Amplify Your Impact: The Insta-Story: A New Frontier for Marking and Engagement at the Sonoma State University Library

Authors

  • Catherine Fonseca

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.58.4.7148

Abstract

This month’s author, Catherine Fonseca from Sonoma State University Library, shares some innovative and fun ideas on how libraries can use the Instagram Stories feature to engage with their audience in multiple ways. We guarantee you will find a tidbit you can use in your own library.—Editor

Author Biography

Catherine Fonseca

Catherine Fonseca is the Outreach and Inclusion Librarian at Sonoma State University, a state university located in Northern California that serves 9,300 students. In this role, she develops and implements library programs, events, and practices designed to meet campus and community needs. She also coordinates targeted efforts to reach underserved and vulnerable student populations for the purpose of improving student success through an increased use of library resources and services. Additionally, Catherine leads Sonoma State University Library’s Instagram profile (@ssulibrary), working with just one student assistant to generate fun, engaging content enjoyed by the account’s 1,097 followers.

Correspondence concerning this column should be directed to Nicole Eva and Erin Shea, e-mail: nicole.eva@uleth.ca and eshea@fergusonlibrary.org.

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Published

2019-10-25

Issue

Vol. 58 No. 4 (2019): Summer

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Columns

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