Thursday, December 30, 2010

Tuesday 21/12/2010 – Sunday 02/01/2010

Timeline:

Create customised structure of Facebook page (to be reviewed after research of Static FBML application):

• The Book Place
• Book Shelf
• Polls
• YouTube
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The Book Place
Still working on what would be a more suitable application for this feature.  Decided to present two (2) different options on 05/01/2011 to TSC and MDC, one (1) being the Links tab and the other being a customised tab using the static FBML app.

Book Shelf
Had read in one blog about apps library facebook mentioned WeRead (Top Ten Facebook Apps for Librarians (iLibrarian) however this app proved to be unsuitable as all reviews posted were posted to the user page and not the library fan page.  This appeared to be the case with all book review related apps (Visual Bookshelf, LibraryThing to name just a couple) the other problem that arose was that some of the apps would only display a blank screen.  After a lot of search and a lot of time I found the Goodreads app.  It appeared at first that this app was going to ahve the same problems as others but after some reasearchig it was found that by created a group within the goodreads account, anything added to this group would post to teh fan page wall.  It was a huge relief to have success however after working for a couple of days the app is now no displaying.  I have been in contact with Goodreads who have advised they will have a look at the page and our Goodreads account to see what the problem is.

Watched a GoodReads Tutorial but it did not address the areas I need assistance on.

Looked at other Library FB pages.  It doesn't appear that any other libraries are provided reviews.  This is good as we will be unique but it also means we must troubleshoot everything  Penguin Books appear to have a box for reviews but no reviews are added yet.  I could not discover how they have added this feature.

Polls
There are many apps that provide polls.  The SurveyGizmo app also has the ability to do polls as well as surveys and quizes, we may be able to meet all our surveying needs with one app.  It is planned to have a play iwth this app with the TSC when the draft page is presented on 05/01/2010.

Youtube 
Had a look at the Youtube app but think another appllication will suit the needs better.

Other things completed
  • Made some pages "Favourite Pages" on our Fan page.  Some are suppliers, others are publishers.  Will ask for further input from TSC and MSC when we meet on 05/01/2011.
  • Also had a look at Meebo but at this stage it is unsuitable for our purposes (we do not have IM chat ask a librarian services - only email) however will refer to TSC for possible use in the future.
  • Found Blunt Magazine's facebook widget on their page.  We will look at using this on our site.  Researched and found how to add it, http://developers.facebook.com/plugins/?footer=1
  • Used the Static FBML app to create links to renew, catalogue and online resources.
  • Made agreed formatting amendment to the opening hours/locations tab.
Research completed:

Social Networking Software (from Nat Lib of Scotland)

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