Getting the Managers to loosen up about Social Media

[Marianne Lenox]

Hello Friends!

Our library has recently approved a set of guidelines for staff use of social media on the job. They are very liberal and just ask for respect and responsibility when mentioning our system or patrons.  Our director is the driving force behind this, but I'm hearing that there are several managers who are dead-set against allowing their staff log on to social networking sites while on duty. I'm wondering if anyone knows of something that might help me woo these manager's into lightening up and allowing staff to engage with the community and each other on social networks?

Thanks,

Marianne Lenox
Staff & Volunteer Development Coordinator
Huntsville - Madison County Public Library
915 Monroe Street
Huntsville, AL 35801
mle...@hpl.lib.al.us
256-532-2352

[Maurice Coleman aka baldgeekinmd]

Marianne, do you have any sense of their objections to social media in
the workplace? Is it productivity going down, distractions increasing
or other reasons?

If the director is the driving force, then the managers need to get on
board since it is part of their job to respond to the requests of
upper library management and conveying that message to downline
staff.

[Alison Miller]

There have been some good articles and posts on this.  I'll see if I can dig them up!

Happy Holidays~
Alison

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Thank you,

Alison Miller
Researcher in Distance Education, The Internet Public Library
Florida State University
Executive Doctorate Student, School of Information Studies
Syracuse University

[Peter Bromberg]

Marianne,  maybe buy them a copy of "Social Media at Work" http://tinyurl.com/ygxrsjn.

Also, here are some sites I've bookmarked that might also be useful in providing good rationale to nonbelievers:

• Emerging » How to Create a Useful Social Network
• How to Make Employees Social Media Ambassadors
• Using social media responsibly at melanie mcbride online
• Friends: Social Networking Sites for Engaged Library Services: Not Just Facebook: Online Social Networks For Libraries

Best, Pete

[Bobbi Newman]

Marianne,
Here are some links I have bookmarked. I might have better ones if you know what their concerns are.

There are some links in this blog post http://librarianbyday.net/2009/12/control-is-an-illusion-you-need-to-let-go/

some from delicious
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7695716.stm
http://www.govtech.com/pcio/articles/729676
http://www.blacklineblog.com/press-releases/2008/12/9/survey-64-of-professionals-say-web-20-tools-increase-their-p.html/
http://www.capgemini.com/technology-blog/2009/10/4_myths_about_blocking_interne.php

Bobbi


Bobbi L. Newman
http://librarianbyday.net
twitter.com/librarianbyday
bobbi....@gmail.com

[Marianne Lenox]

Thank you all so much! I'll review these and surely be able to come up with a plan.

Happy holidays.
Marianne