Presentation Outline-Pinterest

• Introduction
• History of Pinterest: a rapidly growing social media platform
• The anatomy of a pin: why does Pinterest serve academic libraries well?
• The Pinterest audience
• Successful library Pinterest Accounts: Best practices
• Content planned before beginning
• Linked to websites and other profiles
• Regularly updated and maintained
• What are academic libraries pinning for patrons?
• External resources-University of Buffalo Health Services Library
• New book purchases, upcoming events- University of Regina Library
• Online library resources and reference: Murray State University
• Education and outreach for visual learners: University of Oregon Portland
• Steenbock Memorial Library on Pinterest
• Vision: to display collections online
• Maintenance
• Challenges with maintaining SML's Pinterest account
• Conclusion