Abstract
Social media is an important marketing and outreach tool for many libraries. While Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are commonly used, Reddit is underutilized despite its popularity and high user engagement. Special collections can use Reddit to reach and engage with their target audiences, no matter how niche. This article explains how to use Reddit and host an event called “Ask Me Anything” (AMA), using as a model a successful AMA hosted by archivists at the Rochester Institute of Technology. It also provides practical tips including how to choose an appropriate “subreddit” (or Reddit community), promote the AMA, and respond to difficult questions.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Publication Date
Winter 2019
Document Type
Article
Department, Program, or Center
RIT Libraries
Recommended Citation
May, S. (2019). Ask Me Anything: Promoting Archive Collections on Reddit. Marketing Libraries Journal, 3(1), 3-11. Retrieved from http://journal.marketinglibraries.org/march2019/MLJv3i1-3-11.pdf
Campus
RIT – Main Campus
