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What do you think about Facebook? Can you think of any advantages or disadvantages?
Have you had any experience – personal or otherwise – with Facebook?
1. Getting started
If you already have a Facebook account, simply sign in with your login details. Otherwise, please follow the instructions below to set up a Facebook account.
Go to www.facebook.com. At the bottom of the screen, there is an “About” tab. It may be worth exploring this, to get a sense of what Facebook is about. Then, on the left hand side, there is a green button, that allows you to “Sign up”.
Fill in the details on the screen that follows, then click the blue button, at the bottom of the screen, to sign up. You will need to supply a valid email address. A confirmation email will be sent to this address. Click on the link, to confirm your membership. Facebook now takes you through three steps. These are entirely optional. If you want to skip any of the steps, click “Skip step”. You are taken through to the front screen.
I would recommend that the first thing to do is click the privacy link, which is circled in the diagram above. You will be taken through to a page, which allows you to control exactly who can see your profile, and what they can see.
Probably the most important to change, if you want to, is the “Profile” setting. Click on the “Profile” link, and change the setting, so “Only my Friends” can see my profile. This will mean that people can search for you on Facebook, but will not be able to see your profile. The only thing they will see is your name, and your profile picture, if you have supplied one. They will have to become your Friend, to see your profile.
Once you have set your privacy settings, you can start exploring Facebook. There won’t be time in this session to explore everything, so we are going to focus on how you could use Facebook in your work.
2. Examples of how libraries have used Facebook.
We are going to focus on three main features of Facebook:
Pages
A new feature of Facebook is the ability to create pages, for an organisation or group. These are independent of any profile, which protects the anonymity of the author. To find examples of pages: In the top left hand corner of your screen should be a search box. In this box, type in Nuffield College Library and press the return key on your keyboard. You will be shown a list of the results, and the top result should be the Facebook page for Nuffield. Click on the blue text to access the page. Then, explore its features!
Post your thoughts to your own blog. What do you think about this page? How does it differ from a typical website? What do you think about the features of the page? Do you think a Facebook page would work in your own place of work?
3. Applications
On the right hand side of the Nuffield page, you will see the JSTOR and World Cat logos.
These are examples of applications, which are basically mini-versions of programs that can be added to Facebook pages or profiles. To add an application, click the add text. This will take you to another page, where you will confirm that you wish to add the application. After confirming, you will be taken back to your personal profile page.
C. Networking with librarians and interest groups
You may decide that you don’t want to use Facebook to communicate with your own library users. However, it’s a great networking tool. There are lots of library-related interest groups, and I list just a few examples:
UKEIg
Libraries and Facebook
Library 2.0
To find these groups: On the left hand side of your personal Facebook profile, there is a link to Groups. Click on this link. You will be taken to the Groups page. Type in the appropriate search term for the group you’re interested in, in the Search box. Then, press the return button on your keyboard.
You will be presented with a summary screen of the group. To join the group, click the Join link. For further details about the group, click view group. When you have joined or viewed the group, you will see that there are many common features with Facebook pages. However, the main difference is the group is attached to its creator.
You can view details about the person who created the group, by clicking the name under the Admin link. Of course, if the person has set up their Privacy settings, you may only be able to see their name and profile picture.
Post your thoughts to your own blog. Having explored Facebook, have your opinions about it changed? Do you think you might use Facebook to promote your services to your user group? What about networking with library communities?
Pseudo Facebook accounts
We would recommend that you set up your own Facebook account, if you haven’t done so already. If you follow the privacy guidelines on the worksheet, your account will be completely private. People will only be able to tell that you have a Facebook account, and will not be able to view your profile, unless you want them to.
However, if you do object to setting up your own account, and would still like to explore Facebook, I have set up 4 pseudo - accounts (with the permission of my family members!) for today. These will be deleted shortly after the session, so you will not be able to save the work you do today. These are the logins for the accounts. Instead of setting up an account, you will just need to sign in to Facebook.
To do this: Go to the Facebook website: www.facebook.com On the left hand side of the screen, you will see boxes asking for your email and password:
Fill in the boxes with the details below, and click the blue Login button. You can then proceed to explore Facebook. If you want to use the exercises to do this, start from Section 2.
Details of pseudo-accounts
Please see facilitators for details of pseudo-accounts.
