What is your library’s policy on staff use of social networking applications at work?

Facebook, MySpace, blogs, LinkedIn, YouTube, wikis and Twitter are all examples of social media. As social media becomes part of the everyday tasks of service providing through the library, staff usage of the social media increases. Does your library have policies and procedures for staff use of these applications? If so, what are they? Mashable, the Social Media Guide, has reposted “3 Great Social Media Policies to Steal From.” It snags policies from Kodak, Intel and IBM. If you don’t have a policy but are thinking of instituting one, perhaps this is a place to start. Or, check back with this blog to see if other libraries have commented that they have a policy, and contact them for examples.
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2 Responses to What is your library’s policy on staff use of social networking applications at work?

  1. Susie Dunn says:

    These are very sensible and straightforward tips and guidelines. I plan on sharing them with our Public Information officer.

  2. Yvonne Weers says:

    Thank you for posting this! I hadn’t given it much thought, but now I will read more about it and write a policy for our system office. It’s important.

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