Should Your Library Have a Social Media Policy? – 10/1/2009 – School Library Journal

Should Your Library Have a Social Media Policy? – 10/1/2009 – School Library Journal

Facebook faux pas. Errant tweets. A dicey post could be damaging. Avoid these pitfalls with some simple guidelines.By Ellyssa Kroski — School Library Journal, 10/1/2009Also in this article:Why have a social media policy?What should a policy include?In January 2009, vice president of Ketchum Interactive James Andrews flew to Memphis, TN, to speak with a major client, FedEx, about social media. On the way to his presentation, Andrews logged on to Twitter and posted: “True confession but i’m in one of those towns where I scratch my head and say I would die if I had to live here!’

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