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This social media policy is very comprehensive. It links the social media policy to the school's mission and values and covers the aim and purpose of the policy as well as that of the use of social medial. This policy also sets out the rights and responsibilities of all parties involved in the school community. It explains definitions of terms to ensure clarity and also lists five extra resources for those who want to find out more about policy that governs social media in schools.

"This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. It's hard to believe social media having any larger impact on society than it already has, yet that's exactly what Jerry thinks. In his talk, he explores the evolution of social media and gives us glimpses of things to come."

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

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.

This article was aimed to report how successful of developing the social media policies at the State Library of Queensland, Queensland State Archives and Queensland Museum. The author would like to use these organizations' experiences for encouraging more librarians and other practitioners to develop their own social media policies. It could help to maintain the secuity of information and increase the interactions between the organizations and users that the social media is the good communication tools for them.

Interactive guide to various social media tools and their effective use. Aimed at university students but has wider relevance.

This social media policy is a good example of catholic school specific policy that states the scope of the policy and covers appropriate use and responsibilities for the school board, principal, staff and students. The policy recognises the benefits of social media in catholic schools as a tool for communication and learning (a rare thing for catholic schools).

This is a case study on social media use in the cultural sector and is related to my line of work in the same sector, but on a larger scale. The text highlights careful consideration for users' privacy within the social media policy. Also, it includes a handy section titled "Anatomy of a social media policy," which explains what should be included in the document.

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 paper reported the results of libraries not using the social media tools and whether there were any strategic decisions supported the archives and libraries. It was showed that social media tools should be needed for supporting the development of libraries. Therefore, developing the social media policies are important. It could help the libraries to be developed continuously with the contents and archives being protected.

This journal was investigated that the use of social media tools on promoting the library activities and the challenges which the library would face when using these tools. In the investigation, there were more than half of the libraries had been using the social media tools for giving the services to the users. However, the libraries didn't have the policies to clarify their responsibilities. It showed that social media policies could help to solve the problems they face.

The article was focused on the topic of social media policies. The author mentioned that social media policies were to provide the guidelines for developing the social media tools. The policies could also help the libraries to avoid breaking the laws of copyright, fair use and posting accurate information to the users.

We often write about things you should include in your social media strategy: tips, tricks, hacks, trends, and other topics that anyone working in social media should know. But what about the things you shouldn't do? Many common tactics are ineffective at best, and can be damaging to your brand at their worst.

Good overview on the most popular social media platforms and the key differences between them.

In a pilot study the author found the approach to social media access for school students and teachers differed according to sector. State schools had a "walled garden" approach while independent schools "empowered and managed". The differences were attributable to either risk aversion or bandwidth management or both. This was found to contribute to the digital divide between "information-rich and information-poor" with state students disadvantaged in the development of digital literacy.

36 rules of social media - some useful tips

Despite its often scary nature, social media can be an engaging platform that brings together people who share a common interest or can promote engagement through the creation of a networked community. The University of Melbourne's Library uses social media extensively to promote the library to a wide appreciative audience who engage with it via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.