Hello, I'm another late arrival at the party - Heather Jardine, City of
London Libraries. I've blogged recently on hvcats about our excursions
into the world of blogs and videos and our (so far slightly tentative)
engagement with social media.
But I personally don't have a Twitter account. I've been tempted several
times but held back partly because of the volume of stuff everyone gets
stuck into (OK, so it's a river but I'm sure I'd be trying to empty that
river with my bucket!), partly because I am much too prolix ever to
manage to say anything in a single tweet, partly because I don't want to
see quirky stuff when I'm not in the mood for it, because I don't have a
smartphone and don't have access to Twitter at work, but mostly because
I suspect (go on, tell me I'm wrong) that it is a relatively small
community all recycling the same things and generating huge amounts of
noise without too much substance (why tweet about a blog post instead of
reading the blog in the first place?) - oh yes, and because I am a
grumpy old person...
I love blogging though...!
Heather Jardine
Bibliographical Access Manager
City of London Libraries
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From: CIG E-Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lee,
Deborah
Sent: 28 March 2012 12:39
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Subject: Re: [CIG-E-FORUM] anyone not on Twitter out there?
I am on Twitter, but don't have time to check it nearly as much as I
would like to. I have found Twitter a really useful way of finding out
about events, especially events which have sold out very quickly (e.g.
the London librarian teachmeet), and like others, it is has been
invaluable for RDA updates - or at least being updated that there was an
RDA update out! I have also found it really useful for garnering
opinions and advice from other cataloguer on specific cataloguing
issues, and find it more approachable than cataloguing mailing lists.
I also worry/wonder about the professional/personal bit. For this
purpose, I try and keep Twitter entirely professional (though don't
mention my place of work, as it is professional-personal, rather than my
"official" account), but have succumbed to following the odd orchestra
or choir! I keep my facebook account entirely private. However as
Helen said, the professional/personal do end up blurring as I meet
Twitter cataloguers in real life and have music librarian "friends" on
facebook.
Debbie
Deborah Lee
Senior cataloguer
Book Library
Courtauld Institute of Art
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Now on at The Courtauld Gallery:
Mondrian || Nicholson: In Parallel
16 February - 20 May 2012
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From: CIG E-Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Linda
Gilbert
Sent: 28 March 2012 12:18
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Subject: Re: [CIG-E-FORUM] anyone not on Twitter out there?
I don't use Twitter either, and have no idea how to. I do have a
facebook account but only for personal use. I originally signed up to
facebook after going to a cpd event where someone from the British
Library recommended using fb to keep up with BL developments. I could
never see why this was better than using their web pages. I feel as
though I am missing something but am not sure what it is! I hardly have
time to keep up with the media I do use (email and mail lists) let alone
trying to work out what else I should be using. I do have a mobile
phone, but it isn't smart and I hardly ever use it (much to my daughters
frustration).
I have a Linkedin account, but don't use that either.
Like Gordon, I am currently blissfully ignorant, but probably won't stay
that way for much longer.
Linda Gilbert
STFC
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Lambert
Sent: 28 March 2012 11:56
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Subject: Re: [CIG-E-FORUM] anyone not on Twitter out there?
I'll raise my head above the parapet and say I don't use Twitter. I
don't use Facebook. Though I do follow blogs via Google Reader. I don't
have a mobile phone let alone a smart one!
Sue
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