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Social Media: A Public Library’s Colourbox
Sophie vd [email protected]
Public Libraries in South Africa
Public Libraries
15702012
Eastern Cape
Northern Cape
Western Cape
Free State
LimpopoGauteng
Mpumalanga
North West
KZN
What is Social Media?
• "Social media has been broadly defined to refer to 'the many relatively inexpensive and widely accessible electronic tools that enable anyone to publish and access information, collaborate on a common effort, or build relationships'".
Murthy, Dhiraj (2013). Twitter: Social Communication in the Twitter Age. Cambridge: Polity. pp. 7–8. ISBN 978-0-7456-6510-8.
A Public Library’s Colourbox
Social media language
• Hashtag # – clickable metadata tag/keyword used to categorise
posts– Similar to a subject heading– clicking a hashtag will reveal all the public and
recently published messages that also contain that hashtag.
– Examples: #feesmustfall #publiclibrarysasolburg #authorinterview #FundaMzantsiChampionship #buyabook
Social media language
• Handle @– @ symbol followed by a name is normally
understood to refer to a social media handle or ID on that platform
– Try and maintain consistent handles on all of your social network profiles as it aids discoverability
– Messages with @ is visible on the recipients timeline
– Example: @NLSA1 or @NBW_SA or @LIASANews
Social media language
• Emoticons :) or ;) • A representation of a facial expression used to convey
the writer’s feelings or intended tone• Not professional, should be used sparingly
• Home feed • A home feed is the constantly updating list of stories in
the middle of your home page it includes status updates, photos, videos, links, activities and likes from people, groups, boards or channels that you follow on the social media platform
Social media language
• Follow / Follower– A user who has subscribed to your account so
they can receive your posts in their home feed– In an ideal world, you have more followers than
users you are following
– http://blog.hootsuite.com/the-2015-social-media-glossary-207-essential-definitions/#F
Which Social Media do public libraries use?
• In 2013 the Library Journal surveyed library professionals from more than 400 public libraries across the U.S. on public library marketing.
Social Media presence of Public Libraries
• Facebook presence: 97 profiles• Twitter• Pinterest• Instagram• YouTube
Popular tools to use
Platform #1
• Website– Static– Almost no interaction and least
frequency of change. – Almost no comment. – Content changed often only once a
month or even more.
Platform #2
• Facebook• Online social network• users can create a user profile, add other
users as "friends", exchange messages, post status updates and photos, share videos and receive notifications when others update their profiles– 11.8 million users in South Africa – 9.2 million access via mobile networks
How can you use it
• Facebook– Dynamic– Medium to high interaction and
frequency of posting / medium timescale.
– Can be for events on the day but can also be used to promote future events and promoting services.
– Facebook two or three times a week
Platform 3
• Twitter• Online social networking service
that enables users to send/read 140-character messages called "tweets“
• 6.6 million users in South Africa
How can you use it
• Twitter– Very dynamic– High interaction and frequency of posting
/ immediate timescale. – Best for things which are happening now
like events but can also be for instant links to local study pictures etc.
– Immediate interaction (retweets, favourites and replies)
– Tweet several times a day
Start a twitter war!
Platform #4
• Pinterest • A visual bookmarking tool that helps
you discover, store and share creative ideas linked to a visual image
• Users follow other pinners or boards and repin/like images to their own boards
• 840,000 users in South Africa
How can you use it
• Pinterest – Can be for events on the day but can
also be used to promote displays or services or specific authors or themes
– Pinterest two or three times a week
Platform #5
• Instagram• online mobile photo-sharing,
video-sharing and social networking service that enables its users to take pictures and videos, and share them on a variety of social networking platforms– 1.1 million users in South Africa
How you can use it
• Instagram– Can be for events on the day but
can also be used to promote displays or services or specific authors or themes
– Instagram two or three times a week
– https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bookstagram/
Platform #6
• YouTube• is a video-sharing website.• Users create channels and load
videos to their channels• Channels can be subscribed to and
will then show up in newsfeeds• Videos can be shared on various
social media platforms– 7.2 million users in South Africa
How can you use it
• YouTube– Can be for videos of events on
the day or interviews with staff or community leaders or staff picks for reading specific authors
How can you use them
Social media is a rainbow, not a solid colour
Make it work
• Pick what will work for YOU• Commit • Be smart: systematic, organised, scheduled,
and backed-up• Be consistent and have your own voice• Be quick• Evaluate what you’ve done
My daughter’s first public library book!
Sources consulted
• http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/practitioners/promotional-techniques-and-marketing/public-libraries-and-social-media-as-local-and-as-useful-as-your-fingers
• http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/02/marketing/the-results-are-in-and-they-arent-good-library-marketing/• http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/03/marketing/the-libraryaware-community-survey-marketing-our-librari
es-library-marketing/
• http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2013/05/why-social-media-isnt-working-for-your-library/• http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/04/marketing/perceptions-have-improved-so-wheres-the-money/• http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/a-first-look-at-the-digital-public-library-of-america/48729 • http://mzansilibrariesonline.ac.za/contact/ • http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2013/04/community-centered-23-reasons-why-your-library-is-the-most-i
mportant-place-in-town/
• http://www.worldwideworx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Exec-Summary-Social-Media-2015.pdf • http://blog.hootsuite.com/the-2015-social-media-glossary-207-essential-definitions/ • http://lj.libraryjournal.com/downloads/public-library-marketing-methods-and-best-practices/ • Images:
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