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This one is out of date now, it was updated last year but I can't find the new version (chances are it's on an intranet somewhere). If you are curious it's just as military speak as you'd expect and does cross reference other policies. They cover the official and personal communication by Australian defence personnel and contractors, including librarians employed in Australian military libraries. Of note, defence personnel cannot edit wikis (not an official form of communication).

This study examines how Australian academic librarians perceive effective Web 2.0 tools used to market library services and resources and the factors influencing perceptions of the Web 2.0 tools used. An online survey was sent to 400 academic librarians in 37 Australian universities. The response rate was 57.5%.

Social Media Policy for the Australian Catholic University (ACU). This document provides clear guidelines for ACU staff and students.

Zuni presets a case study on the use of social media at the Australian School of Business at UNSW. 12 key stakeholders took part to align a social media strategy over a very diverse range of tools. Very useful case study

Smeaton, K. & Davis, K. (2014). Social technologies in public libraries: exploring best practice. Library management. 35(3), 224-238. Retrieved from www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=17107477 A report of a research project that explored social media best practice in the public library sector using two Australian public libraries. Five themes were extracted from the interview: creating communities, connecting with users, inviting participation, organisational culture and staffing. Only one library had a a social media policy, though this had been developed at the local council level.

A succinct overview of monthly AUSTRALIAN social media statistics

Number of Australians online

An Australian high school example of a school Social Media Policy. I don't particularly like the formatting however a lot of good information is included.

This policy informs Western Australia Department of Education employees of the potential damage their personal use of social media can directly or indirectly affect the Department. Specific areas of interest in this policy include the legitimate and non-legitimate use of social media, the identification of key risk areas, and the duty of care towards students.

Although this policy relates to American schools, it recognises that the same principles used for employee social media use in Australia are relevant everywhere. The policy includes a lot of the same information as the Australian examples, however, ends with a detailed Frequently Asked Questions section that would be extremely useful to employees seeking clarification in regards to general, personal and student social media use.

This is a current document supplying social media stats for Australian businesses

Hi, an article in The Australian on how glossy women's magazines are struggling with readership as people go online for their fashion tips. Not related to libraries but shows what a difference the online world is having to our economy. I found it quite interesting. Enjoy...Jacqui if you have trouble with the link just type in article heading and it will come up

Libraries of SA. Social media http://www.libraries.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=279 This policy focuses specifically on the use of the Libraries SA Facebook and Twitter accounts. It describes the purpose of each accounts and how each account will be used. Policies on 'following' and replying to posts are clearly explained. Embedded in the policy is the Acceptable Use policy, privacy statement and disclaimer.

Useful site for Information Policy project.

CAUL Learning and Teaching Advisory Committee Bulletin