ACRL 2009 – Twitter for Libraries: Best Practices and Advanced Uses of Micro-Blogs.
Twitter for Libraries: Best Practices and Advanced Uses of Micro-Blogs
.. see Virtual Conf.
Both Social & Mobile .. the 2 most important new Libr Tech
Most Basic .. more complex microblogging systems have failed .. (Hmmm.. Disruptive Innov.)
Information literacy skills ..
Context:
Mobile: Cell Phones (Smart Phones .. iPhones)
Social “SMS
Current awareness .. “blogs old fashioned” “not enough time to read”
Uses:
Reference: (peer to peer and public)
Instruction:
Outreach:
Announcements
Practices
Elements of profiles
Management
Service considerations
Staffing snf Work flows
Evaluation
Advanced uses and tools
Mashups – integrate with other services – feeds , weba nd otherwise
Etiquette
Training
Mobile apps
Building social group and following (google alerts)
Obtains Skills
Play with it
Future – #hash tags … look it up .. privacy??
Yale .. uses for Marketing and Instruction
