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Marketing the Archives: Newseum on how the New York Herald reported Lincoln’s Assassination 150 years ago

April 14, 2015 by Colleen Leave a Comment

Newseum Video - Lincoln Assassination

This short one-minute video from the Newseum is an excellent example of using archival collections for digital storytelling, and of how special collections can be marketed with very little expense and simple multimedia technologies. The video includes a mix of digitized newspapers, historical images, and other primary source documents.

Filed Under: Cultural Heritage, Marketing Tagged With: archives, digital storytelling, exhibits, history, museums, special collections, videos, YouTube

Social Media for Nonprofits: YouTube Showcase

August 13, 2013 by Colleen Leave a Comment

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Examples of how nonprofits (and not-for-profits) can make good use of YouTube. Developed for the “Nonprofits Social Media Toolbox” workshop, Cal State Fullerton Summer School for Nonprofits, July 18, 2013. Regularly updated!

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: nonprofits, social media, Storify, YouTube

How To Display YouTube Playlist Video Thumbnails In Your LibGuides

May 14, 2013 by Colleen 7 Comments

LibGuides and YouTube Logos

How to add video thumbnails back into your custom YouTube Playlists, since Google discontinued the old custom players a year or so ago. Embedded playlists are great for your LibGuides and web projects.

Filed Under: Apps, Libraries, Web Development Tagged With: LibGuides, multimedia, research guides, social media, videos, YouTube

Innovative ways to promote subject librarians within your campus community

October 22, 2010 by Colleen Leave a Comment

Library Instruction Session

A look at some of the innovative ways academic libraries are promoting their subject specialist librarians.

Filed Under: Libraries, Marketing Tagged With: academic librarians, ASU Libraries, colleges, Facebook, faculty, higher education, librarians, MLibraries, online catalogs, Pollak Library, research tools, social media, social networking sites, videos, YouTube

Exemplary academic social media: Fresno State and Cal State Fullerton on YouTube

October 9, 2009 by Colleen Leave a Comment

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I’m starting a new regular weekly feature today, a weekly roundup of what I consider to be excellent examples of social media application by academics. Although these examples, and the lessons they provide, are certainly relevant for any organization that participates in social media activities, I am specifically emphasizing academia, and education in general, since […]

Filed Under: Apps, Libraries, Marketing Tagged With: colleges, communication tools, educational technologies, Fresno State University, higher education, Pollak Library, public relations, social media, social networking sites, YouTube

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