Connecting Through

Social Media

Dr. Curtis R. Rogers,

Communications Director

● about me

● presentation

style/discussion/conversation

● group input

● brief history of Social Media

● Social Media in SC Libraries

● social media policies

● important resources

● brainstorming exercise

what we’ll do...

can you name these popular social

media icons?

question for you: what is your

social media experience?

How many

social

media

websites do

you think

there are?

Why and how?

How does your library use

social media?

2001 Wikipedia launches

2002 Friendster

2003 LinkedIn

2004 MySpace, Gmail, Flickr, Facebook

2005 YouTube, Mashable

2006 MySpace, Twitter, Google buys YouTube

2007 Apple releases iPhone

2008 Facebook is most popular defeating MySpace; iTunes

starts App store

2009 Twitter is 3rd highest ranked, Foursquare starts,

Wordpress reaches 202M users

2010 Facebook reaches 500 million active users

2011 Twitter and Facebook play role in Egyptian Revolution

http://www.infoplease.com/science/computers/social-media-timeline.html

have a social media policy

ArchiveSocial

scsocialmedialibrary.org

SC State Agency Social Media

Library

Government agencies are increasingly

using social media to engage with

citizens, share information and deliver

services more quickly and effectively

than ever before. But as social

content, data and platforms become

more diverse, agencies have a

responsibility to ensure these digital

services are accessible to all citizens,

including people with disabilities.

social media in government

http://www.digitalgov.gov/resources/improving-the-accessibility-of-social-media-in-government/

1. what are some innovative ways you

COULD use social media for your

library?

2. What are some ways you SHOULD NOT

use social media for your library?

3. What do you think are the best social

network tools and why?

4. What are your next steps to use social

media more effectively to promote

your library’s services and events?

brainstorming exercise

● Concerns?

● Questions?

● Answers?

Dr. Curtis R. Rogers

Communications Director

803-734-8928

crogers@statelibrary.sc.gov

Q&A