SPEC Kit 304: Social Software in Libraries · 29
contact faculty. This site helps to connect them and their students with librarians and library services and
content.”
“Connecting library users with library users to collaborate on class assignments.”
“Facebook utilized for communication with students in ‘for credit’ classes. General undergraduate outreach
and rapport building. Staff social groups (library softball team communication).”
“For library staff, using Facebook is a way to better familiarize ourselves with the tools and communication
modes used by many of our students.”
“Officially only used to recruit (see above) informally used to learn more about the social networking
environment and to keep in touch (within library staff).”
8. Media sharing sites, e.g., YouTube, Flickr, Photobucket, etc. Specify an example of a media sharing
site used by your library. N=39
Flickr 20 50%
YouTube 11 28%
iTunes University 2 5%
ContentDM 1 3%
SlideShare 1 3%
Instructional video 1 3%
In development 4 10%
Year first implemented
Range: 2005 to 2008
0
5
10
15
20
25
Pending 2008 2007 2006 2005
1
6
5
22
4
Responses
contact faculty. This site helps to connect them and their students with librarians and library services and
content.”
“Connecting library users with library users to collaborate on class assignments.”
“Facebook utilized for communication with students in ‘for credit’ classes. General undergraduate outreach
and rapport building. Staff social groups (library softball team communication).”
“For library staff, using Facebook is a way to better familiarize ourselves with the tools and communication
modes used by many of our students.”
“Officially only used to recruit (see above) informally used to learn more about the social networking
environment and to keep in touch (within library staff).”
8. Media sharing sites, e.g., YouTube, Flickr, Photobucket, etc. Specify an example of a media sharing
site used by your library. N=39
Flickr 20 50%
YouTube 11 28%
iTunes University 2 5%
ContentDM 1 3%
SlideShare 1 3%
Instructional video 1 3%
In development 4 10%
Year first implemented
Range: 2005 to 2008
0
5
10
15
20
25
Pending 2008 2007 2006 2005
1
6
5
22
4
Responses
