Hi! I'm Lauren, and I'm writing this blog as part of a class assignment for grad school. I've really enjoyed the tech classes I've taken so far for MLIS, and I'm excited to learn more about how libraries use technology to interact with their communities. Although, Maymester does seem like it may be crazy hectic, and there's an awful lot to fit in in that short time span.
I work in a small public library, where we use sites such as Facebook, Wordpress, and Twitter to promote our library and its programming. I've seen social media used in some pretty cool ways, like having library-related trivia contests or sharing relevant library news and updates, and I'm excited to learn more about how libraries can use technology to their advantage.
I use Web 2.0 on a regular basis. I'm on Facebook more than I should probably admit, and I also follow several blogs and have accounts on Pinterest, Instagram, and other social sites.
From what I can tell, MLIS 7505 aims to cover many different ways we as future librarians will be actively using the technology available to us to promote and build our libraries. I think that's probably the most exciting thing a library student interested in tech could possibly learn - real-life, practical applications for it.
Hey, Lauren! Glad to see you in another class...here's to not going crazy over the next few weeks! :)
ReplyDeleteThat's great that your small public library is using various social media outlets! Do your patrons use them equally or have you found that they prefer one form over another? I know the patrons who frequent my small public library either don't know what Twitter is or they want nothing to do with it. Some are on Facebook but rarely use it, its' really amazing how different areas are when it comes to using technology and social media.
ReplyDeleteWe definitely have a much, much bigger following on Facebook than Twitter, and they interact with us more on FB as well. I'm not sure about the numbers for our Wordpress blog because only the supervisors who write it have access to that info. So, yeah, FB is definitely the preferred method of communication for our patrons, as far as social media goes, but I still think it's important to keep reaching out through Twitter & the blog as well.
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