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Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Tuesday, 3 September 2013
comp task 2 blog post
This is about the benefits and negative aspects of posting information across a wide range of social media platforms.
Benefits - The most obvious benefits to me are the ability to reach the widest range of people. Twitter is used by some people but not all, likewise Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr, Blogger, Google+, and others. I'm sure even the long-forgotten MySpace still has a handful of devotees.
Negatives - It seems to me the greatest drawback to posting across multiple platforms is the inevitable repetition of information. If someone 'follows' your organization on multiple platforms, there is a very good chance they will be recieving the same information multiple times unless the use of each platform is carefully planned and monitored.
I think use of social media by libraries is smart and necessary, but if used improperly, it would quickly try the patience of it's followers.
Benefits - The most obvious benefits to me are the ability to reach the widest range of people. Twitter is used by some people but not all, likewise Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr, Blogger, Google+, and others. I'm sure even the long-forgotten MySpace still has a handful of devotees.
Negatives - It seems to me the greatest drawback to posting across multiple platforms is the inevitable repetition of information. If someone 'follows' your organization on multiple platforms, there is a very good chance they will be recieving the same information multiple times unless the use of each platform is carefully planned and monitored.
I think use of social media by libraries is smart and necessary, but if used improperly, it would quickly try the patience of it's followers.
Things going well. Placement is going well, and had a good time strolling aorund Melbourne yesterday for Aquisitions and Children's Lit.
Placement at the Public Records Office is interesting. Part of my job is in digitization, and this means taking original records and typing the original information into spreadsheets. In my case it's post-war immigration applications from Britain. I saw one record in which the nominator (or 'sponsor') would only continue to endorse his nephew's immigration application if he "shed all communistic tendencies" prior to emmigration.
The archive itself (themself) is impressive. 14 million records in 2 million boxes, I'm told. The archive room is about 100m by 50m (width is hard to determine - no clear sightline) and there are two such rooms!
Placement at the Public Records Office is interesting. Part of my job is in digitization, and this means taking original records and typing the original information into spreadsheets. In my case it's post-war immigration applications from Britain. I saw one record in which the nominator (or 'sponsor') would only continue to endorse his nephew's immigration application if he "shed all communistic tendencies" prior to emmigration.
The archive itself (themself) is impressive. 14 million records in 2 million boxes, I'm told. The archive room is about 100m by 50m (width is hard to determine - no clear sightline) and there are two such rooms!
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