Comments on: but once libraries get to facebook, what do they do there? http://www.librarian.net/stax/2062/but-once-libraries-get-to-facebook-what-do-they-do-there/ putting the rarin back in librarian since 1999 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:06:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Edward Vielmetti http://www.librarian.net/stax/2062/but-once-libraries-get-to-facebook-what-do-they-do-there/comment-page-1/#comment-94723 Edward Vielmetti Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:45:10 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/2062/but-once-libraries-get-to-facebook-what-do-they-do-there/#comment-94723 Note that the most popular application on Facebook is iLike, with almost 3 million users, giving music recommendations. There's room for someone to do a huge book recommendation network on Facebook & no doubt that it would get similar sorts of traffic. Note that the most popular application on Facebook is iLike, with almost 3 million users, giving music recommendations.

There’s room for someone to do a huge book recommendation network on Facebook & no doubt that it would get similar sorts of traffic.

]]> By: Kate Sherrill http://www.librarian.net/stax/2062/but-once-libraries-get-to-facebook-what-do-they-do-there/comment-page-1/#comment-94715 Kate Sherrill Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:32:25 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/2062/but-once-libraries-get-to-facebook-what-do-they-do-there/#comment-94715 At the university library where I work part-time, Facebook has been so popular, that at times it almost crashed their network. At the community college where I work full-time, MySpace rules and Facebook has very few users. Same town, similar demographic. *shrug* At the university library where I work part-time, Facebook has been so popular, that at times it almost crashed their network. At the community college where I work full-time, MySpace rules and Facebook has very few users. Same town, similar demographic. *shrug*

]]> By: Dave http://www.librarian.net/stax/2062/but-once-libraries-get-to-facebook-what-do-they-do-there/comment-page-1/#comment-94550 Dave Sun, 10 Jun 2007 16:03:29 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/2062/but-once-libraries-get-to-facebook-what-do-they-do-there/#comment-94550 At Huddersfield (UK), there are 3,580 Facebook users registered in the "Uni. Huddersfield" network, which would equate to about 20% of the total student population. We have a large number of mature students, and I suspect they're less likely to have accounts that the 18-21 year olds. Facebook is the third most visited external web site from on-campus (Google is first, followed by MySpace, with the BBC site and Yahoo in fourth & fifth places). As soon as I get some spare time, I'm going to try and integrate library account info (holds, items due back soon, fines, etc) and personalised book recommendations into Facebook. We already make all of that data available (either as RSS feeds or as stuff that appears once you've logged into your OPAC account), so it shouldn't be too difficult. At Huddersfield (UK), there are 3,580 Facebook users registered in the “Uni. Huddersfield” network, which would equate to about 20% of the total student population. We have a large number of mature students, and I suspect they’re less likely to have accounts that the 18-21 year olds.

Facebook is the third most visited external web site from on-campus (Google is first, followed by MySpace, with the BBC site and Yahoo in fourth & fifth places).

As soon as I get some spare time, I’m going to try and integrate library account info (holds, items due back soon, fines, etc) and personalised book recommendations into Facebook.

We already make all of that data available (either as RSS feeds or as stuff that appears once you’ve logged into your OPAC account), so it shouldn’t be too difficult.

]]> By: jessamyn http://www.librarian.net/stax/2062/but-once-libraries-get-to-facebook-what-do-they-do-there/comment-page-1/#comment-94535 jessamyn Sun, 10 Jun 2007 13:48:42 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/2062/but-once-libraries-get-to-facebook-what-do-they-do-there/#comment-94535 That's a really good question, I wonder if Facebook is a USian phenomenon. I know that because I logged in to MySpace when I was in Australia they now set my dates in European format (10-06-07 for today for example) even though I never said "oh hey I'm Australian!) That’s a really good question, I wonder if Facebook is a USian phenomenon. I know that because I logged in to MySpace when I was in Australia they now set my dates in European format (10-06-07 for today for example) even though I never said “oh hey I’m Australian!)

]]> By: genevieve http://www.librarian.net/stax/2062/but-once-libraries-get-to-facebook-what-do-they-do-there/comment-page-1/#comment-94487 genevieve Sun, 10 Jun 2007 07:34:11 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/2062/but-once-libraries-get-to-facebook-what-do-they-do-there/#comment-94487 Jessamyn, do you think Facebook is a US thing - because over here I'd say MySpace has cornered the younger 'blogging' demographic. (Nice for Rupert.) I do wonder fleetingly if there are some demographic lines that can be drawn around certain applications - LiveJournal for writers is another example that comes to mind. Jessamyn, do you think Facebook is a US thing – because over here I’d say MySpace has cornered the younger ‘blogging’ demographic. (Nice for Rupert.)
I do wonder fleetingly if there are some demographic lines that can be drawn around certain applications – LiveJournal for writers is another example that comes to mind.

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