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University Presses on Pinterest

A straightforward title. 

1. Cambridge University Press ELT Digital
2. Cambridge University Press Library
3. Cambridge University Press Textbooks
4. Cornell University Press
5. Duke University Press
6. Harvard Press
7. Mercer University Press 
8. MIT Press
9. NYU Press
10. Oregon State University Press 
11. Sydney University Press 
12. University of Pennsylvania Press 
13. University of North Texas Press 
14. University of Texas Press 
15. University Press of Florida 
16. University Press of Kentucky 
17. University Press of Mississippi 

Honorable Mention: LSE Review of Books

As always, who’d I miss? Who do you think is using it most effectively? (I’m leaning towards LSE Review of Books who is not a university press)

And now for my useless commentary:

I’m a little worried that everyone signs up for the next big thing without figuring out how to use it effectively. Ten pins in the initial burst of enthusiasm and then nothing. Remember that people are using Pinterest to drive traffic to their website where they can capture customer information or turn browsers into customers. Fight shiny-object-syndrome and use these tools effectively. 

And there’s a fairly strong university library presence on Pinterest (and judging by how my alma mater is handling their welcome week, pictures of beautiful smiling freshmen and/or cupcakes instagramed is a major selling point). 

Some university libraries (I particularly like the archive /special collections images):

• Cambridge University Library
• IRC @ Ashland University Library
• Baylor Libraries
• University of Louisville Libraries
• Marywood University Library
• Victoria University of Wellington Library
• University of South Dakota Libraries
• University of Glasgow Library
• University of Scranton Weinberg Memorial Library
• Downs-Jones Library of Huston-Tillotson University
• University of Portsmouth Library
• Bond University Library and Computing
• Franco Library Alvernia University
• Bellevue University Library
• Rush Rhees Library
• Zahnow Library Reference
• Syracuse University Library
• University of Maryland Special Collections
• Harry A. Sprague Library
• Bluffton University Archives and Special Collections
• Digitization Services University of Virginia Library
• Children’s Literature Research Collections University of Minnesota

Honorable mention: New York Public Library (which has a research division and is awesome)

And from WIRED Campus “3 Ways College Libraries Are Exploring Pinterest“ and Wayne State University’s Ideas from The School of Library and Information Science “5 Ways to Use Pinterest At Your Academic Library”

Anything else to add?