Social Networking Policies and your Library

Hello all - happy Friday!

I am looking for information about library warnings or
policies around
social networking services. Specifically, how does your
library define
appropriate use?  For example, when you publish content to
Facebook,
MySpace, Flickr, YouTube, Twitter, a library-sponsored
discussion board,
etc. (ad nauseam), and a site visitor leaves an
inappropriate comment, how
does your library deal with it?

I'm particularly interested in Canadian public libraries as
our privacy
rules and regulations differ from those in the United
States, but if your
library has these policies in place, I'd love to hear them.

I've been looking into this for the past couple of days and
was surprised
to find that of the Canadian libraries that use social
networking services,
I've only encountered one with concrete appropriate use
policies. It seems
that most libraries are relying on their "we are not
responsible for links
to third-party sites" statements and the terms and
conditions for those
third party sites to protect themselves.

Thanks,
Cecily Walker
Auxiliary Librarian
Vancouver Public Library
cecilwalvpl.ca





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On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 5:38 PM, cecily walker
<cecilwalvpl.ca> wrote:
> Hello all - happy Friday!
>
>  I am looking for information about library warnings or
policies around
>  social networking services. Specifically, how does
your library define
>  appropriate use?  For example, when you publish
content to Facebook,
>  MySpace, Flickr, YouTube, Twitter, a library-sponsored
discussion board,
>  etc. (ad nauseam), and a site visitor leaves an
inappropriate comment, how
>  does your library deal with it?
>
>  I'm particularly interested in Canadian public
libraries as our privacy
>  rules and regulations differ from those in the United
States, but if your
>  library has these policies in place, I'd love to hear
them.
>
>  I've been looking into this for the past couple of
days and was surprised
>  to find that of the Canadian libraries that use social
networking services,
>  I've only encountered one with concrete appropriate
use policies. It seems
>  that most libraries are relying on their "we are
not responsible for links
>  to third-party sites" statements and the terms
and conditions for those
>  third party sites to protect themselves.
>
>  Thanks,
>  Cecily Walker
>  Auxiliary Librarian
>  Vancouver Public Library
>  cecilwalvpl.ca
>
>
>
>
>
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>  Web4libwebjunction.org
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bjunction.org/web4lib/
>
>


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Hi Cecily,
I wrote a short article for Web Junction about my experience
creating a
social software policy at MFPOW. It includes some examples
from other
libraries and organizations as well. You might find it
helpful:

Create a Social Software Policy for Your Library
http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=18650

Best,
Jami



On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 5:38 PM, cecily walker
<cecilwalvpl.ca> wrote:
> Hello all - happy Friday!
>
> I am looking for information about library warnings or
policies around
> social networking services. Specifically, how does your
library define
> appropriate use?  For example, when you publish content
to Facebook,
> MySpace, Flickr, YouTube, Twitter, a library-sponsored
discussion board,
> etc. (ad nauseam), and a site visitor leaves an
inappropriate comment, how
> does your library deal with it?
>
> I'm particularly interested in Canadian public
libraries as our privacy
> rules and regulations differ from those in the United
States, but if your
> library has these policies in place, I'd love to hear
them.
>
> I've been looking into this for the past couple of days
and was surprised
> to find that of the Canadian libraries that use social
networking
services,
> I've only encountered one with concrete appropriate use
policies. It seems
> that most libraries are relying on their "we are
not responsible for links
> to third-party sites" statements and the terms and
conditions for those
> third party sites to protect themselves.
>
> Thanks,
> Cecily Walker
> Auxiliary Librarian
> Vancouver Public Library
> cecilwalvpl.ca
>
>
>
>
>
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