Today I explored some social networking sites. Bebo seemed very odd to look at and I can see why it was surpassed by Facebook - perhaps this is why the Auckland City Library Bebo page has fallen into dis-use?
It was easy to find other librarians on Facebook because someone has set-up a group page for Auckland City Libraries. Assuming you're logged onto Facebook, the page can be found here.
Myspace is also filled with librarian-musicians, including members of the following bands:
Bearcat (which includes Dan Trevathan from Circulation)
Bloody Souls (which includes Andrew Tolley from Circulation)
The Gladeyes (which includes Jade Farley from Circulation)
It seems like social-networking sites would be a great place to promote the library. The only problem would be that our patron's have such varied interests that it would be hard to start a group that addressed the interests of all of them. However, I believe that ground floor have started a page for their teen reading group and I suppose similar groups for our Music Dept, etc, could work well.
That seems like enough online socialising now. Best go and talk to some real people...
Gareth
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Looks like you had a good look around the social networking sites and its prompted some thoughts on how libraries could be using them. Well done!
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