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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 = hashtagUse 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
Fun!
VisibilityStay on top of the latest technologies.
Publicise what you do to non-cataloguing colleagues
Maintain a professional profile