Twitter for Irish Archives, Archivists & Records Managers.

Damien Burke
Archives & Records Association Ireland
[email_address]
@archivesireland
for the... is ?

what & why?
a social networking tool for almost-instant communication through the exchange of quick, frequent messages
micro blogging – like texting - 140 characters per message
what’s the point in this narcissistic exercise?
isn’t twitter just another cog in wheel of communication overload?

why?
The unofficial position here seems to be: ‘If we allow social media people won’t work they will just watch Youtube videos and update their Facebook status.
http://archivesoutside.records.nsw.gov.au/social-media-strategies-for-archives-what-we-learned/
The ephemeral nature of Twitter has opened up our archives to a whole new browsing audience, who would otherwise not visit or even be aware of the archives.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20357058/MLA%20Report%201.2.pdf

why?
promotes work to a wider audience
archives lend themselves to format
interprets records in new way
interact with information professionals

the lingo
@username - @archivesireland (15 char.)
Tweet – send a message
RT - re-tweet a message from somebody else
DM – direct message (private)
Hashtag – track events, words, activities
@reply – response to something you have posted
@mention – any update that contains @username
#FF - Follow Friday - users suggest who to follow Fridays

how to
create a twitter account
search & follow people
tweet
build a voice – retweet, reply, react

do’s & don'ts
username
don’t be afraid
etiquette
be committed
don’t wait for policy
do think outside the box

who to follow - Ireland
@archivesireland
@nuigarchives
@NLIreand
@NMIreland
@RCPIArchive
@stagedreaction
@TheRDS
@puesoccurrences

who to follow @archivesnext #followanarchive @IRMSConference #archives @dancohen #AskArchivists @UKNatArchives @paige_roberts @NARA_RecMgmt @srnsw @DigCurv @BLPAC @HicksShauna @lorcanD @BritishPathe

#followanarchive
#followanarchive - 12 November 2010. This Twitter action is an initiative of the National Museum in Copenhagen, the City Archive of Aalborg (both in Denmark) and the Zealand Archive in Middelburg (the Netherlands). The Twitter action in an international event, so every archive in the world can take part.
Ask away on #AskArchivists Day on Twitter: 9th June 2011 - ask archivists about their job and collections in archives?
#AskArchivists

time saving tools
Tweetdeck - personal browser, with Twitter
Twitpic or yfrog – share photos on Twitter in real-time
foller - Twitter analytics
Twitterfeed – feed your blog to Twitter
GroupTweet – private message to group on Twitter

tweetdeck

foller

@archivesireland

@nuigarchives

@RCPIArchive

@JQAdams_MHS
‘ 9/8/1809: Head winds. Calm. Thick fog, and mist. No
Obs: Lat: 59-40. Long: 5-17. Agis and Cleomenes.Cards.’
Line-a-day diary entries of John Quincy Adams, 6 th
president of the United States, beginning with his journey
to Russia on 5 August 1809, reads an awful like messages
on Twitter. They currently post a daily entry taken
verbatim from the Adams diary.

@JQAdams_MHS

@Kennedy1961

@samuelpepys

@wsadocuments

@wyorksarchives

preservation
Library of Congress acquires entire twitter archive
Twapper Keeper
Backupify.com

sources http://www.slideshare.net/superfectablog/twitter-for-archivists http://ow.ly/4jFKr http://support.twitter.com/groups/31-twitter-basics http://agimo.govspace.gov.au/2011/03/24/tweeting-for-your-country/ http://archivesoutside.records.nsw.gov.au/ http://webwatchingforarchivists.blogspot.com/2010/06/twitter-for-archivists.html http://teachinghistory.org/digital-classroom/tech-for-teachers/21851

conclusion
very positive learning experience
new connections
information overload

http://archiv.twoday.net	52
http://archivesoutside.records.nsw.gov.au	40
http://archivesblogs.com	5
http://twitter.com	1
http://tweetedtimes.com	1
http://paper.li	1

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