week 7 Facebook

Aside from my scepticism regarding the value of facebook on social terms (no, I really don't want to know what X is doing at this given moment), I think that facebook is a valid way of getting information about libraries on the web. For the basics such as giving times of opening hours etc the general info tag on facebook tells the reader what they need to know. The option to update the 'wall' is a convenient way of giving rolling updates regarding any changes to service or infrastructure, such as the law library's updates on current changes to some of their PCs. Adding photos allows the library to give readers a clear idea of what to expect the buildings to be like, and the option to list links from the particular library's site to tools such as SOLO would certainly make for a quicker, more pain-free experience for readers.