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If you're looking to harness the potential of online social networking in the classroom whilst avoiding the pitfalls of adult-oriented sites Go into any junior class in England and ask how many children have a Facebook account, and I guarantee that at least four will raise their hands - frequently, many more.

Useful article for assessment item 2.

Using Facebook can be an effective way for academic libraries to connect with their user community. By posting updates on Facebook, libraries can inform their users about the library's programmes and services. They can invite students to attend training sessions, post practical information about the library's opening times, link to new and existing print and online resources, and update the university community about any new developments.

Use of facebook by libraries does work and if kept current gets regular followers. It was good to see that we are doing many of the suggested things and also contained some ideas to be considered and applied. Here is ours https://www.facebook.com/pmhclibrary/

A policy that includes extensive information on the responsibilities of employees regarding social media (section 2.3). It mentions upholding the online image of the Museum, approval for blog posts and restrictions on what can/cannot be posted on social platforms.

The National Library of New Zealand provides services to school libraries. This comprehensive guide explains what social media is, how it can enhance school library services, what planning is involved, and the types of tools that can be used. The guide explains that social media for libraries is about building connections and learning communities using web based technologies. Seven steps to planning the library's social media presence are clearly articulated. There are also links to a detailed planning template, a social media toolkit, examples of social media use in school libraries and further reading that would assist teacher librarians to learn about and plan a social media strategy.

With an online presence now paramount, many libraries, archives and museums have created, or are looking to create, a social media policy; one that will dictate an accepted level of interaction and outline how practitioners within these cultural heritage institutions use social media. But is the use of social media policy in direct defiance of the purpose of social media? And more importantly, is it practical for cultural heritage institutions to have one?

This journal mentioned that the social networking tools could be provided the chances for users to do self learning by sharing the resources on the online platforms. To establish the social networking tools in schools properly, protecting the personal privacy and maintaining the openness for teaching should be taken the balance. Developing the social media policy is important for the schools. It could make the social media tools bringing the advantages to the users but also protecting the resources.

Social media technologies have a number of characteristics that may suit information access and informal knowledge management by older adults, and there is a rapid uptake of these technologies by this demographic. Based on the characteristics of social media technologies and previous findings of online knowledge management, we introduce a novel framework for achieving social media-based knowledge management suited to older adult communities. The framework involves several key aspects and requirements: public peer-to-peer sharing of information, evaluation of content amongst peers, the "push" nature of these technologies, ease-of-use through simple interfaces, affordability, platforms that are extensible to support a wide range of information types, a self-organizing information dissemination network, and a human-based peer trust network. We conducted a six-month trial of 150 participants using Facebook, Twitter and Skype to determine their perceptions and preferences in relation to using these social technologies. We found that in the majority, the views of the older adult participants were well matched to the requirements for achieving social media-based knowledge management, identified in the framework. In addition, we discuss the implications of the findings for the implementation of future social media-based knowledge management systems.

Harmon, Charles; Messina, Michael (2013). Using Social Media in Libraries : Best Practices. http://primo.unilinc.edu.au/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=CSU Chapter 8: Implementing an online social community as an extension to our physical libraries.. A great review re Halifax Public Libraries implantation of their new social catalogue, aptly named Discover. Covers many practical topics such as: features of a social catalogue planning and research for the project objectives of implementing a social catalogue/tie in with mission statement technical issues staff training communication and marketing feedback It concludes with some practical and professional advice for potential users of such a catalogue.

The best link is via CSU library, not the eblib.com link. http://primo.unilinc.edu.au/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=CSU

An interesting read documenting 20 years of online communities

How online social networking facilitates learning in schools and libraries This article is adapted from a toolkit created by the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association, in 2007. You can learn more about YALSA and social networking by visiting http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/yalsa.cfm What are social networking technologies?

VideoFacebook has replaced the "feeling fat" emoji with "feeling stuffed" following petitions on Change.org. The petitions claimed that the "feeling fat" emoji status on Facebook encouraged online body shaming. Last month, Ohio State University graduate student and member of body image organization Endangered Bodies Catherine Weingarten filed the first petition.

Social media sites barely used in secondary education - barriers.

Interesting UK Web magazine for Information Professionals - current

There's no question that Facebook is the world's biggest social network and will probably continue to be for some time. But the way we use Facebook is changing: gradually, it's becoming a far more passive hub for our online social interactions.

interesting to see that snapchat is now the most used. I can remember when it was myspace... trending platforms.

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%.

Brief overview of major findings of the report.