Three Steps to using Social Media: How library associations can use social media for interaction with members and beyond!

Flickr:lemuelinchrist Step1. Planning: Meetings Discussions Team members PR/Publicity Committees REMEMBER: Plan, but don’t plan too much

Use the Just Do It philosophy Think of social media as a live document It’s really a CONVERSATION Start out small Do your research Do SOMETHING every day Use reminder tools! Step 2. Doing it: Flickr:judepics

Step 3. Keeping Up Professional reading is now online Use RSS aggregators such as Bloglines or Google Reader Keep up with technology OMG! Learn the vocabulary Watch YouTube & Vimeo videos and explore Common Craft Flickr:Veronica Belmont

Resources & Tips

Facebook – Facebook Pages Manual – Look at what others states do – Rely on PR or Web Committee – Scottish Library & Information Council: A Guide to Using Web 2.0 in Libraries Twitter – Use a twitter management tool such as tweetdeck.com or hootsuite.com Keeping up – Check out bloglines.com – Try Google reader – spot.com/ spot.com/ – – etingguide.com/blog/ etingguide.com/blog/ – – squared.com/ squared.com/ – com/ com/ –

Thank you! Dr. Curtis R. Rogers Communications Director SC State Library