Managing social media in libraries : finding collaboration, coordination and focus

Summary: "This book is an argument for making social media fit your library. Managing Social Media in Libraries explores the developing information environment, collaboration among library organizations, and ways social media may convert the loose connections between library staff members into meaningful cooperation. The book takes librarians beyond the mechanics of using social media, and establishes a framework to move library managers and leaders toward making social media effective. The argument here is that social media in your library must make sense for your library. It is about weighing needs and resources and considering how staff members work as an organization, because this book is not really about technology at all. It is about people, interaction and engagement."--Publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 1843347113
ISBN: 9781843347118
ISBN: 1780633777
ISBN: 9781780633770
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiv, 169 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: Oxford : Chandos Pub., 2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-163) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Where have we been with social media? -- Library organizations as loosely-coupled systems -- Social media in loosely-coupled systems -- Defining a purpose -- Connecting social media tools to the organization -- Integrating with standard websites -- Leadership : big ideas do not have to be that big.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.