Use CiteMe and WorldCat Apps on Facebook Pages
We've updated our CiteMe and WorldCat Facebook applications for use on organizational Facebook Pages. Of course you can still use these applications on your personal profile. Now your group, school or library page can provide these library services too.
If you attempted to add these applications to your organization's Page in the past, you should check the Page settings to make sure the applications are not listed there. If they are, click the "X" to remove the out-of-date application. Then you can add the updated application back to your organization's Facebook Page. This will make sure you have the updated application.
The instructions below are written for the CiteMe application, but apply to the WorldCat application as well. Just substitute WorldCat where you see CiteMe.
To get started:
- Search for CiteMe, select it from the search results and go to the CiteMe page.
- Click the button "Add to my Page" that appears under the CiteMe logo on the CiteMe Page.
- Select the Page to which you wish to add the application. Then click "Close" to exit that window.
- Go to the Boxes Tab on your organization's Page. The CiteMe application will appear there.
- If you want to show CiteMe on the Wall of your organization's Page, click the pencil icon and select "Move to Wall tab".
- The CiteMe application will now appear on the Wall of your organization's Page.
- You can also have the CiteMe application on your Tab. Go to the Tab section of your organization's Page and click the plus sign, then choose CiteMe or search for it using the "Search available tabs" box.
Now you will have CiteMe on the Tabs and the Wall of your organization's Facebook Page. This is a great way to put a citation tool right where your students prefer to be.
You can add the applications to your personal profile too:
- Search for the CiteMe application and click the "Go to Application" button.
- Allow the application access to your Facebook profile. (This step is required by Facebook not our application.)
- Scroll to the bottom of the application where you will find "Add to profile" button. Click that.
- Confirm where you would like the application to appear on your personal profile. You can choose "Wall and Info Tab" or "Boxes Tab".
- Click "Keep" from the application as it appears on your profile.
- Use the pencil icon to move this application to your Boxes Tab if you do not want it on your Wall and Info Tab.
- You can also add CiteMe to your personal profile Tabs. Click the + sign on your Tab row and use the "Search available tabs" box to locate CiteMe. Choose that and CiteMe will appear on your Tabs.
Again, you can use these same instructions for adding the WorldCat application.
Let us know how this works for you and whether you get feedback from your students.
On September 23, 2009 at 4:16 PM Ozzie said:
Thanks for the instructions. I added CiteMe successfully, but when I click on the pencil to move it from boxes to the wall, I see this: This Box cannot be added to the Wall tab. Ah, facebook, you make me crazy sometimes.
On September 23, 2009 at 5:02 PM bobrobboy
said:
Ozzie, Couldn't have said it better myself. I had to go through the process of removing and adding the applications four times. I did it one day and it didn't work. The next day it worked. We've looked at the applications and believe they are as solid as we can make them at this point. We believe this inconsistency is due to the Facebook platform. But I'd love to hear more feedback as to whether you are able to get this to work or continue to have problems. We have a discussion going within the application's discussion boards. Feel free to post here or there if you get a chance.
On September 30, 2009 at 2:26 PM Steve Walker said:
Bob,
Folllowed your instructions from your email. Still getting the same message. I
agree with you about the Facebook platform.
It has problems and it can happen when you
are logged on and trying to make changes.
Guess we will hold off till this is resolved some how. Thanks for your help.