#11 - MySpace

Lucky I didn't use the Web 2.0 Suicide Machine to delete my online presence, huh?

I took a squizz at the following libraries:

- Pawtucket Library
- Tonganoxie Public Library
- Alameda County Library

They're using MySpace for the following uses:

- listing opening times / locations
- embedded basic catalogue search function
- blogging
- 'Ask a librarian' meebo chat client

They're all pretty limited in the old MySpace template, so nothing mind-blowing imo. I found that there wasn't a of recent activity on all three accounts, maybe because MySpace has taken a back seat to sites like Facebook etc.

Deakin or Swinburne both have MySpace pages, but I doubt the Deakin ones are actually official. No specific University Library profiles though. Should we have a page, I'd add the following content:

- Chat client
- Opening hours / locations
- Liaison librarian contact details / office hours
- Basic catalogue search
- What's new?  (technology / resources / staff)
- Blog
- Utilize the photos section more - especially with library renovations etc.