Last evening, I attend an event called Social Media for Social Good hosted by the Philadelphia chapter of the Social Media Club. I had learned of this event through a Facebook posting of one of its members. This event highlighted how social media tools were being used to promote charities in the areas; specifically, [...]
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Idea Vault: “The Keys of Knowledge”
Posted in library science, tagged advocacy, library on July 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On the drive up to work, I had an idea for an advocacy effort for libraries. Here’s the skinny:
Libraries around the state issue the Governor a library card. The card is issued to the Office of the Governor, not the individual, so as to avoid any political hangups. This card can be activated or symbolic [...]
The Ben & Jerry Blog Bounce
Posted in library science, tagged advocacy, ben & jerry's, library on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier this week, I had sent out a group message noting the passing of the 4,000 member mark of the Facebook group “People for a Library Themed Ben & Jerry’s Flavor”. The flow of new members into the group was starting to trickle and I was preparing for the final promotional lunge. I sent out [...]
Fight the Power 2.0: Young Turks edition
Posted in library science, tagged advocacy, ala2009, education, libraries, library on July 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been following the ALA 2009 conference on Twitter for the last couple of days. It’s been interesting to pick up bits and pieces of people’s experience at the conference (as well as a ton of librarians to follow), but earlier today there was two tweets (here and here) from a librarian pal that grabbed [...]
Fight the Power 2.0
Posted in Personal, library science, tagged advocacy, facebook, library, library science, new media, rage, technology, twitter, why on July 1, 2009 | 6 Comments »
It was earlier this year when I realized that the song in the video above, “Fight the Power” by Public Enemy, was twenty years old. I remember when I was first introduced to Public Enemy back in high school. My friend Adam put on the album “Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes [...]
Advocacy. Tasty tasty social media based library advocacy.
Posted in Personal, library science, tagged advocacy, ben & jerry's, facebook, library science on June 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Advocacy through social media has just gotten a bit cooler.
There is a newly formed Facebook group for a Library Themed Ben & Jerry’s Flavor. But what do libraries and Ben & Jerry’s have to do with each other?
In these economic conditions, the role of the library is becoming more important in the lives of its [...]
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