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A sampling of resources on creating and maintaining a library presence in MySpace. Special thanks to Beth Evans at Brooklyn College Library and Jeffrey Feinsilver at the New York Institute of Technology for their contributions to this guide.
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Library and Librarian MySpace Groups

 

MySpace allows its members to create and join groups based on personal and/or professional interests.  Here are a few library related groups.

 
 

Social Networking Sites in Libraries

Breeding, M. (2007). Librarians face online social networks. Computers in Libraries,       27(8), 30-32.

Charnigo, L., & Barnett-Ellis, P. (2007). Checking out Facebook.com: the impact of a       digital trend on academic libraries. Information Technology and Libraries, 26(1),       23-34.

Evans, B. (2006). Your space or MySpace?. Library Journal, 131(Net Connect), 8-10, 12.

Evans, W. (2007). My MySpace comment. Library Journal, 132(3), 44.  

Farkas, M. (2007). Going where patrons are. American Libraries, 38(4), 27.

Ferguson, C. (2007). Technology left behind--making friends online: library use of social       networking services. Against the Grain,  19(3), 86-87.

Hammond, J. (2007). Facing off with Facebook: email for the 21st century. Feliciter, 53(3),       154-155.

Reid, M., & Gray, C. (2007). Online social networks, virtual communities, enterprises, and       information professionals--part 1: past and present. Searcher, 15(7), 33-43.

Reid, M., & Gray, C. (2007). Online social networks, virtual communities, enterprises, and       information professionals--part 2:  stories. Searcher, 15(9), 23-33.

Webb, P. (2007). Prevailing practices for libraries on MySpace. College & Undergraduate       Libraries, 14(2), 39-44.

 

About MySpace: Layout, Features, and Tools

Greenwell, S., & Kraemer, B. (2006). Internet reviews: social    networking software:       Facebook and MySpace. Kentucky Libraries,    70(4), 12-16. 

McDermott, I. E. (2006). I need MySpace. Searcher, 14(4), 22-25.

McFedries, P., & Kinkoph, S. (2006). MySpace: visual quick tips.    Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Pospisil, J. (2006). Hacking MySpace: customizations and mods to make MySpace your       space. Indianapolis, IN: Wiley.

Rapacki, S. (2007). Social networking sites: why teens need places like MySpace. Young       Adult Library Services, 5(2), 28-30.

 

  • DIOSA MySpace best and worst practices for higher education institutions  
      
    A useful list of do's and don'ts for designing and maintaining a MySpace page for an educational institution.
  • Bare Bones Guide to HTML  
      
    MySpace page design can be almost totally controlled by users by editing the HTML elements of the MySpace page. This link contains information for basic HTML editing.
  • http://www.mypsace.org/  
      
    A page containing code for numerous pre-made MySpace layouts and designs, just copy and paste the code.
  • MyGen 2.5  
      
    Another site with pre-made MySpace layouts and HTML layout code generators.
  • MyTracker MySpace  
      
    Interesting code generator that displays a small world map on your MySpace profile and places a dot on the map showing where in the world visitors to your profile are located. Also contains information and code for further customizing your profile layout
 

Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA) and challenges to using social networking software

 

Deleting Online Predators Act of 2007, H.R. 1120 I.H., 110th Cong. (2007). Retrieved
   October 31, 2007, from Government Printing Office Online via       http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&
   docid=f:h1120ih.txt.pdf

  •   Referred to the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet on 2/27/2007.

 

Aiken, J. (2006). Hands off MySpace. American Libraries, 37(7),     33.

Doyle, R. P. (2007). Internet safety, ILA, and MySpace: the nine-month process that       produced not a baby, but a bookmark. Illinois Library Association Reporter, 25(3),       10-11 .      

Eberhart, G. M. (2006). House passes bill restricting social-networking sites. American       Libraries, 37(8), 9. 

(2007). Patron abuse prompts trial of social-network filter. American Libraries, 38(8), 41.

Pike, G. H. (2006). Myspace.com and library filters. Information Today, 23(7), 15, 19.

(2007). Social networking under scrutiny. American Libraries, 38(4), 19.

Whelan, D. L. (2006). Schools crack down on teen social site. School Library Journal,       52(4), 18.

Willard, N. (2007). Stranger danger?. School Library Journal, 53(3), 24.

 

      
     

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