Twittering Libraries Wiki

Contents

1 Introduction
2 History
3 What's in it for Libraries?
4 Prominent Uses in Libraries

Some examples of how libraries are using Twitter include:

• For library announcements
  
• To post news such as special events, holiday hours, exhibits, new book arrivals


• Updated resources or reminders of important resources, instruction sessions and new reference services


• Using Twitter as another communication tool with patrons/clients


• As a reference service


• As a way to keep in touch with librarian friends and colleagues as well as a way to collaborate on projects


• As a way to stay on top of the latest technologies


• For customer service


• To send alerts about requested materials


• As a short newsletter


• As a public relations/marketing tool


• As a way to get and share information about conferences and other professional development opportunities (i.e., registration deadlines, speakers, accommodation information, webinars)


• Cataloging and tagging


• Internal updates


• For networking with other librarians, libraries, and library-affiliated organizations

5 Library Mini-Case Studies
6 Pros and Cons of Using Twitter
7 Tools that can Extend Twitter
8 Conclusion
9 Libraries Using Twitter
10 Notes
11 References
12 Resources

Written for the fall 2008 LIS 5313 course by Lindy Brown, a MLIS student at Florida State University's College of Information. For questions about this article, please email Lindy at ljb06@fsu.edu

Source

[http://lis5313.ci.fsu.edu/wiki/index.php/Twittering_Libraries]