Presented at LIS New Professionals Day 2nd March 2013, Dublin

1. tweet your
out
michelle dalton
@mishdalton
@libfocus
#npdi2013

5. is your twitter temperature
cool?
warm?
hot?
…and why?

6. should
you
use
twitter?

7. YES!

8. how it
works

10. tweet
follow
RT
MT
#tag

12. replacing old formats

13. …with new ones

14. a stream

15. not a lake
“the temporal nature
of twitter is best characterised
by fleeting permanence”
(Thomson, 2012)

16. a conversation…

17. …not a broadcast mechanism

18. so what can
you use
twitter for?

19. conversation

20. sharing

21. connecting

22. discovery

23. filtering

24. fast

25. reflecting

26. creating

27. participation

28. mobile

29. community

30. twitter chats
Remember to unlock #irelibchat
your account before
chats #uklibchat

31. if that wasn’t
enough…

32. Over 10,000 scholarly links are
shared on Twitter every day
Keep up to date with LIS research
and trends

33. The most valuable resource for
learning is our network
Twitter extends these
connections across distance
and situations and builds
relationships

34. The Library & Information
profession is changing faster than
ever
Twitter is *the* current awareness
tool for discovering and filtering
content

35. Follow conferences and events
remotely from your PC or phone
#asl2013, #hslg2013, #cdg2013

36. (Source: Website-Monitoring.com.)

37. information
overload?

38. Technology Trigger to Trough of Disillusionment
Gartner’s technology hype cycle

39. Slope of Enlightenment (Twitter pruning)
Be selective: invest some time and effort in refining the list of
people you follow
Plateau of Productivity (Tweet V ReTweet)
Curate more than you create - your twitter stream can
become an incredibly relevant and personalised source
Remember:
Twitter is a stream, you don’t have to catch everything!
Source:
Twitter evolution (or how I learned to stop following and love the retweet)
http://www.libfocus.com

40. #hashtags:
best practice

41. don’t change
your avatar -
it’s your brand!

42. getting
involved

43. tweet!

44. Join in #irelibchat
Follow @libfocus Librarians in Ireland list
Start a conversation
Share research, experience and ideas
Build your network

45. thank you
follow me:
@mishdalton & @libfocus