Wednesday, January 9, 2008
to be or not to be, that is the question
so miss farkas really gets down and dirty with her questions about where the library fits into social networking. i must say i agree with her in that libraries having a myspace or facebook because it's 'cool' isn't a very good idea. nor is it smart if they're trying to make people aware of their presence. as farkas said, myspace and facebook users are not going to be interested in library profiles unless they can offer something totally amazing. she also made the point that libraries seldom get it right when they do try to offer those valuable services. so if our library could find someone brilliant to 'market' (if you will) our services, create a profile that works, why not? the goal of KRL is to be a conduit for information, is it not? and the majority of myspace and facebook users are after information, are they not? that seems like a pretty tall order though. i can't see anyone of my acquaintance who uses myspace or facebook being interested in a library profile. in the end then, maybe libraries should just stay out of it.
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You may be right about whether libraries should (or shouldn't) do FB pages. From the sites I've looked at, I think a lot of folks are still trying to figure how how to use them.
Still, I do think it's worth an experimental try, if nothing else. we just added photos from the Children's Art Project to the SW/KRL page. I think if the public sees something of themselves highlighted there, they find it interesting.
Also - one of the best things about FB is its ability to push information to people - they don't have to go to the page - we can send the info to them.
I think it will be an interesting experiment - we'll see how it goes.
bc
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