Presented by Whitney Waddell LIS 625-201, Spring 2015 Social Media as a Tool for Outreach and Information Literacy Instruction Presented by Whitney Waddell LIS 625-201, Spring 2015
Introduction Information Literacy Social Media Community Outreach Professional Development
Information Literacy: Everything 2.0 ACRL’s definition Expand the definition of information literacy? Or change the term altogether? Transliteracy Metaliteracy or Meta-literacy Sources: American Library Association (2006). Luo, L. (2010). Witek, D., & Grettano, T. (2012). Secker, J. (2011). Web 2.0 Library 2.0 Education 2.0 Pedagogy 2.0
Social Media Statistics Twitter Usage Stats: 288 million monthly active users 500 million Tweets are sent per day 80% of Twitter active users are on mobile 77% of accounts are outside the U.S. Twitter supports 33 languages Vine: More than 40 million users Facebook Usage Stats: 890 million daily active users on average for December 2014 745 million mobile daily active users on average for December 2014 1.39 billion monthly active users as of December 31, 2014 1.19 billion mobile monthly active users as of December 31, 2014 Approximately 82.4% of our daily active users are outside the US and Canada Sources: https://about.twitter.com/company http://newsroom.fb.com/company-info/
Challenges with Social Media Online Vandalism Lack of high-level computer literacy Amusement only Internal resistance Sources: Luo, L. (2010). Click, A., & Petit, J. (2010).
Why Is This Important? User Experience Job Seeking! Bowdoin College in Maine Glendale Community College in California Broward College in Florida Sources: http://drexel.edu/cci/?sc_itemid={B497FF0B-5CF8-4C40-BA8F-E6174BE203EC} https://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=176026369 https://jobs.broward.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1427131118067
Dennis Hopper Presents: A Pop Quiz What is the second most popular social media website? Facebook C. Twitter B. LinkedIn D. Instagram
Social Media Tips Facebook Groups Web Blogs Twitter Hashtag Chats Social Bookmarking Wikis
Social Media Tips Provide context Graphics expand the story People make things interesting Consider the reader Keep the Goal of Your Post Top of Mind Write Compelling Headlines Lead with the Good Stuff Make Every Word Count Keep it simple Source: Handley, A. (2013)
Social Media Tips DO build a strong network, but DON’T build your network too quickly. DO be engaging, but DON’T use generic marketing techniques. DO be a good listener, but DON’T be pushy. Image Source: http://www.bitrebels.com/social/social-media-for-business-guide/
Anatomy of a Tweet Source: https://media.twitter.com/best-practice/anatomy-of-a-tweet
Emma Stone Presents: A Pop Quiz What is the character limit of every Tweet? 270 Characters C. 120 Characters B. 140 Characters D. 90 Characters
Social Media Tips #LibChat #INALJChat #CritLib #TLChat Image Source: http://www.lexisclick.com/blog/twitter-cheat-sheet/
The Minions Present: A Pop Quiz Which of the following symbols is a hashtag? % C. @ B. * D. #
Conclusion Redefining Information Literacy and developing new frameworks. Community Outreach Know Your Audience User Experience Provide valuable content Professional Development Train Staff
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