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This is a link from INF206 Module 3. Helpful overview for those of us new to blogging.

What amazing libraries to put on my library bucket list!

The article provides guidance how to write social media policy. A definition of social media, library goals and objectives and contact information should include in the policy. The six standards include sensitivity, privacy, information, responsiveness, introductions and teamwork guides the policy. The policy should accord industry standards and with supporting documents. A well prepared policy facilitates library staffs to manage and library patrons to use social media tools in safe.

This article is detailed to show that the important of the social media policy and how to decide it. The examples are included. Matching policy to company goals are mentioned. It is important to remember S.P.I.R.I.T (Sensitivity, Privacy, Information, Responsiveness and Introductions) as a guide for all customer interactions. How to implementation and what supporting documents are include are very important.

Great article about how to incorporate social media into schools.

Interesting article regarding mature-age students and Twitter in developing personal learning networks

This one is out of date now, it was updated last year but I can't find the new version (chances are it's on an intranet somewhere).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).

The conversations about the social life of information reminded me about a publication called "Delayed Gratification". The emergence of the idea that "being first" is more important that "being correct" in the business of journalism has seen the life of a news story rarely flowing through to the conclusion of the event itself, as the latest breaking thing takes over the hype. DG magazine is always 120 pages long, and follows up on the news of each quarter, investigating the ending of the stories that break, burn up cyberspace for a time, and then disappear.

Content, context, consistency, connection

UBM Tech's 2013 Social Media @Work research report researched the role social media plays in the business technology market.

First time sharing on Diigo! This article offers good tips on determining the credibility of news sources.

Written in 2009 but this is the only one I can find. It does refer to the importance of social media as a communication tool for those away from home and is written in a way that is a little easier to understand. It does make reference to gaming avatars, the only one of the three militaries to do so. It's a clever document part policy, part strategy outlining the three types of presences and their different limits.

by Peps Mccrea, staffrm.io The concept of a Personal Learning Network (PLN) is a familiar concept these days. Yet, the nature of Personal Learning Networks is evolving as the range of tools available to support them increases, and our rapport with those tools becomes more sophisticated.

This article is detail to describe the social media policy experiences of practitioners at the State Library of Queensland, Queensland State Archives and Queensland Museum. The common library policy is mentioned first. Then, show the result of the advantages or disadvantages associated with using a social media policy. It can be the reference of decide the social media policy.

One industry that can do really well on Instagram, but that often struggles with Instagram, is the non-profit sector. These organizations are typically ripe with content to share but either don't know how to go about sharing it or worry about how much to share.