Archive for the ‘twitter’ Category

Tweet Powerpoint presentations in library literacy sessions can be boring if not done correctly. However, there are lots of ways to make them work and to encourage interaction. What about using twitter along with power point? I recently discovered this tool- Power Point Twitter Tools. Although I have not yet tried it, it looks like [...]

TweetAs libraries are beginning to use twitter with more frequency and more libraries are beginning to explore the usage of twitter for their library, library vendors are also using twitter. What are they using twitter for though? While some things may be obvious, with a bit of research, I noticed a few emerging trends. Credo [...]

TweetIf you are on twitter then there are many librarians you can follow, however in honor of follow friday, here are my top ten picks. By the way and this is really the subject of another post there are quite a few library related vendors and job suppliers on twitter as well. @janettefuller @conniecrosby @jessamyn [...]

TweetThe Library Journal had an article this month on Twitter and Friend Feed. It focuses all about how to combine these two tools to market your library. It had several ideas many of which had never occurred. to me. I thought I would share it here as it sure peeked my interest.

TweetI attended the Utah Library Association Conference Last Thursday and Friday and one of the presentations I attended had some librarians from the University of Utah talking about how libraries can use social media to expose the public to their unique content. Here are some things they did that any library can do albeit possibly [...]

TweetDoes your library use Twitter? This article presents some interesting and useful facts, tools and tips about if you want to try it in your library. The administration at my college has decided to block it and I have found that many of my students don’t even know what it is but if you are [...]

TweetHave you considered using twitter to communicate with your library staff or patrons? A recent article in the school library journal talks all about using twitter for micro blogging with your library. Twitter has become very popular recently with all kinds of users. What about sending a tweet to your patrons who have overdue books? [...]

TweetWatch this video on blogs and twitter for librarians.