Social+media+policy

Consider this Within the context of impact of social media on individuals, organisations, and society, in general, the following information policy issues are gaining prominence in the eyes of governments and policy-makers:
 * Intellectual property, copyright and emergence of the Creative Commons
 * Privacy, disclosure of personal information and online safety using SNSs
 * Information access for all, adequate bandwidth/wireless/mobile connectivity and the 'digital divide'
 * Regulating the Internet in libraries, organisations and in the home
 * Information and digital literacies, and recent emergence of transliteracy
 * Acceptable use/online behaviour/social networking policies

Those youtube videos that tell us what is going on in realtion to social media

http://shifthappens.wikispaces.com/History+of+the+Presentation

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**Social media implications and contexts**
 T he following present a range of implications and contexts with regard to social networking and information policy affecting libraries and museums, educational institutions, government, openness, standards and national security: Bertot, J. C., Jaeger, P. T., McClure, C. R., Wright, C. B., & Jensen, E. (2009). **Public libraries** and the Internet 2008-2009: Issues, implications, and challenges. //First Monday, 14//(11). Available__ @http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/viewArticle/2700/2351 __ Jenkins, H., Clinton, K., Purushotma, R., Robison, A. J., & Weigel, M. (2006). Confronting the challenges of participatory culture: **Media education** for the 21st century. Available__ @http://digitallearning.macfound.org/atf/cf/%7B7E45C7E0-A3E0-4B89-AC9C-E807E1B0AE4E%7D/JENKINS_WHITE_PAPER.PDF __ Hodson, S.S. (2006). **Archives** on the Web: Unlocking collections while safeguarding privacy, //First Monday//, 11(8), August. Available __ @http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue11_8/hodson/index.html __ Valenza, J. (2008). When YouTube is blocked (way more than eight ways around), //NeverEndingSearch// [blog] 19 December. Available __ http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334/post/1410038141.html __

James, M. L. **Cyber crime 2.0** versus the Twittering classes. Parliament of Australia, Department of Parliamentary Services, Parliamentary Library Information, analysis and advice for the Parliament. Science, Technology, Environment and Resources Section, 24 February 2010 (2009-10). Retrieved from__ @http://www.aph.gov.au/Library/pubs/bn/sci/Cybercrime.pdf __ Nelson, M. R. (2009). Building an open cloud [**Cloud computing** as platform]. //Science//, 324(5935), 1656-1657. Retrieved from __ @http://www.sciencemag.org.ezproxy.csu.edu.au/cgi/reprint/324/5935/1656.pdf __

Identity, privacy, security and trust
Explore some of these following readings regarding the issues of identity, privacy, security and trust:  De Rosa, C., Cantrell, J., Havens, A., Hawk, J. & Jenkins, L. (2007). Section 3: Privacy, Security and Trust. In //Sharing privacy and trust in our networked world: A report to the OCLC membership.// Dublin, Ohio: OCLC. [ebook] Available __ @http://www.oclc.org/reports/pdfs/sharing_part3.pdf __

Mallan, K. & Giardina, N. (2009). Wikidentities: Young people collaborating on virtual identities in social network sites,//First Monday//, 14(6), 1 June. Available

__ @http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/viewArticle/2445/2213 __ Harris, C. (2010). Friend me?: School policy may address friending students online, //School Library Journal//, 1 April. Available __ @http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6724235.html __

Raynes-Goldie, K. (2010). Aliases, creeping, and wall cleaning: Understanding privacy in the age of Facebook, //First Monday//, 15(1), 4 January. Available__ @http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2775/2432 __ Pearson, J. (2009). Life as a dog: Personal identity and the internet. //Meanjin//, 68(2), 67-77. Retrieved from__ @http://search.informit.com.au/fullText;dn=200906244;res=APAFT __ Davis, L. (2009). 8 tools to track your footprints on the Web, February 1. Available__ @http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/8_tools_to_track_your_footprin.php __

The challenge of finding authentic information in a socially networked world
Explore some of these following readings regarding critical evaluation and authenticity of information:

Garfinkel, S. (2008). Wikipedia and the meaning of truth. //Technology Review//, 111(6), 84-86. Retrieved from MasterFILE Premier database. Available __ @http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=35342513&site=ehost-live __

