Libraries Thriving - 2012 Information Literacy Campaign

Thursday, 09 August 2012

2012 Information Literacy Campaign Are you a resident of Massachusetts, Missouri, or New York*? If so, congratulations! The efforts of information literacy enthusiasts in your state led to your governor's issuing a proclamation of October as National Information Literacy Awareness Month. Help draw attention to your state's recognition of what President Obama designated as skills that Americans must gain in order to "effectively navigate the Information Age" by sharing the badge created by Libraries Thriving and the National Forum on Information Literacy. Find directions for posting to your social networking sites, sharing in your email signature, and more below. *Not a resident of one of these states? Not a problem! Find out more about how you can help add your state to this list by watching this short tutorial. Embed this badge by copying the following HTML code: <a href="http://www.librariesthriving.org/partnerships/2012-information-literacy-campaign" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.librariesthriving.org/images/nfil/2012/badges/nfil-badge-ma-stars-stripes.png" border="0" alt="Information Literacy Supporter Badge" /></a> Post this badge to your social networking sites by copying the following URL: http://www.librariesthriving.org/partnerships/2012-information-literacy-campaign Add this badge to your website: Copy the HTML code included above. Insert code into an HTML editor. Save and preview. Add or post this badge to your blog or social networking site: Facebook Copy the URL included above. Login to your Facebook account. Insert the included URL into your Profile's Status box. Twitter Copy the URL included above. Login to your Twitter account. Insert the included URL into the What's Happening box. MySpace Copy the HTML code included above. Sign in to your MySpace page and click on 'Edit Profile'. Now copy or paste the Badge code into the section of your MySpace page where you would like it to show. For instance, you can copy it in the 'About Me' section, or your 'Interests' section. After copying the code, click 'Preview section' to see if the badge is where you want it. If it's not in the right spot, click Return to Edit Section, and try again. If it's right where you want it, click Save All Changes. Blogger Copy the HTML code included above. Sign in to your Blogger account and go to your Dashboard. Click on 'Layout' in the Manage your Blogs module. On the layout page, click 'Add a Page Element' either in the left column or at the bottom of your blog layout. On the 'Choose a New Page Element' pop up page, click the HTML/JavaScript ADD TO BLOG button and paste the copied badge code into the content area. Then give it a title and click SAVE CHANGES. WordPress Copy the HTML code included above. Sign in to your WordPress account and go to your Dashboard. Click on Widgets located under the Appearance menu tab. Select 'Text' widget from the list of Available Widgets and drag to a sidebar on the right to activate. Insert copied HTML code into text box. Save. Live Journal Copy the HTML code included above. Sign in to your Live Journal account. Click on Post an Entry, or go to the Journal menu, and click on Post an Entry. With the Rich Text tab selected, click on the Embed Media icon (it looks like a little CD). Copy the badge code into the box, and click on Insert. Or, with the HTML tab selected, click on Embed Media. Copy the badge code into the box, and click on Insert. Then add anything else you would like to your Live Journal entry, and select Post to Username. Add this badge to your email signature: Yahoo Mail Copy the HTML code included above. Sign in to your Yahoo email account, and click on Options (or Mail Options). Select Signature, then select View HTML and also select Color and Graphics. Copy the code into the Signature box. If you like, choose "Add signature to all outgoing messages ". Then click Save.