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Using TwitterWhy do it?
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Sarah Gallagher | @sarahlibrarina
Matt’s list
Source: http://www.mattanderson.org/blog/2014/12/13/200-librarians-to-follow-on-twitter/
“Websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.”Source: Oxford Dictionaries
Image source: CC BY John LeMasney https://www.flickr.com/photos/lemasney/4440557945
Image source: @meta4RN http://meta4rn.com/2015/03/14/citizen/ Used with permission [March 2015]
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“Social media remains popular, with two-thirds of the country engaging in social networking, a 20 percent increase since 2009.
While the young dominate the social networking scene, you’ll find 1 in 6 Internet users aged 75+ there too.”
Source: Stats NZ. Household Use of IT Survey, 2012
Source: Adcorp (Nov 2013) http://www.adcorp.com.au/news-blog/Social-Media-Statistics-%E2%80%93-November-2013
Why should libraries tweet?
“Libraries should tweet because this is the 21st century and social media is
something people are using every day. Libraries shouldn’t be stagnant, they
have to evolve, and adapt, and meet the needs of the communities they
exist to serve. Social media has become an essential part of what we do,
and we have become a much more forward-looking, open, inclusive service in
the five years that we have been using it. It is also a great way of finding out
what happens at other libraries and getting ideas to try out in your own library.”
Interview with Stewart Bain from Orkney Public LIbrary @orkneyLibrary. Source: http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/blog/orcadian-twittering
A surprising number of opportunities:● meet people prior to attending conferences (eg: first nz twitter
conference #twecon, online following # & IRL) / moving city / networking ● staying up to date, learning and sharing (following #)● receive & provide support eg #eqnz● raise awareness & contribute to digital humanitarian efforts #digitajedis via
@micromappers● invited to speak / lecture, contribute to research / guest blogs ● provide a richer learning exp for students (eg COMP103)● contribute to publications like: Media Studies 101 open textbook & article,
chapter in Community Lover’s Guide to the Universe / Libraries● invitation to be social media wrangler for an international conference
http://ascilite2014.otago.ac.nz/
A straw poll ...
I asked the world of librarians on Twitter what it’s done for them personally and professionally.
5 x 2 - library professional
1. write down 5 words you’d like to be described as online
2. write down 5 words you’d never want to be described as online
TIP: avoid using the words professional or unprofessional!
Being online - basic rules of etiquette
Source: CC BY http://goo.gl/h2EBRQ Source: http://goo.gl/tx7vQl
Image source: Public Domain http://pixabay.com/en/brain-anatomy-human-science-health-512758/
keep an open mind
Resources
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Thank you! @sarahlibrarina