Twitter : Professional Benefits for Cataloguers

Twitter: Professional Benefits for Cataloguers @lynncorrigan #MAWS2012

What is Twitter?Twitter is a tool that allows users to send instant messages, also known as micro-blogs. “Tweets” are a maximum of 140 characters and can include links

How do I use Twitter?twitter.com 3rd party alternatives • Web Based readers e.g. Brizzly.com • Desktop software e.g. Tweetdeck • Browser extensions e.g. echofon (firefox), Silver Bird (chrome) • Mobile Apps

Twitter Conventions• @someone = username Include an individual’s username and your tweet is highlighted in their timeline. • #something = hashtag Use this for collating tweets on a certain subject over time e.g. #marcmustdie

Why Should Cataloguers Tweet?• Information – Twitter is now the fastest way of transmitting information – Many other web services automatically send tweets when e.g. Blogposts are updated

Why Should Cataloguers Tweet?• Communication – Free service, minimal sign-up requirements. – Many options mean users can communicate as easily on the bus as at their desk – Keeping In Touch

Yes, But Why Twitter?• Simplicity• Drop-in, drop-out• Informality• Diversity

OK, But How Do I Start• Find some people to follow• Use hashtags to follow an event• Interact!• Be Yourself but Be Sensible

Useful Starting Points• High Visibility Cataloguing http://highvisibilitycataloguing.wordpress.com/• UKLiBChat http://uklibchat.wordpress.com/

#hvcats #uklibchat #CatIndexBlog

Conferences• Sharing information about location /transport• Meeting up with other attendees• Using backchannel to make contacts• Note-taking• Emergencies!• Virtual attendance

Library Accounts• Use it to highlight the work of your department• If you can create a New Acquisitions RSS feed, you can convert and schedule tweets

VisibilityStay on top of thelatest technologies.Publicise what you doto non-cataloguingcolleaguesMaintain aprofessional profile

Twitter : Professional Benefits for Cataloguers

by Scottish Library & Information Council (SLIC), CILIP in Scotland (CILIPS) on Mar 28, 2012

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