Using image-based micro-blogging to benefit your library or workplace.

• Image-based Micro-Blogging Social Network• Micro-Blogging?

• Blogging that is limited.• Twiter, Pinterest, Tumblr

• Launched in October 2010• 150 Million users• Video ?

• Launched in October 2010• 150 Million users• Mostly personal use.• Video

J. Murry, April 12, Instagram snaps into top 10 social networks. Retrieved from http://teamsocialblog.wordpress.com/2012/06/23/57/

• Filters!• “Likes”• Comments• Sharing with your network• Short descriptive text• Tagging or “hashtags”

1. Take a picture. 2. Enter the Instagram App, and select to upload from your photo gallery.

4. Instagram will prompt you to crop the photo.

3. Select the source of your photo.

5. Choose a filter.(not necessary)

6. Add a description, publish the photo to different social media outlets, or tag people in the photo.

• “Selfies”• Documenting food and drink.• Pets• “Artistic” shots

• Publicity for your library.• Show-case your collection.• Publicize events.• Show behind the scenes• Make your resources visible.

• As a community tool.• Host a contest!

• Give your Library a personality.• “Create Value”

• Building Community• “One way to implement Instagram into the marketing structure of

the library is to encourage participation among library guests”• Coin a hashtag ie) My #HuntLibrary or #DHHil

• Create ownership• Contribute to digital collections

• Contests• My #HuntLibrary Contest

Photo by Kimberly Duresnse, first place winner of My #Hunt Library photo contest. Retrieved from: http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/tag/instagram/

• http://teamsocialblog.wordpress.com/2012/06/23/57/

• http://www.suttidayang.com/five-steps-for-instagram-success/

• http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/tag/instagram/• http://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/?p=3174• http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/10-interesting-ways-to-use-instagra

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