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Vassiliki VerosM. Phil candidate – University of Technology, Sydney

Crowdsourcing standing ordersHistorical Romance case study

"Angle of Love" by the Cross-Eyed Kat fromhttp://xstitch-nl.blogspot.com.au/2007/02/felting-and-valentine.html

Vassiliki VerosM. Phil candidate – University of Technology, Sydney

Historical Romance: Crowdsourcing standing orders

Readers Advisory Wiki - http://readersadvisory.wetpaint.com/

"Angle of Love" by the Cross-Eyed Kat fromhttp://xstitch-nl.blogspot.com.au/2007/02/felting-and-valentine.html

Vassiliki VerosM. Phil candidate – University of Technology, Sydney

Using your library’s social media presence to inform your collection

• Using Social Media avenues to develop your standing orders• Public libraries and their user needs; • Social media avenues are another community consultation too• eGov 2.0

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Vassiliki VerosM. Phil candidate – University of Technology, Sydney

Blog it, Tweet it, Use it

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Vassiliki VerosM. Phil candidate – University of Technology, Sydney

Library users spreading the word

• Followers on your library’s social media tools = Your sample. They are your engaged library patrons.

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Vassiliki VerosM. Phil candidate – University of Technology, Sydney

Now for the authors suggested• Crowdsourced list

• Amanda Quick• Stephanie Laurens (Aust)• Laura Kinsale• Loretta Chase• Eloisa James• Julia Quinn• Anne Gracie (Aust)• Anna Campbell (Aust)• Isolde Martyn (Aust)• Diane Gaston (Aust)• Georgette Heyer• Julie Anne Long• Jennifer Ashley• Caroline Linden• Joanne Chambers• Rose Lerner• Jo Goodman• Meredith Duran• Sherry Thomas• Judith Ivory• Courtney Milan• Anna Jacobs (Aust)• Elisabeth Storrs (Aust)• Diana Gabaldon• Margaret Rowe• Grace Callaway

• My list

• Julia Quinn• Eloisa James• Stephanie Laurens• Laura Kinsale• Loretta Chase• Gail Carriger• Courtney Milan• Jo Goodman• Anna Campbell• Connie Brockway• Amanda Quick• Mary Balogh

"Angle of Love" by the Cross-Eyed Kat fromhttp://xstitch-nl.blogspot.com.au/2007/02/felting-and-valentine.html

Vassiliki VerosM. Phil candidate – University of Technology, Sydney

Historical Romance: Crowdsourcing standing orders

• Observations:

• Responses: not all authors were suited to standing orders – Georgette Heyer, Isolde Martyn.

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Vassiliki VerosM. Phil candidate – University of Technology, Sydney

And the winners are…

• The reader: who will find on the shelves the books they seek to read• The library user: who will perceive the library as open and engaging• The library: for making collection development transparent and for

engaging their users.• NSW Readers Advisory Wiki

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Vassiliki VerosM. Phil candidate – University of Technology, Sydney

Final note…on historical romance

"Angle of Love" by the Cross-Eyed Kat fromhttp://xstitch-nl.blogspot.com.au/2007/02/felting-and-valentine.html

Vassiliki VerosM. Phil candidate – University of Technology, Sydney

Acknowledgements

• Thank you to all the wonderful people who contributed to this presentation through twitter discussions, retweeting, blog comments and suggestions. Crowdsourcing is fantastic. My apologies if I have missed anyone: Susan @ Reading Upside Down, Oldbitey, Kat, Elizabeth Lhuede, Lina, Anna Cowan, Australian Bookshelf, JenniferH, @Tamara_Allen, @NikkieKC, @LibrarianCat, @MarkKohut, @McVane, @ReadReactReview, @j_a_allan, _owl_, @himissjulie, @VintageZombie