Sessions, L.F. (2009). “You looked better on MySpace”: Deception and authenticity on Web 2.0, //First Monday//, 14(7), 6 July. Available __ http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2539/2242 __ Yardi, S., Romero, D., Schoenebeck, G. & danah boyd. (2010). Detecting spam in a Twitter network, //First Monday//, 15(1), 4 January. Available __ @http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2793/2431 __ Lorenzo, G. (2007). //Catalysts for change: Information fluency, Web 2.0, Library 2.0, and the new education culture.//(March). Retrieved from __ @http://www.edpath.com/images/IFReport2.pdf __ Wittenberg, K. (2007). Credibility of content and the future of research, learning, and publishing in the digital environment. The Journal of Electornic Publishing, 10(1). Available __ @http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=jep;cc=jep;rgn=main;view=text;idno=3336451.0010.101 __

**Explore**

these article and blog posts which provide a rationale for organisations to develop a social media policy and advice on the types of issues and content that could form part of a social media policy or policies:

Lauby, S. (2009) Should Your Company Have a Social Media Policy? //Mashable//, 27 April [blog]__ @http://mashable.com/2009/04/27/social-media-policy/ __

Lauby, S. (2009) 10 Must-Haves for Your Social Media Policy, //Mashable//, 6 February [blog]__ @http://mashable.com/2009/06/02/social-media-policy-musts/ __

Falls, J. (2010. What Every Company Should Know About Social Media Policy, 3 February [blog]__ @http://socialmediatoday.com/school/171854 __

David Fleet's Social Media Policies E-book (2009). Available __ @http://www.slideshare.net/davefleet/social-media-policies-ebook __

Chartered Institute of Public Relations, Europe. (2009). CIPR Social Media Guidelines (January).__ @http://www.cipr.co.uk/socialmedia/ __

Arendt, A.M. (2009). Social Media Tools and the Policies Associated with Them, Best Practices in Policy Management Conference. Utah Valley University, November. Complete paper and Powerpoint slides available__ @http://works.bepress.com/anne_arendt/7 __ Essential reading for all people working in education institutions, esp. colleges/universities

Anderson, J. (2009). __ Social Media Policies & Museums __, Indianapolis Museum of Art blog (8 April).

Ellyssa Kroski's School Library Journal article __ Should Your Library Have a Social Media Policy? __ (1 October 2009)

 Examples of information policies
 In addition to those policies you may have encountered while reading the above articles and guidelines, here are a few more articles, posts and sample policy douments and templates to help your organisation 'galvanise' it's approach to developing a social media policy.

>  Van Grove, J. (2009). __ 3 Great Social Media Policies to Steal From __, OPEN Forum, 25 September. >  Chris Boudreaux's Online Database of Social Media Policies, //Social Media Governance// [blog]__ @http://socialmediagovernance.com/policies.php __ Laurel Papworth's __ Enterprise: List of 40 Social Media Staff Guidelines __ (April 24, 2009) >  Public Library Services and Community Learning Services, State Library of NSW's __ Information for developing social media policies for public libraries __ (2008) >  Ottawa Public Library's __ Social Media Policy __ (2010) >  Heriot-Watt University's __ Policy on Staff Use of Web 2.0 technologies __ (2008) >  UT Southwestern Medical Center's __ Library Social Media Policy __ (15 July, 2009) >  eduBuzz Training & Support's __ Self-publishing and Social Media Guidelines: Pupils __ (2010) > <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1em;"> Arapahoe High School's __ Personal Wireless devices __ and __ Blogging __ policies, and New Hampton School's __ Social Media Policy __ wik i

> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1em;"> Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) __ Developing an Acceptable Use Policy for Mobile Phones in Your School __template

> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1em;"> Dickens Elementary School Library Media Center's __ LMC Policies and Procedures __ (scroll through complete 7 page policy document - note sections on blogging and social networking > <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1em;"> MySpace. com's __ The Official School Administrator’s Guide to Understanding MySpace and Resolving Social Networking Issues __  > <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1em;"> David Warlick’s __ School AUP 2.0 portal __ provides a range of examples and resources regarding the development of school-based acceptable use policies dealing with Web 2.0. > > __ @http://delicious.com/SISsocialmedia __ > >