Summary of my thoughts:
Thanks for the opportunity to learn about, and to do new stuff - some which I might not have done otherwise (Twitter). I will definitely use and continue to use some of the new tools that I've learnt about, but others I feel I just don't have the time or interest for (Twitter - sorry I do see the merits of, but it's just not for me...)
Web 2.0 is better this time round because things are broken down into smaller, more manageable bits, and we were given more time to complete the tasks. (Yet I still managed to finish this late...oops! :p ) The instructions and what was required of us were also much clearer this time round as well.
Overall I feel fairly positive about the whole Web 2.0 experience and I wouldn't mind learning more.
13 July 2010
21 May 2010
Week 6: Facebook - playing nicely with others
Yep, Facebook page created... Added 1 colleague... Became a fan of Manukau Libraries Facebook page... Commented on "What I am reading Right this minute"... Commented on "What is the BEST book you ever read and WHY".
That was saved as a draft back in May..... One month + a few days later.....
I searched for public libraries on Facebook and noticed that they are mostly North American, maybe it's got something to do with how they are under more funding pressure than we are??
Anyway, had a look at two of those (one a US library and the other Canadian), and it looks like the content on their Facebook pages are pretty much similar to what we have on our library website/Facebook pages - locations and opening hours, promotion of events, event photos, features in the media and discussion boards. (Although one even had a "Chat with a Librarian" button.)
I have had patrons asking about Facebook, wanting to know:
I guess Facebook for us as a public library, would be a promotional tool as well as one that allow us to interact with library patrons outside the restriction of library locations and hours.
For Library patrons, Facebook would enable them to interact with Library staff (again with less restriction - location and time-wise), and also a source of information (eg: library happenings, who's reading what, what's a good read etc).
As for promoting our Facebook page to customers. Umm... I guess I would, if the patron seem to be interested in this sort of thing, or actually want to be connected to people with similar reading interests. Although I do think that people who are on Facebook already and who are interested in being part of the library network would already have found us on Facebook.
Other than having to go onto Learn.net computers, Facebook was easy to use. I guess it helped that I had set up my Facebook prior to starting Web 2.0 learning.
Having said that, I don't actually go onto Facebook much, I tend to rely on email notices that it send me. I mostly use Facebook for keeping in touch with family and friends overseas, and I would continue to do that.
Facebook would be a great tool for meeting people and meeting like-minded people if you share your likes and dislikes. But I like my privacy and therefore still prefer to share and communicate in old-fashioned ways...
A recent article on Facebook in Time magazine
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1990582,00.html
That was saved as a draft back in May..... One month + a few days later.....
I searched for public libraries on Facebook and noticed that they are mostly North American, maybe it's got something to do with how they are under more funding pressure than we are??
Anyway, had a look at two of those (one a US library and the other Canadian), and it looks like the content on their Facebook pages are pretty much similar to what we have on our library website/Facebook pages - locations and opening hours, promotion of events, event photos, features in the media and discussion boards. (Although one even had a "Chat with a Librarian" button.)
I have had patrons asking about Facebook, wanting to know:
- about the charges to access Facebook on our Learn.net computer.
- why they are not able to log-in (either because they have insufficient funds or had tried to log-in too many times with the incorrect details).
- how to chat on Facebook.
I guess Facebook for us as a public library, would be a promotional tool as well as one that allow us to interact with library patrons outside the restriction of library locations and hours.
For Library patrons, Facebook would enable them to interact with Library staff (again with less restriction - location and time-wise), and also a source of information (eg: library happenings, who's reading what, what's a good read etc).
As for promoting our Facebook page to customers. Umm... I guess I would, if the patron seem to be interested in this sort of thing, or actually want to be connected to people with similar reading interests. Although I do think that people who are on Facebook already and who are interested in being part of the library network would already have found us on Facebook.
Other than having to go onto Learn.net computers, Facebook was easy to use. I guess it helped that I had set up my Facebook prior to starting Web 2.0 learning.
Having said that, I don't actually go onto Facebook much, I tend to rely on email notices that it send me. I mostly use Facebook for keeping in touch with family and friends overseas, and I would continue to do that.
Facebook would be a great tool for meeting people and meeting like-minded people if you share your likes and dislikes. But I like my privacy and therefore still prefer to share and communicate in old-fashioned ways...
A recent article on Facebook in Time magazine
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1990582,00.html
No Facebook
No Facebook on staff PCs...so will have to get onto Learn.net (hah!) or do this at home :(
Oh well...
Oh well...
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