I used to use Google reader for reading blogs as it was easier than
remembering to look at them all. I've found I don't bother with this so
much now as I use Twitter to pick things up. The only danger is missing
a tweet about something I'd really like to read. 
Wendy 

-----Original Message-----
From: CIG E-Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Clifford, Katrina M
Sent: 28 March 2012 10:51
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [CIG-E-FORUM] Blogs

Ah yes I forget about blogs sometimes as I've never been much of a
blogger... The subject teams here have blogs as does the Archives and
Special Collections, again not something I've been involved in.

 

We did have an internal-only Repository blog that we used to post when
we'd made decisions about things (eg: how to handle book reviews). We've
also got a helpdesk blog (again internal only) where we can post things
that might be issues on the helpdesk (such as a database being down)
although since we did away with most of the upper floor helpdesks it
gets used less and I don't check it as much... 

 

Katrina 

 

From: CIG E-Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Annie
Johnson
Sent: 28 March 2012 10:18
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [CIG-E-FORUM] Welcome!

 

Hello everyone,

My name is Annie (on Twitter as @Annie_Bob), I work as a library
assistant in Cambridge, whilst studying for an MA at UCL. I'm somewhat
of a Twitter addict, and find it really useful for keeping up to date
and networking. For keeping up with cataloguing news, @HVcats Twitter
list of cataloguers is great. Our library also has a Twitter account
(@NewnhamLibrary) and we are thinking about starting a blog to promote
our special collections. I'm also on Facebook (although I tend to keep
this a personal account rather than professional), LinkedIn and have my
own blog.

This is the first e-forum I have taken part in, it's a very interesting
topic and I look forward to it!

Annie

> Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:59:42 +0100
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [CIG-E-FORUM] Welcome!
> To: [log in to unmask]
> 
> Hello and welcome to the CIG eforum on social media in the cataloguing

> community!
> 
> This morning we will be discussing individual and institutional use of

> Twitter and other social media. This afternoon, CIG are very pleased 
> to welcome guest moderator Nicola Osborne, Social Media Officer for
EDINA.
> Nicola wrote a live blog post for the recent CIGS Web 2.0 and metadata

> seminar 
> (http://nicolaosborne.blogs.edina.ac.uk/2012/03/02/liveblog-cigs-web-2
> -0 -and-metadata-seminar/); she also gave a presentation at the 
> seminar on Developments in Web 2.0 
>
(http://prezi.com/yhvtvnly4evo/this-talk-is-meta-and-so-is-this-title/).
> From 1.30pm you will have the opportunity to ask Nicola questions 
> about her presentation and she will also be introducing the topic of 
> social media use in OPACs.
> 
> But for now, we'd like people to introduce themselves and describe 
> their use of Twitter and other social media for either personal or 
> professional use. I'll start by saying my interest is probably greater

> than my knowledge! I have been on Twitter for a couple of years but 
> have only really "got it" in the last few months as a valuable tool
for CPD.
> I find it really useful for links to blogs and articles. I don't use 
> Facebook anymore but I am on LinkedIn and am very interested in 
> pinterest (I love the pretty pictures!). I work for the RNIB, which 
> has Facebook and Twitter accounts, including an account dedicated to 
> accessible reading @RNIBread.
> 
> So, what about you? Please share, whatever your level of experience - 
> whether you're a twitterholic or you think that tweets should be left 
> to the birds, we'd love to hear from you.
> 
> Wendy (@mrswtaylor)
> 
> Wendy Taylor
> Librarian, Bibliographic Services
> RNIB National Library Service
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