To stay connected and be visible in #student life we are (still) on #instagram.
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To stay connected and be visible in #student life we are (still) on #instagram.
But the longer we stay, the harder it becomes to defend that choice.
It clashes with what we stand for as a #library: trustworthy information, #OpenScience, #DigitalAutonomy & student wellbeing.We want to explore alternatives and open up the conversation about what responsible (online) #communication with students could and should look like.
Read our story and share your thoughts:
https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/a-university-library-on-instagram-we-want-to-leave-but-then-what@Bibliothecaris compliments on the well written, honest article opening a much needed conversation that more organisations should have with their "stakeholders".
Thank you for doing this!
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@Bibliothecaris from talking to my students a lot of them want to leave meta but feel the need to stay for the same reason you do. I think it’s important to have the leaving conversation ON instagram. Start posting about it and having the conversation there and you’ll likely encourage more people to make the leap as well. Leaving is easier when you’re leaving as a community.
@magpieluvseeds @Bibliothecaris
I would like to suggest you consider pixel https://pixelfed.org/
I think what would work well is a specific project that would give reason for a group of people to join and share because the hurdle with all social media is the value is in the network.
Pixelfed inter operates with mastodon because they’re both part of the fediverse.
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@Bibliothecaris Is it possible to transition to spaces like Pixelfed and Loops? Perhaps a trial-run could establish whether it's feasible.
Pixelfed I think would cover the format of Instagram completely because it does also handle short videos up to three minutes maybe? The best advantage to stress in all of this is that these are both fediverse member services and so we or they in their students can share between mastodon and any other service they decide to use
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Pixelfed I think would cover the format of Instagram completely because it does also handle short videos up to three minutes maybe? The best advantage to stress in all of this is that these are both fediverse member services and so we or they in their students can share between mastodon and any other service they decide to use
@GhostOnTheHalfShell @Bibliothecaris Yeah, I definitely agree.
I think that communicating that interoperability aspect to users would be very appealing (no need to sign up to multiple different platforms, if you'd prefer not to, etc.).
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@GhostOnTheHalfShell @Bibliothecaris Yeah, I definitely agree.
I think that communicating that interoperability aspect to users would be very appealing (no need to sign up to multiple different platforms, if you'd prefer not to, etc.).
RE: https://masto.ai/@GhostOnTheHalfShell/110697014050821679
It seems like the students are already giving the feedback. That’s the best situation possible. They would like to leave, but there has to be a big enough draw that they can bring enough friends along.
The other thought in this is to work together to make it a thing. To become the reason to jump ship.
(I only learned late in the game that Dali’s politics wasn’t so good but he is such an icon)
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To stay connected and be visible in #student life we are (still) on #instagram.
But the longer we stay, the harder it becomes to defend that choice.
It clashes with what we stand for as a #library: trustworthy information, #OpenScience, #DigitalAutonomy & student wellbeing.We want to explore alternatives and open up the conversation about what responsible (online) #communication with students could and should look like.
Read our story and share your thoughts:
https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/a-university-library-on-instagram-we-want-to-leave-but-then-what@Bibliothecaris You might imagine that the sheer physical presence of the library in their vicinity would be enough. But many have greatly reduced environmental awareness because of the bloody phone epidemic.
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To stay connected and be visible in #student life we are (still) on #instagram.
But the longer we stay, the harder it becomes to defend that choice.
It clashes with what we stand for as a #library: trustworthy information, #OpenScience, #DigitalAutonomy & student wellbeing.We want to explore alternatives and open up the conversation about what responsible (online) #communication with students could and should look like.
Read our story and share your thoughts:
https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/a-university-library-on-instagram-we-want-to-leave-but-then-what@Bibliothecaris There are more #sustainable ecosystems than what the #TechBros have far more control of. Look toward #recruiting #talent in climates that are gauged to survive #ClimateCrisis, like the #GlobalSouth.
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To stay connected and be visible in #student life we are (still) on #instagram.
But the longer we stay, the harder it becomes to defend that choice.
It clashes with what we stand for as a #library: trustworthy information, #OpenScience, #DigitalAutonomy & student wellbeing.We want to explore alternatives and open up the conversation about what responsible (online) #communication with students could and should look like.
Read our story and share your thoughts:
https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/a-university-library-on-instagram-we-want-to-leave-but-then-what@Bibliothecaris
A fine example to librarians everywhere. I hope to read a follow-up post later but already it seems you've had some useful engagement. -
To stay connected and be visible in #student life we are (still) on #instagram.
But the longer we stay, the harder it becomes to defend that choice.
It clashes with what we stand for as a #library: trustworthy information, #OpenScience, #DigitalAutonomy & student wellbeing.We want to explore alternatives and open up the conversation about what responsible (online) #communication with students could and should look like.
Read our story and share your thoughts:
https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/a-university-library-on-instagram-we-want-to-leave-but-then-what@Bibliothecaris Feel free to give out copies of this zine if you think it might catch someone’s eye
https://soapdisch.com/fediverse-zine/ -
It might be worth looking at https://shareopenly.org.
Mastodon's share button only supports Mastodon servers, there are plenty of other fediverse platforms.
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