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Five Weeks to a Social Library

Mingle! Mingle! Or, How to Mix with Library Users in Myspace, Embrace Every Opportunity to Get Out t

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Beth Evans, Brooklyn College Library "Working a party" takes on new meaning when you are A) A library and B) The party is the world of Myspace and C...
Beth Evans, Brooklyn College Library "Working a party" takes on new meaning when you are A) A library and B) The party is the world of Myspace and C) You want to get out the Library Message to all of your real and potential users who may have overlooked you in their detours through other sites on the web and other distractions in the real world. Yes, they (our users) are online, and so are libraries, but are we all in the same online space? Myspace is fast growing to become a web within the web. As quickly as individuals, companies, organizations and institutions are putting up web sites, there's a parallel surge of development going on in Myspace. Popular with the net generation, Myspace is where library users are spending their time. Is it any wonder, then, that companies like the Sheraton Hotels, organizations like the World Wildlife Foundation and institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles have set up profiles on Myspace? So what does the environment of Myspace offer that would make it attractive for libraries? Myspace is a place where libraries can post information about events and opportunities in the library, contact users as individuals and as members of special interest groups, and develop a new image for ourselves as accessible, willing to listen and remarkable in what we can offer. Learn a bit about who's out there in Myspace, how libraries are using Myspace, how to establish your own profile, how to court library users as friends, how to keep up interest in your institution and how to go home from the party with your reputation in tact ;-)? Less
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