Well, it has been a moment since I have posted anything substantial. This summer was spent learning more about the procedures and processes of how archiving and digitization of media really works. I also have explored more ways to get archival materials out to the public and thought about how to attract people to find out more about Digital Initiatives at Ohio University. One of the first ways should be through Facebook.
Noting the 23 Things for Archivists article on Social Networking (or thing 6), I have read through a few examples of archives on Facebook, specifically the Coca-Cola Archives, the YMCA Archives, and the Moving Image Archive (All of which are on Facebook). A thought of mine is to create a Digital Initiatives Facebook page. This page would have Possible pictures of staff and/or a map of where our office is located. It could list the proper contacts to the library reference desks, the archives, and to other needed library personnel. The key to posting is to find very interesting photos, ideally our own scanned images, and post them, while including a link to our collections online. For example, we could post a photo of a cover of a yearbook, example of photo, and then we would insert a link to the collections in the same post as the photo.
I believe this may be a fairly good way to engage the public with what we are producing, but more importantly, it could attract a lot of students, and it could get them more interested in DI and the Archives in general. The possible Facebook account will also allow us to connect to other archives, which in this day and age is never a bad thing.
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