Librarian by Day » guidelines http://librarianbyday.net by Bobbi Newman Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:52:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Don’t Miss These Twitter and Facebook Guides from Mashable http://librarianbyday.net/2010/01/06/dont-miss-these-twitter-and-facebook-guides-from-mashable/ http://librarianbyday.net/2010/01/06/dont-miss-these-twitter-and-facebook-guides-from-mashable/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:51:13 +0000 Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/?p=2654 Whether you are teaching a class, helping a friend or just looking for information for yourself these guides from Mashable are a great resource. The Facebook Guide topics include: Facebook 101: The Basics Managing Your Facebook Wall Using Facebook for Business How to become a fan of Mashable Using Facebook Applications Facebook 305:Advanced Topics Twitter Guide topics include: Twitter 101 – The Basics Building Your Twitter Community Twitter for Business Twitter Guide Book To Go: PDF Download and Slideshow Sharing on Twitter Managing Your Twitter Stream Similar Posts: 5 Easy Steps to Stay Safe (and Private!) on Facebook from ReadWriteWeb Facebook Community Pages vs Official Pages and Your Library or Business What Libraries Should Know Before Creating a Facebook Page – Libraries & Facebook Update 2]]>

Whether you are teaching a class, helping a friend or just looking for information for yourself these guides from Mashable are a great resource.

The Facebook Guide topics include:

  • Facebook 101: The Basics
  • Managing Your Facebook Wall
  • Using Facebook for Business
  • How to become a fan of Mashable
  • Using Facebook Applications
  • Facebook 305:Advanced Topics

Twitter Guide topics include:

  • Twitter 101 – The Basics
  • Building Your Twitter Community
  • Twitter for Business
  • Twitter Guide Book To Go: PDF Download and Slideshow
  • Sharing on Twitter
  • Managing Your Twitter Stream

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]]> http://librarianbyday.net/2010/01/06/dont-miss-these-twitter-and-facebook-guides-from-mashable/feed/ 0 10 Golden Rules of Social Media http://librarianbyday.net/2009/06/01/10-golden-rules-of-social-media/ http://librarianbyday.net/2009/06/01/10-golden-rules-of-social-media/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:08:20 +0000 Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/?p=1336 Webworker Daily has a great post on the 10 Golden Rules of Social Media Read the full post to get defitions of each Respect the Spirit of the ‘Net Listen Add Value Respond Do Good Things Share the Wealth Give Kudos Don’t Spam Be Real Collaborate Social media tools are only that — tools. The real energy, spirit and power of social media is people. We are social media. Similar Posts: How social media can hurt your library What is Social Media Now? I’m not narcisitic, you’re eavesdropping]]>

Webworker Daily has a great post on the 10 Golden Rules of Social Media Read the full post to get defitions of each

  1. Respect the Spirit of the ‘Net
  2. Listen
  3. Add Value
  4. Respond
  5. Do Good Things
  6. Share the Wealth
  7. Give Kudos
  8. Don’t Spam
  9. Be Real
  10. Collaborate

Social media tools are only that — tools. The real energy, spirit and power of social media is people. We are social media.

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]]> http://librarianbyday.net/2009/06/01/10-golden-rules-of-social-media/feed/ 0 The TED Commandments http://librarianbyday.net/2009/05/18/the-ted-commandments/ http://librarianbyday.net/2009/05/18/the-ted-commandments/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 15:16:12 +0000 Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/?p=1273 Speakers at TED are given these Ten Commandments before speaking.  I love them! They are pretty good guidelines even for those of us who aren’t speaking at Ted any time soon. Thou Shalt Not Simply Trot Out thy Usual Shtick Thou Shalt Dream a Great Dream, or Show Forth a Wondrous New Thing, Or Share Something Thou Hast Never Shared Before Thou Shalt Reveal thy Curiosity and Thy Passion Thou Shalt Tell a Story Thou Shalt Freely Comment on the Utterances of Other Speakers for the Sake of Blessed Connection and Exquisite Controversy Thou Shalt Not Flaunt thine Ego. Be Thou Vulnerable. Speak of thy Failure as well as thy Success. Thou Shalt Not Sell from the Stage: Neither thy Company, thy Goods, thy Writings, nor thy Desperate need for Funding; Lest Thou be Cast Aside into Outer Darkness. Thou Shalt Remember all the while: Laughter is Good. Thou Shalt Not Read thy Speech. Thou Shalt Not Steal the Time of Them that Follow Thee Image by Rives, transcribed by Tim Longhurst. Via Garr Reynolds. I saw this over on Marianne’s blogSimilar Posts: Presentation Pressure? Too Much? Not Enough? Becoming 2.0 – What 2.0 can do you for you Fee based Workshops should [...]]]>

Speakers at TED are given these Ten Commandments before speaking.  I love them! They are pretty good guidelines even for those of us who aren’t speaking at Ted any time soon.

