Hashtags for every day of the week printable

A few years ago I posted here about museums using Instagram. Based on my 2012 social media survey results, very few archives and special collections were using the site at the time. Since then, there has been an explosion of libraries, archives, and special collections with Instagram accounts, posting all sorts of beautiful and intriguing images (see #librariesofinstagram for some examples).

Many use hashtags connected to a day of the week, like #MarbledMonday and #WoodcutWednesday. There are endless varieties, and I thought it would be useful to have a few collected together for those starting accounts or looking for post ideas. Use them on Instagram, Twitter, tumblr, and other social media sites.

Hashtags for Every Day of the Week handout [PDF]

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Social media posting guides for archives & special collections

This past summer, I completed an independent study focused on how archives and special collections use social media platforms. As part of that course, I put together a series of guides targeted towards archives and special collections (although they could be equally useful to libraries, museums, and other cultural institutions). The guides are intended to be one-page, ready reference sheets for archivists using social media.

Each guide is focused on a single platform. Although much of the information could be transferred to any social media platform, each platform has its own uses and quirks. The guides include suggestions on what to post and when to post, tips for good content, a few projects to try, a few options for measuring social media success, and some repositories who I think use that platform to their advantage.