IM anyone lately? How to get your library up and Chatting!Dr. Curtis R. RogersSCLA PresidentSC State Library Director of Communications

session overview

recent IM & Social Networking stats

examples of libraries using IM

terminology

meebo

learn from the stats

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msDUU9wuTjk

examples

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

http://www.libsuccess.org

don’t make it complicated!

use IM for about a week among the reference staff and/or friends. no policy. no procedures.

use MEEBO! right now it is the easiest IM aggregator to use

don’t be formal - IM is not a form of formal communication

keep stats and review month to month

terminology

BRB

LOL

TTYL

IMHO

CUL8R

ASK Leo Promo

http://curtisrogers.blogspot.com/2008/09/sc-state-library-ask-leo-im-service.html

how to use Meebo

www.meebo.com

username: libraryinstruction

create a test account

thank you!

Dr. Curtis R. RogersSCLA President/Communications Director, SC State Librarymeebo: crr29061803-318-7292crogers@statelibrary.sc.govwww.curtisrogers.info