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Making The Most Of Social Media, Sara Arnold-Garza, Lorena O'English, Emily Ford Oct 2014

Making The Most Of Social Media, Sara Arnold-Garza, Lorena O'English, Emily Ford

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

The article focuses on how LPSS is making the most of the social media accounts it utilizes.


Twitter And Facebook For User Collection Requests, Joan Petit Oct 2011

Twitter And Facebook For User Collection Requests, Joan Petit

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Libraries are offering more services through social media Web sites like Twitter and Facebook, and this presence online is encouraging more conversation between libraries and patrons, including collection development requests. A review of popular Twitter and Facebook library profiles reveals the most successful accounts to be those where the library actively engages its users online. Through these media, libraries can have direct, immediate conversations with patrons that result in patron-initiated material requests.