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The document discusses using Twitter in libraries. It defines Twitter and microblogging, provides tips for setting up and using a Twitter account, and suggests best practices for tweeting. The document also lists example library Twitter accounts and organizations, and recommends six topics for libraries to tweet about, such as events, links to resources, and answering questions. It emphasizes using Twitter to share information and engage with patrons.
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- 1. R U ATwit? Presented for SEMLS by Beth Gallaway May 2010
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- 3. Objectives Define thevalue of microblogging applications; Create and use a Twitter account; Discover resources to decipher vocabulary and abbreviations used with Twitter and SMS/text messaging; Apply best practices of the Twitterati; and Brainstorm ways to Twitter at the library.
- 4. Growth Stats “The Current State of Twitter.” Mashable. March 24, 2010. http://mashable.com/2010/03/18/twitter-infographic/
- 5. Retention Stats “The Current State of Twitter.” Mashable. March 24, 2010. http://mashable.com/2010/03/18/twitter-infographic/
- 6. Tweet Stats “The Current State of Twitter.” Mashable. March 24, 2010. http://mashable.com/2010/03/18/twitter-infographic/
- 7. User Stats “The Current State of Twitter.” Mashable. March 24, 2010. http://mashable.com/2010/03/18/twitter-infographic/
- 8. Similar Applications FourSquare www.foursquare.com Jaiku www.jaiku.com MoodMill www.moodmill.com/ Plurk www.plurk.com
- 9. Sign up forFREE 1. Go to www.twitter.com 2. Click “Join Now” 3. Complete the form
- 10. What to PostTell the world what you are: Doing Seeing Reading Listening to Viewing OR Respond to a friend!
- 11. What NOT toPost Inman, Matthew. “Ten Things You Need To Stop Tweeting About.” The Oatmeal . http://theoatmeal.com/comics/twitter_stop. 2010.
- 12. How to PostWeb SMS IM Firefox AddOn
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- 14. Librarians That TweetBeth Gallaway Karen Schnieder Linda Braun Michael Stephens Meredith Farkas Steven Cohen
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- 16. 6 Things ForLibraries To Tweet About Library Events Links to web content Feedback Requests Collection Acquisitions Marketing Answers to Questions Burkhardt, Andy. “6 Things Libraries Should Tweet.” Information Tyrannosaur. http://andyburkhardt.com/2009/07/27/six-things-libraries-should-tweet/. July 27, 2009.
- 17. Libraries/Library Organizations ALA ADA Community Library Cleveland Public Library Lunar & Planetary Institute Library UIUC Undergrad YALSA
- 18. Effective Tweeting Usefilters Set goals Timing is key Manage with apps Go mobile Share info/be helpful Understand Twitter Sutton, Wayne. “7 Habits of Highly Effective Twitterers.” Mr. Tweet. May 21, 2009. http://blog.mrtweet.com/7-habits-of-highly-effective-twitterers-wayne-sutton
- 19. Friend Beth! Login to Twitter Go to www.twitter.com/infogdss29 Click “Follow”
- 20. How Not ToTweet King, David Lee. “How Not to Tweet” July 21, 2009. http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/07/21/how-not-to-tweet/
- 21. Thank You! Slides& Handouts http://infogdss.wordpress.com Links http://www.delicious.com/ informationgoddess29/twitter More! http://informationgoddess.info [email_address] http://www.twitter.com/infogdss29
Editor's Notes
- #3Â Issues: public/private tagging conventions: topic, location, people, mood, music
- #4Â In May 2007UMBC Ebiquity Grou (http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/) reported Twitter had100,000 users and was doubling every month, averaging 16,500 tweets/hour with peak use on Mondays. Twitter hit 75 million accounts in January 2010.
- #5Â In May 2007UMBC Ebiquity Grou (http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/) reported Twitter had100,000 users and was doubling every month, averaging 16,500 tweets/hour with peak use on Mondays. Twitter hit 75 million accounts in January 2010.
- #6Â In May 2007UMBC Ebiquity Grou (http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/) reported Twitter had100,000 users and was doubling every month, averaging 16,500 tweets/hour with peak use on Mondays
- #7Â In May 2007UMBC Ebiquity Grou (http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/) reported Twitter had100,000 users and was doubling every month, averaging 16,500 tweets/hour with peak use on Mondays The researchers found that the majority of conference attendees already had a Twitter account (95.1%) and many of those who did actively used it to tweet during the conference (67.5%). 74.1% of the attendees send between 11 and 20 messages per day and 51.2% discussed topics via @ replies and DMs. As to what the conference goers shared, it was discovered that nearly half the tweets were simple plain text messages while tweets with links to web sites only accounted for 10% of the messages. In other words, the Twitterers were using the medium to share the information they were learning at the present moment.
- #8Â In May 2007UMBC Ebiquity Grou (http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/) reported Twitter had100,000 users and was doubling every month, averaging 16,500 tweets/hour with peak use on Mondays
- #17 Library events – Let people know what’s going on. Having a movie night in the library? Let people know. Having a chili cookoff? Get the word out! Links to articles, videos, etc. – If you come across web content that would be relevant or helpful to your patrons, tweet it. You can even tweet things marginally related if you think your patrons would respond favorably. Twitter is great for sending links. And don’t forget to use a link shortener like bit.ly or tinyurl . Solicit feedback – Twitter is made for conversations, so feel free to ask questions of your followers. Ask things that you actually want to know about and that you are prepared to act upon though. Don’t ask, “should the library stay open until midnight?” unless you’re prepared to do something with their responses. New additions to your collection - Got some new books? Added a database recently? Tweet it up! People might not know about your additions unless you tell them. Twitter can be helpful for informing patrons about new resources. Marketing - get the word out about how great your library is! Libraries and librarians do some pretty awesome stuff, but people don’t always see it. Let people know you just created a new tutorial or that you had over 150,000 visits last year. Don’t worry about tooting your own horn a little bit, just not all the time. Answer questions - in the example below I noticed someone was working on a paper and simply sent them a link, you’d be surprised how powerful that can be.
- #21 Key Questions: What do you want to get out of it? Why are you setting it up? Who’s going to maintain the account? Who’s going to answer tweets? Who do you plan to connect with?