Emily Williams

[Emily Williams @EmilySue246]

@ErikaMlis Adding icons to emails and newsletters is a great way to introduce users to further information, especially if they are called out in the email or newsletter itself. It's a way of indicating how they can learn more without overwhelming them.

[Emily Williams @EmilySue246]

Libraries can use social media to draw in new patrons by advertising services that have a wide applicability to the population-taxes are scary to a lot of people, and a post like this appeals to a wide need. #INFO246w410

[Emily Williams @EmilySue246]

@bobatealibr23 This is something I didn't think about but which is definitely important. Someone could guess a code and print private information from someone else or the server could get hacked, and both are totally avoidable by purging the information.

[Emily Williams @EmilySue246]

Social media is a great way to increase program attendance, but some patrons may not want their involvement with a specific program known. When collecting program use data, it's important not to use identifying information, and not to post pictures without permission. #info246w43

[Emily Williams @EmilySue246]

@ramos_arreaga You're right that this could help guide collection development, and the cool part is that this, too, could be done through a type of data analysis based on reading habits, as suggested in the Hui Sun reading, instead of using subject categorizations made by catalogers.

[Emily Williams @EmilySue246]

Libraries should collect data on the demand for specialized tools and services in their area, like braille books, large text books, media in different languages, and movies with subtitles. This could help them serve people who have been unable to use their libraries. #INFO246w320

[Emily Williams @EmilySue246]

@jessica_mlis It is interesting that the web has allowed access to experts in a variety of fields to the masses. The best part is being able to ask questions of experts instead of having to glean what you can from things they have written about their field.

[Emily Williams @EmilySue246]

Web 2.0 has increased the accessibility of information on the internet but, at the same time, there is a growing shift of monetization limiting information access, both through attempts to be advertiser friendly and through paywalls. #INFO246w313