Dear Helen,
At a slight tangent to your question, which was obviously aimed at
librarians. I represent Gylphi Limited, an arts and humanities publisher
focused on the twentieth century and beyond. We are using Twitter in order
to connect with everyone from authors, readers and librarians, to graphic
designers and printers. Have also set up a Facebook profile and blog
recently, but these are at present secondary to Twitter - especially in the
reach that seems achievable.
We would really like to hear from librarians about: (1) how they buy books
and journals - online with credit cards or through more traditional direct
debits/standing orders/cheques, etc. (2) what helps you in cataloguing,
planning purchases, and all other areas of librarianship where a publisher
might help to smooth the way?
With very best wishes,
Anthony Levings, MA, PhD
Managing Editor, Gylphi Limited
PO Box 993, Canterbury CT1 9EP, UK
email: [log in to unmask]
website: http://www.gylphi.co.uk
twitter: http://twitter.com/gylphi
blog: http://gylphi.blogspot.com
facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Canterbury-United-Kingdom/Gylphi-Arts-and-Huma
nities-Publisher/188188820440
On 29/5/09 10:19, "Helen Dahlke" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> ***Apologies for cross-posting***
>
> Hello,
>
> We're currently looking at ways to involve people that might not be coming
> into our libraries at the moment. We're especially interested in starting an
> online book group and a blog. I have some questions that I'd be grateful for
> some help with!
>
> 1. Do you have an online book group? What software/application do you use?
>
> 2. Do you have a blog or any social networking presence?
>
> 3. If yes to either, how did you convince your organisation that it was a good
> idea?
>
> I will summarise answers for the list.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Helen Dahlke
>
> http://www.twitter.com/helendahlke
>
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