Become a Fan of a Library on Facebook

Posted by Max on 11 December, 2007 in Social Software

If you are a Facebook user, do you use the Library applications? Are you a fan of a library or library-related organization? Here are some applications: (the links provided are for the actual libraries, not the application on Facebook…read on to find out how to use them!)

LibGuides
- “LibGuides enables you to access the content from your library inside of facebook. Read your course-related library Guides, get research help, chat with reference librarians, or search the library catalog using LibGuides. “
- At this writing, here are some of the institutions you can choose: Christopher Newport University, College of William and Mary, Duke University School of Law, and from my home state - Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.

My LibraryThing
- This application is designed to allow you to import lists of books from your LibraryThing account and display them on your Facebook profile page.

This is how My LibraryThing shows up in your profile.

JSTOR Search
- Search full text of articles archived in JSTOR. (You may need to add your library proxy server.)

SwemTools
- Search the Swem Catalog and website, and even set your location in the library to share with your friends over your facebook profile.
Penn State University Libraries Search
- The Penn State University Library Facebook application.

This is what a typical screen looks like if you are adding applications. Do a search in Facebook and look for things you might be interested in - you can always delete it!

Be a fan of a library:

Join a group:

Medical Library Association
Support Public Libraries
Library 2.0 Interest Group
Save the British Library
Don’t Mess with Me, I Worked in a Public Library
Having fun isn’t hard, when you’ve got a library card!
American Friends of the Kigali Public Library

Have you been using Facebook to reach out to your users? Has it been effective?