Creating a Social Media Policy

In this course, you will learn how to mitigate your library's social media risk with the development of a social media policy. Attendees will learn about the key steps and common themes when developing a policy and learn how to write guidelines that will provide you, your staff, and even your patrons with the understanding of how using social media fits within the overall vision and mission of your organization.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify key steps in the social media policy development process
• Evaluate how a social media policy fits with the vision and mission of the institution
• Create a social media policy for your organization
• Demonstrate an understanding of social media policy development with hands on examples

Target Audience:
Librarians and paraprofessionals who need to develop a social media policy for their institution.

Prerequisites:
None

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements:

• There will be both in class and at home assignments to be completed.
• It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.

Technical Requirements:
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Session Duration:
This course consists of one 2-hour session.

Instructor:  Jodie Borgerding - borgerding@amigos.org

Continuing Education Credit:
Contact Hours: 2