Social Network Sites:

For Librarians?!

Diane Mizrachimizrachi@library.ucla.edu

UCLA College LibrarySeptember 11, 2007

Purpose of this workshop

Our students are already there – Let’s educate ourselves!

Introduction to popular sites Stimulate ideas suitable to your

institutions

Agenda What are social networking sites

(SNS)? How do students use it?

Student panel Privacy & safety issues How can libraries use it to interact

with students? UCLA Library resources Wrap Up

What are Social Networking Sites?

9000 Friends clip:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpcvR1tIBfQ

http://www.myspace.com/demetrimartin

http://www.facebook.com

From the Headlines________________________

“Students give up social networks for Lent” Clinical psychologist: Limiting time spent can be

beneficialCNN Technology March 29, 2007

“Facebook group lands USC football player in hot water” Trojan football players create and

join ‘racist’ Facebook group as a ‘joke.’Daily Trojan March 3, 2007

“Editorial: Malicious Facebook ads need regulation”

Daily Bruin May 11, 2007

Let’s Ask the Students…UCLA Student Panel

Safety & Privacy Issues

Debbie Weissmann, J.D.

Personal Information v. Public ExposurePrivacy Rights v. Legal Searches

Adult Concerns v. Teenage Freedoms

How can libraries use these sites? Should they?

Considerations: Institution’s environment, policies Librarian’s comfort zone

Possibilities: Librarian profile Library group Study groups Safety & Privacy Discussions

Library groups on FacebookPowell Library Info Exchange

UCLA Library group with relevant links – open to everyone

COL (Community of Learners) Closed group for communication with

specific students

Groups for Librarians Librarians & Facebook FacebookAppsforLibraries

Uses of Facebook discussed at UCLA (thanks to John Wang)

Creatively meet upcoming accreditation goals for outreach to undergraduates

Application possibilities email word processing to do calendar online office groupware

Services in Facebook Catalog search Questions Ask Us!

WalkieTalkie app—talk to colleagues

Questions?

Discussion & Exploration

UCLA College Library Websitehttp://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/ High School & Community College

Link Basic Research Databases LILi Online Tutorials Help Guides

Wrap Up & Conclusion Popular social networking sites How some UCLA students use them Privacy & safety issues Uses for libraries UCLA library services to high school &

community college students Follow-up e-mail next week with

Powerpoint and workshop assessment survey

Thank you for your participation!

Diane MizrachiAlicia Reiley

UCLA College Library