Lothian Health Services Archive: starting out in social media

Lothian Health Services Archive: starting out in social media

Laura Gould, Assistant ArchivistRuth Honeybone, Acting Manager

13 June 2011

Brief introduction to LHSA Why social media? What we’ve done so far and lessons learnt What next?

Outline

3,000 linear metres of material

One of the largest health archives in the UK

NHS-funded Managed in partnership

with the University of Edinburgh, based in the Main Library, George Square

Twentieth-century case notes

LHSA collections

Why social media?

1. Next phase in re-development of our website

2. Engage with audience3. Keep up with the

times!4. An interested member

of staff

What we’ve done so far?

1. Flickr2. Facebook3. Blog

Successes

Lessons learnt

What next?

Maintenance of Flickr and blog contributions

Increased variety on Facebook page

Twitter Links Policy

Website: www.lhsa.lib.ed.ac.uk

Blog: http://lhsa.blogspot.com/

Facebook: search ‘Lothian Health Services Archive’

Flickr: search ‘Lothian Health Services Archive’

Contact us: ruth.honeybone@ed.ac.uk /laura.gould@ed.ac.uk