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It IS possible to create a great website for a public library! Here are twenty examples...check them out!

This article highlights the use, issues and benefits of using social networking sites in libraries.

Posted by Saga Briggs on Monday, November 11, 2013 · 8 Comments If you don't have a YouTube channel as an education provider, there's a good chance you're behind the times. Nearly every major educational institution in the world now hosts its own collection of videos featuring news, lectures, tutorials, and open courseware.

Sharlyn Lauby is the president of Internal Talent Management (ITM) which specializes in employee training and human resources consulting. She authors a blog at hrbartender.com. A few weeks ago, I wrote that your organization should have a social media policy, and one of the things I heard among all the great comments was: "Okay, but what should it say?"

Dragon Dictation App - Dragon Dictation records voice as text onto a word processing document. A handy tool to use when writing an essay. Sometimes I find verbal ideas and thoughts are clear, I struggle to synthesize all the information into written text. the Dragon Dictation software is another tool to assist with education.

The policy is a few years old now, having become effective in 2011 but it contains comprehensive coverage of employees' personal use of social media 

The guidance argues seven main points to write social media policy: examine the school culture, organize team, research phase, draft document and incorporate feedback, make sure school attorney and school board to see the draft, introduction to the school community, and review periodically. It is crucial the policy is supported by school board and promote the policy so that community knows well the policy.Policy should be review periodically to ensure it meets school culture.

This website provides guidance and examples for social media policy prepared by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The guidance points out analysing policy target is essential. The step by step guidance with Facebook, Twitter and text messages leads the focal points to write policy. The website also provides its policies as example for references.

This article demonstrates the needs and challenges in setting social media policies in school. Since schools encourage using social media in education context, policies should be made to guide students using social media in safe. Privacy, identitiy, compliance, content authority, accessibility and privacy have to be concerned. The article suggest that social media policy should have clear guidelines and firm principles, explain rules and consequences when violate, and resources list and review time for references.

This website is an example of social media policy guidelines. The pattern is well establish so that any organization can be used as references. The website provide hints that the policy should consider different stakeholders such as faculties, parents and students. Moreover, the policy should remind users beware of privacy and copyright law. Some school refer this to develop their policy such as Pingry school (http://www.pingry.org/page.cfm?p=887).

this is the link to my flickr image of a Harry Potter Event at a local Brisbane City Council Library last year.

I like their summary for staff guidance - "Don't do anything stupid"

It is good that organisation update their guidance for staff. Shows that they care and that they are aware of changes in the SNS world.

"Updated guidance to help us get the most out of social media is being distributed to staff in BBC News."(Hamilton, 2015.). Keep our library policy current. Given the cycle of social media tools change rapidly, policy should be under constant review, especially policy refer to application or platform.

This article pointed out how government plan the social media policy and manage their services. The challenges and problem-solving of the policy issues are shown. Privacy, law issues, security and implementation issues are shown in case or table. Future plan is explained for how to improve the social media policy and implement in efficient.

This article provided some examples for creating the social media policy. These examples can show how to get the balance right between centralized control and individual freedom. Those companies can show that how to set the social media policies in good judgment and management. They protect the privacy and copyright of the companies and employees and set the rules to explain what should or should not be post in the social media.

Libraries lead the way to digital citizenship. They should be the first places where most advanced technologies are implemented. Today, libraries are not only about lending books. They are creative spaces, not only for individuals, but also teams. They are economic incubators and learning hubs.

i love the bookmark idea! but the drone honestly terrifies me..

"An 11 minute documentary looking at the way social networking has changed the world and developed social communication. The documentary takes a look at several aspects of social networking including the way it has changed celebrating birthdays. I will also be looking into how social networks have altered the way children spend their days compared to how they would have done before Facebook was around. "

Find all Online tools and applications on one page.. Really great site.