What do you think about Facebook? Can you think of any advantages or disadvantages?
Have you had any experience – personal or otherwise – with Facebook?
1. Getting started
If you already have a Facebook account, simply sign in with your login details. Otherwise, please follow the instructions below to set up a Facebook account.
Go to www.facebook.com. At the bottom of the screen, there is an “About” tab. It may be worth exploring this, to get a sense of what Facebook is about. Then, on the left hand side, there is a green button, that allows you to “Sign up”.
Fill in the details on the screen that follows, then click the blue button, at the bottom of the screen, to sign up. You will need to supply a valid email address. A confirmation email will be sent to this address. Click on the link, to confirm your membership. Facebook now takes you through three steps. These are entirely optional. If you want to skip any of the steps, click “Skip step”. You are taken through to the front screen.
I would recommend that the first thing to do is click the privacy link, which is circled in the diagram above. You will be taken through to a page, which allows you to control exactly who can see your profile, and what they can see.
Probably the most important to change, if you want to, is the “Profile” setting. Click on the “Profile” link, and change the setting, so “Only my Friends” can see my profile. This will mean that people can search for you on Facebook, but will not be able to see your profile. The only thing they will see is your name, and your profile picture, if you have supplied one. They will have to become your Friend, to see your profile.
Once you have set your privacy settings, you can start exploring Facebook. There won’t be time in this session to explore everything, so we are going to focus on how you could use Facebook in your work.
2. Examples of how libraries have used Facebook.
We are going to focus on three main features of Facebook:
- Pages
- Applications
- Groups
Pages
A new feature of Facebook is the ability to create pages, for an organisation or group. These are independent of any profile, which protects the anonymity of the author. To find examples of pages: In the top left hand corner of your screen should be a search box. In this box, type in Nuffield College Library and press the return key on your keyboard. You will be shown a list of the results, and the top result should be the Facebook page for Nuffield. Click on the blue text to access the page. Then, explore its features!
Post your thoughts to your own blog. What do you think about this page? How does it differ from a typical website? What do you think about the features of the page? Do you think a Facebook page would work in your own place of work?
3. Applications
On the right hand side of the Nuffield page, you will see the JSTOR and World Cat logos.
These are examples of applications, which are basically mini-versions of programs that can be added to Facebook pages or profiles. To add an application, click the add text. This will take you to another page, where you will confirm that you wish to add the application. After confirming, you will be taken back to your personal profile page.
C. Networking with librarians and interest groups
You may decide that you don’t want to use Facebook to communicate with your own library users. However, it’s a great networking tool. There are lots of library-related interest groups, and I list just a few examples:
UKEIg
Libraries and Facebook
Library 2.0
To find these groups: On the left hand side of your personal Facebook profile, there is a link to Groups. Click on this link. You will be taken to the Groups page. Type in the appropriate search term for the group you’re interested in, in the Search box. Then, press the return button on your keyboard.
You will be presented with a summary screen of the group. To join the group, click the Join link. For further details about the group, click view group. When you have joined or viewed the group, you will see that there are many common features with Facebook pages. However, the main difference is the group is attached to its creator.
You can view details about the person who created the group, by clicking the name under the Admin link. Of course, if the person has set up their Privacy settings, you may only be able to see their name and profile picture.
Post your thoughts to your own blog. Having explored Facebook, have your opinions about it changed? Do you think you might use Facebook to promote your services to your user group? What about networking with library communities?
Pseudo Facebook accounts
We would recommend that you set up your own Facebook account, if you haven’t done so already. If you follow the privacy guidelines on the worksheet, your account will be completely private. People will only be able to tell that you have a Facebook account, and will not be able to view your profile, unless you want them to.
However, if you do object to setting up your own account, and would still like to explore Facebook, I have set up 4 pseudo - accounts (with the permission of my family members!) for today. These will be deleted shortly after the session, so you will not be able to save the work you do today. These are the logins for the accounts. Instead of setting up an account, you will just need to sign in to Facebook.
To do this: Go to the Facebook website: www.facebook.com On the left hand side of the screen, you will see boxes asking for your email and password:
Fill in the boxes with the details below, and click the blue Login button. You can then proceed to explore Facebook. If you want to use the exercises to do this, start from Section 2.
Details of pseudo-accounts
Please see facilitators for details of pseudo-accounts.
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