1. Social media and communications: developing a policy to guide the flow of information.
- Author
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Midyette JD, Youngkin A, and Snow-Croft S
- Subjects
- National Library of Medicine (U.S.), United States, Communication, Information Management organization & administration, Libraries, Medical organization & administration, Library Services organization & administration, Organizational Policy, Policy Making, Social Media
- Abstract
The use of social media is ubiquitous in the daily lives of nearly three quarters of the population in the United States. This article addresses the process and results of a policy development project for a National Network of Libraries of Medicine Regional Medical Library. Content, scheduling, editing, and author responsibilities are addressed for each of the chosen media outlets, as well as the preparation of prefatory material using an online social media policy development tool.
- Published
- 2014
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