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Scoop.it and Libraries

Scoop.it is essentially a social media curation tool. Content curation as it's known and also social as people can learn from and follow your topics that you create to scoop about. Similar to Pinterest in that way but not as popular. Scoop.it doesn't rely on images to grab your interest. It seems to me that it would be a topic you would search for on Scoop.it, so in a professional environment like a library this social media tool can be effective for clients and people in the industry itself.

Here is an interesting article on social media and libraries, I scooped it!http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/05/marketing/social-media-libraries-are-posting-but-is-anyone-listening/#_

And I found more librarians than libraries using Scoop.it
http://www.scoop.it/t/the-reading-librarian
http://www.scoop.it/t/libraries-in-the-middle
http://www.scoop.it/t/teacher-librarians-of-the-21st-century

Instagram and Libraries

Instagram is a photo sharing app that can only be accessed by a mobile device. So, how is this good for libraries? Everyone loves an image, and with over one and half million Instagram users in Australia alone it can provide a visually pleasing way to share information to many people, fast and informative.

The New York public library uses Instagram to let clients know of current and upcoming event. At the top of their page is a link to their website, so if you see a photo and want to know more information you just have to click on the link. They also have a shop in the library and they can advertise all their products on Instagram.
their Instagram address is @nypl

Closer to home, the Yarra Plenty Library have lots of photos on their page showing clients in the library, in action, reading! Great promotion for people to get down to their local library.
check them out on Instagram @yprlibrary

privacy & social media

I love social media and if you're reading this blog you probably do too, but it's important to be aware of privacy issues surrounding it. Social media sites request personal information from its users. They tell us they want to personalize our experience, our page, and how we interact with our friends, followers and other users, but in reality it is about selling our data to advertisers, increasing the profile and wealth of the social media site. This doesn't always have to be a negative aspect though. The awareness is whats important. I like it when when articles & pages are recommended to me, and my personal information on profile pages is always very minimal. Sometimes I think we have so much information overload on social media sites that privacy is one of the least concerns. Always fill in your profile with the only information you want everyone to know, I think less is better.

Check out these links for more info;

http://www.reputation.com/reputationwatch/articles/top-five-social-media-privacy-concerns,

here is some  information on who can actually access our information;

https://www.privacyrights.org/social-networking-privacy

Libraries using a variety of social media

Just from this blog and research and actual social interaction :) I am discovering the importance of social media in libraries today. Check out this link for tips for using social media in libraries, a couple of years old I know but still relevant; And closer to home the State Library website has numerous blogs that can bring clients from many places together, as it invites everyone to participate; There are a great selection of topical blogs enabling great sharing of information... more to come as I search!