  1. Thou Shalt Not Simply Trot Out thy Usual Shtick
  2. Thou Shalt Dream a Great Dream, or Show Forth a Wondrous New Thing, Or Share Something Thou Hast Never Shared Before
  3. Thou Shalt Reveal thy Curiosity and Thy Passion
  4. Thou Shalt Tell a Story
  5. Thou Shalt Freely Comment on the Utterances of Other Speakers for the Sake of Blessed Connection and Exquisite Controversy
  6. Thou Shalt Not Flaunt thine Ego. Be Thou Vulnerable. Speak of thy Failure as well as thy Success.
  7. Thou Shalt Not Sell from the Stage: Neither thy Company, thy Goods, thy Writings, nor thy Desperate need for Funding; Lest Thou be Cast Aside into Outer Darkness.
  8. Thou Shalt Remember all the while: Laughter is Good.
  9. Thou Shalt Not Read thy Speech.
  10. Thou Shalt Not Steal the Time of Them that Follow Thee

Image by Rives, transcribed by Tim Longhurst. Via Garr Reynolds.

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]]> http://librarianbyday.net/2009/05/18/the-ted-commandments/feed/ 0 David’s Digital Branch Stye Guide http://librarianbyday.net/2009/02/11/davids-digital-branch-stye-guide/ http://librarianbyday.net/2009/02/11/davids-digital-branch-stye-guide/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:52:27 +0000 Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.wordpress.com/?p=938 David Lee King knows a lot about digital service, he’s the Digital Branch Manager at the Topeka Shawnee Library (and an author and a speaker).  If you are interested in digital services and aren’t already reading David’s blog, add it to your feedreader right now, go on, I’ll wait. This wee he shared his Digital Branch Style Guide and it’s definitely worth passing around.  He covers General Guidelines for Blog Posts Citing/Attribution Featured Section Comments – What to do with them Creating a “Voice” How Can I Get a Conversation Started? I have a suggestion/problem. What do I do with it? Staff Responsibilities Go read the whole thing.Similar Posts: Change is coming – a new job for me Using WordPress for Bibliographies or Readers Advisory Sites Library Usage Will Go Up During a Recession – Management Are You Really Prepared?]]>

David Lee King knows a lot about digital service, he’s the Digital Branch Manager at the Topeka Shawnee Library (and an author and a speaker).  If you are interested in digital services and aren’t already reading David’s blog, add it to your feedreader right now, go on, I’ll wait.

This wee he shared his Digital Branch Style Guide and it’s definitely worth passing around.  He covers

  • General Guidelines for Blog Posts
  • Citing/Attribution
  • Featured Section
  • Comments – What to do with them
  • Creating a “Voice”
  • How Can I Get a Conversation Started?
  • I have a suggestion/problem. What do I do with it?
  • Staff Responsibilities

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]]> http://librarianbyday.net/2009/02/11/davids-digital-branch-stye-guide/feed/ 0 Myspace Guidelines http://librarianbyday.net/2007/09/07/myspace-guidelines/ http://librarianbyday.net/2007/09/07/myspace-guidelines/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:30:43 +0000 Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/myspace-guidelines/ The Library has had a Myspace page since our Learning 2.0 program. Part of the duties for my new position is to create goals and guidelines for all of the Library’s social networking sites. When I started writing the Myspace Guidelines I was surprised to find despite the proliferation of Libraries with Myspace pages, I could find only one with a policy. The Guidelines have been approved and MRRL’s Myspace page is official! The administrator of the Library’s Myspace page will follow these guidelines in addition to the Library’s Public Service Policies Purpose • Connect with teens, authors and pertinent adults • Promote library programs, events and services through blogging and bulletins Content • Information about library programs, events and services • Materials owned by the library • Information about authors and their works • Links to other webpage. As a social networking site, links will be made to pages created by people outside the Library; the Library has no control over the content of those pages. Comments • All comments will be held for approval by the administrator • Comments deemed inappropriate for a public space will not be approved • Comments containing html that may interfere with the [...]]]>

The Library has had a Myspace page since our Learning 2.0 program. Part of the duties for my new position is to create goals and guidelines for all of the Library’s social networking sites. When I started writing the Myspace Guidelines I was surprised to find despite the proliferation of Libraries with Myspace pages, I could find only one with a policy. The Guidelines have been approved and MRRL’s Myspace page is official!

The administrator of the Library’s Myspace page will follow these guidelines in addition to the Library’s Public Service Policies

Purpose
• Connect with teens, authors and pertinent adults
• Promote library programs, events and services through blogging and bulletins

Content
• Information about library programs, events and services
• Materials owned by the library
• Information about authors and their works
• Links to other webpage. As a social networking site, links will be made to pages created by people outside the Library; the Library has no control over the content of those pages.

Comments
• All comments will be held for approval by the administrator
• Comments deemed inappropriate for a public space will not be approved
• Comments containing html that may interfere with the layout of the page will not be approved
• Advertisement or promotional comments must be under 10 lines and are subject to the approval of the administrator

Friends
• Friends are subject to approval by the administrator
• The Library reserves the right to approve or deny friends

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