Rough Tumblr presentation outline

1.     What is Tumblr?

a.     Description, examples of different types of blogs

b.     How it works

                                               i.     Creating a blog

                                              ii.     Following/followers

                                            iii.     Dashboard

                                            iv.     Reblogging vs. liking

                                              v.     Tagging

2.     Librarians on Tumblr

a.     Tumblarians

                                               i.     Following book and publisher blogs

                                              ii.     Library humor

                                            iii.     Documenting library experiences

                                            iv.     Submitting to curated library blogs

                                              v.     Library news via blogs like Library Journal

b.     Library blogs

                                               i.     Bigger libraries vs. smaller libraries

                                              ii.     How successful are libraries at promoting themselves on Tumblr?

3.     Why Tumblr isn’t great for connecting libraries with patrons

a.     Anonymity

b.     No good way to comment on posts

c.      Limited demographic

4.     Why Tumblr is great at connecting librarians with other librarians

a.     Easy to find other library students, librarian blogs

                                               i.     List compiled by thelifeguardlibrarian

b.     Sense of community

                                               i.     Librarian tags

                                              ii.     Similar interests beyond library science