[Asis-l] _In Your Face(book): Social Networking Sites for Engaged Library Services_

[Gerry Mckiernan]

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I am pleased to announce the availability of my PPT presentation delivered at the recently-concluded LITA National Forum 2007:
[ http://www.lita.org/ala/lita/litaevents/litanationalforum2007denver/forum2007.cfm ]

_In Your Face(book): Social Networking Sites for Engaged Library Services_

[ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/LITANationalForum2007.ppt ]

**Original Abstract**
We believe that social networking sites such as Facebook are excellent environments to
foster and facilitate contact and communication among members of a local community.
We also believe that as a structured, yet open, communication venue within an
educational community, Facebook can also serve a place and space in which library and
librarian services can be more actively and visibly promoted.

During the Fall 2007 semester, we will undertake a series of outreach
initiatives using Facebook. We will contact select members of the university Facebook
community to inform each of the availability of core services offered by the reference and
instruction department (e.g., book and journal selection, library presentations, research
assistance) as well as general library services (e.g., interlibrary loan, library collections,
reserve and media services). 

We believe that Facebook members who are contacted directly by a librarian will be 
more apt to use library services and to contact a Facebook librarian when an information 
need arises, then will Facebook members who are not contacted. We also believe that 
the presence of a Facebook librarian will also generate contact with non-targeted ISU 
Facebook members due to the networking dynamics of this social networking environment.

[ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/LITANationalForum2007.ppt ]

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/Gerry

Gerry McKiernan
Associate Professor
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University Library
Ames IA 50011

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