Presented at the California Academic & Research Libraries 2014 ConferenceGiven the widespread adoption of social media on the University of San Diego’s (USD)
campus, Copley Library formed a Social Media Committee to manage the library’s social media
presence with a mission to promote the library’s services and events. To determine which social
media platforms undergraduates were using the committee designed and administered a survey in
the fall of 2013. The survey confirmed that USD undergraduates were still using Facebook and
showed 56% use multiple social media sites. The conference session discussed Copley Library’s
implementation of four social networking platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and
Twitter