Socially Rare

Using Social Media in Special Collections

Authors

  • Audrey Waugh National Library of New Zealand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10625

Keywords:

Libraries -- Special collections, Libraries -- Special collections -- Electronic information resources -- Planning, Social media, Libraries and society, Libraries and social media

Abstract

This article explores how libraries and other institutions might integrate social media to highlight their special collections, and identifies limitations that may prevent successful social media activities. The importance of integrating social media with current library practice is discussed, as well as associated limitations and challenges. Some New Zealand institutions that are successfully promoting their digitised special collections in the Gallery, Library, Archives and Musuem (GLAM) sector are highlighted.

Metadata reused from the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa under a CC BY 4.0 license.

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Author Biography

Audrey Waugh, National Library of New Zealand

Audrey Waugh is a librarian at the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington. She recently completed a Master of Information Studies at Victoria University of Wellington entitled: “Socially Rare: An examination of the Alexander Turnbull Library’s Rare Books and Fine Printing collection’s social media presence”. The literature review included in Archifacts formed part of her research.

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Published

2018-01-01

Issue

No. 1 (2018)

Section

Articles