title: Social media and communications: developing a policy to guide the flow of information.
abstract: The use of social media is ubiquitous in the daily lives of nearly three quarters of the population in the United States. This article addresses the process and results of a policy development project for a National Network of Libraries of Medicine Regional Medical Library. Content, scheduling, editing, and author responsibilities are addressed for each of the chosen media outlets, as well as the preparation of prefatory material using an online social media policy development tool.
authors: a University Library , Roseman University of Health Sciences , Henderson , Nevada , USA.
authors: J David
authors: JD
authors: Midyette
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Youngkin
authors: Sheila
authors: S
authors: Snow-Croft
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D019451:Information Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007999:Library Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009317:National Library of Medicine (U.S.); D016134:Organizational Policy; D011050:Policy Making; D061108:Social Media; D014481:United States