conducted by Wright and Hinson (Wright, Donald K. and Michelle Drifka Hinson. 2015. “Examining Social and Emerging Media Use in Public Relations Practice: A Ten-Year Longitudinal Analysis.” Public Relations Journal 9).
The VCU Libraries survey consisted of 22 multiple-choice, multiple-answer, and open ended questions. The survey was distributed to email discussion lists frequented by library professionals involved in management or communications. The data …
Social Media Best Practices In Academic Libraries 2015, Sue Robinson, Bettina Peacemaker, Emily Hurst
Social Media Best Practices In Academic Libraries 2015, Sue Robinson, Bettina Peacemaker, Emily Hurst
VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Data
While academic libraries worldwide have embraced social media as tools to inform and connect with users, behaviors and expectations are evolving and platforms are growing. In order to understand current trends and use of social media in libraries, VCU Libraries created and conducted an online survey using SurveyMonkey. Our approach was informed by the study of social media and public relations practice conducted by Wright and Hinson (Wright, Donald K. and Michelle Drifka Hinson. 2015. “Examining Social and Emerging Media Use in Public Relations Practice: A Ten-Year Longitudinal Analysis.” Public Relations Journal 9).
The VCU Libraries survey consisted of 21 …