PLING and Web 2.0
Posted by Brian Kelly on September 17th, 2010
A colleague, Stephanie Taylor, has just drawn my attention to the use of Web 2.0 by a new action group, PLING. It is interesting to see which services they are using. Stephanie writes:
Public libraries have been in the news a lot since last week, with central and local government cuts seeming to pose a threat to the concept of free public library services. There have several radio phone-ins, various articles in national newspapers and even (!) some television interviews.
A small number of working public librarians have got together to form a group – Public Libraries In Need Group (PLING). They have been using Twitter to alert fellow professionals to news and encourage them to comment on articles and participate in phone-ins etc. They have also set up a Facebook page and created a Flickr group. The general idea is to provide a platform where the case for a free public library service in the UK can be argued, and to promote the benefits of existing services.
If you feel strongly about a free public library service, you can join in.
If you have an interest in good use of Web 2.0 tools, they are an excellent example of what can be done in this area without spending money to communicate effectively.
You can find more info at the following places if you are interested -
Follow them on Twitter – https://twitter.com/UKpling
and look up #pling
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Voices-for-the-Library/140228572685281?v=info
And a Flickr group where people are posting positive images of public libraries - http://www.flickr.com/groups/voicesforthelibrary/
They also now have a website – http://www.voicesforthelibrary.org.uk/wordpress/
Interestingly, in a Web 2.0 way, this was the last thing to be done/launched!
September 17th, 2010 at 10:05 pm
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