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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?

Book-Themed Pinterest Boards I’d Like to See

I’m resisting signing up for Pinterest because I realized I reached my social media account limit (my brain simply can’t cope with anything else at the moment). So I thought the best course of action would be to have other people do the work for me. 

1. Book Fashion
2. Book Home Décor
3. Book Food
4. Books & Cats
5. Books & Dogs
6. Books & Other Pets
7. Books in Famous Places
8. Book Shelves
9. Book Cases
10. Beautiful Libraries
11. Beautiful Bookstores
12. Library Cats
13. Bookstore Cats
14. Library Dogs
15. Bookstore Dogs
16. Library Other Pets
17. Bookstore Other Pets
18. Famous People’s Libraries
19. Writers in Famous Places
20. Writers & Cats
21. Writers & Dogs
22. Writers & Other Pets
23. Publisher Colophons / Logos
24. Publisher Offices
25. Same Book, Multiple Covers (languages, editions)
26. Fun with Fonts
27. Notable internal book designs
28. Famous people reading
29. Famous art depicting people reading
30. Words in Fashion
31. Words in Home Décor
32. Words in Food
33. Etymology of a word
34. Book posters
35. Classic Books
36. Classic Books of ___
37. Reading List for ___
38. Books v. Movie/TV/Play Adapatations
39. Movies/TV Shows v. Book Adaptations
40. Different Visions of a Famous Literary Character (eg. Sherlock Holmes)
41. Book Trailers for {genre}

What’d I miss?

Publishers on Google Plus

In my endless attempts at list-making/organizing entire life, it’s time to Plus or +. (Anyone else have issues with search because they use the symbol?)

Trade Publishers

1. Alfred A. Knopf
2. Beacon Press
3. Chronicle Books
4. Doubleday
5. Hyperion Voice
6. Pantheon Books
7. Pearson North America
8. Penguin Books USA
9. Random House Books
10. Simon & Schuster
11. Tor Books
12. Vintage Books & Anchor Books

University Presses

1. Cambridge University Press 
2.      (a) Education
3.      (b) ELT
4.      (c) Library Marketing Group
5. Princeton University Press
6. Wilfred Laurier University Press

Children’s Books Publishers

1. Candlewick Press
2. HarperCollins Children’s
3. Penguin Teen
4. Tundra Books

Specialty Publishers

1. AMACOM Books
2. Damselfly Publishers
3. Gibbs Smith Publishing
4. Ibex Publishers
5. TiLu Press
6. O’Reilly

International

1. Random House Books AU

Publishing Media

1. The Book Report
2. GalleyCat
3. The New York Review of Books
4. Publishing Perspectives

Booksellers

1. Amazon.com
2. Barnes & Noble College
3. Kobo
4. KOCHI BOOKS
5. NOOK Tablet | Barnes & Noble
6. Village Books

Libraries

1. New York Public Library

Other

1. Book Country
2. F+W Media
3. Sonnet Media

This list clearly got away from the “publishers” remit. Still, who did I miss? (And I look forward to your disagreements with my classifications.)