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Comment by Barb on May 27, 2009 at 12:55pm

I've just started playing with Twitter, and have updated it from my cell, which is convenient. I'll have to read more about it and play with it some more!

Comment by Patty Windsor on May 26, 2009 at 9:11pm

I recently started a Twitter account for our school district library page. I'm using TweetLater to schedule Tweets. I can always add things 'live' along the way. I'm going to not just promote library related events, but give good website links, author webpages, wish author's happy birthday with a link to search our library catalog for books by that author. Maybe even some tips for searching our databases. I'v embedded a widget on our page, so the posts are available to all even if they don't want to follow or are not on Twitter. @dentonisdlib

Comment by Patty Windsor on April 22, 2009 at 4:37pm

I just added School Library Journal to the list of vendors. I follow them and I've picked up on some interesting articles that way. I also follow GaleCengage. I got wind of free limited tiem resources they were offering for Earth day (if you already subscribe to other Gale products).
Another that is not a vender, but I have been following is http://twitter.com/americagovprint

Comment by Patty Windsor on April 13, 2009 at 5:48pm

Interesting blog post about 'Twittephemeraliness' - trouble finding past tweets, even with hash tags. http://tinyurl.com/cqfb7f

Comment by Roxann on April 9, 2009 at 7:21pm

So Awesome -Twitter vendor info!
thanks!!!!

Comment by Bob Kosovsky on April 6, 2009 at 11:25am

I follow a number of Twitterers and I find the best ones are actual people. Why? Even though I don't enjoy reading about breakfast choices, or bad days at work, or frustrating shopping lines, I like and benefit from seeing information. That's one reason I stopped following the Library of Congress - there was no information and it was just chatter - totally useless unless you're an employee of LC. I follow O'Reilly Media because they do convey interesting information, though sometimes their advertising gets to me. But they are approachable - if you write to them, they write back in a cheerful manner.

I feel that thinking of Twitter as a one-way street (you to your followers) means your end. You have to create conversations (this is a mantra of Library 2.0). Twitter allows you to do this in an informal way.

It seems to me that if a library is going to use Twitter, they have to avoid those two major pitfals: not sounding like a commercial enterprise and conveying something that is useful.

Comment by Roxann on April 6, 2009 at 10:58am

Steve,
Your April 1st idea was super!

Comment by Sue on April 3, 2009 at 4:23pm

One of the great reasons to work in a small library is that when you get an idea...it seems to be easier to implement...wheither it is twitter or a blog. We have had a blog for about two years and it is very popular. I can give satistics if you want. We haven't started twitter...but I am sure we will.

Comment by Susan on April 3, 2009 at 2:31pm

We're just beginning to look at possibly using twitter as a tool. I, finally after a few years of begging, got permission to begin a blog. Quite frankly, I had been thinking of having to choose between twitter and a blog, but now I'm finally getting to understand that I don't have to choose. It's just another way to reach out. Now I have to begin arguing the case for twitter! Has anyone compiled numbers like Valerie?

Comment by Valerie Hawkins on April 3, 2009 at 1:44pm

The Library of the American Library Association (ALA) just yesterday reached 500 followers! We're trying to communicate both messages about ALA and news on current library concerns, such as the CPSIA. Plus we expect that it raises our profile, as there are still lots of library workers who don't know that ALA has a library and reference staff.

http://twitter.com/ALALibrary

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