Wednesday, 22 January 2014

5 sources with annotations about Social Media Policy


Gillespie, Lisa V. (2012). Social media policy: Think twice before creating intrusive social media policy. Employee Benefit News, 26(9), 12. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.csu.edu.au//docview/1022987613

The article by Gillespie shows how the intrusive demands that a social media policy can have on employees. The article shows that social media policies are necessary for the work place but that they shouldn’t be “overbearing”. The article stresses that a balance between a policy to protect the organisation and an intrusive policy that violates employee rights must be achieved.
 
 
Kiejda, J. (2012). Ask judith: Social media policy. The Lamp, 69(9), 33. Retrieved from http://search.informit.com.au.ezproxy.csu.edu.au/

This article by Judith Kiejda examines how social media policy relates to using derogatory language on social media sites and how having a social media policy can prevent this. Points from the nurses and midwives association social media policy are included. The article isn’t in depth. This article is useful as it provides insight into problems that can occur if a policy is not used in an organisation.

 
King, David G. (2013). Drafting a social media policy? Here are five important considerations. The Young Lawyer, 17(6), 13-14. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.csu.edu.au//docview/1353300823

The article by King shows some of the main points to consider when creating a social media policy. These points are; obtain input from multiple parties, consider the policies scope, be specific, comply with regulations already in place and follow human resource principle to implement the policy. This article is from a lawyer’s perspective, but is applicable to library professionals when creating a social media policy.
 
 
Kroski, E. (2009). Should your library have a social media policy?. School Library Journal, 55(10), 44. Retrieved from http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/

The article by Kroski examines why libraries should have a social media policy. The benefits of having a policy in a public, academic or school library are discussed. The article covers some of the points that a social media policy should include, such as; disclaimers, sensitive information, copyright and respect your colleagues. The article states that a few guidelines can help people to use social media wisely.



Van Over, J. (2012). Develop social-Media policy. Ward's Dealer Business, 46(5), 44. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.csu.edu.au/docview/1238093509

The article by Van Over discusses the issues with developing a social media policy. Issues such as limiting the policy to one social media website i.e. Facebook are included. Other pitfalls such as sarcasm, voice inflection and unfiltered messages are also discussed. The article urges organisations to use a social media policy to protect themselves from the “dark side” of social media.


Below are some links to examples of social media policies in libraries.

National library of Australia  
 
 
Queensland government
 
 
State library of N.S.W http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/about/policies/docs/social_media_policy_v1.0_2012-10-24.pdf

University of Queensland

 

 

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