Exercise 10 Evaluation

The Mona Vale library does not use any 2.0 technologies although the Pittwater Council, which maintains the library has a Facebook and Twitter page.   Events and news for the library appear on these pages. 

Both social network pages were not obvious.  I had to search each and every item appearing on the home page.  They appear under newsletter/want to know more/follow on tweeter/follow on face book.

I can’t see why the library doesn't have it’s own Facebook or Twitter accounts, it can’t be budgetary reasons because there are no costs involved.  I can only think it is a board decision not to have these social networks as stand alone pages for the library.

Another reason for no 2.0 technologies might be because there are many links attached to all of the service areas.  These links provide information sites and databases, maybe the library/council thinks this is providing sufficient information.

My third reason is “RefTracker” this is a facility under “Using the library” Ask a librarian – comments & feedback, a reference question, ILL request, local studies request, new book request.  Maybe the library/council think social network pages are not needed when library users can access information and help at this point.