This is an interesting question as I originally kept my Twitter/blog use
solely professional and extremely limited. I still don't really follow any
"friends" on there, pretty much everyone is library or cataloguing-related.
If I used Facebook I'd probably keep the personal stuff there.
However, over time you get to know people and are quite friendly with some
of the colleagues - particularly if you also know them in real life. So
there is definitely a growing sense that my account has more of a
personal/professional blend (I do now mention my children, or talk about
knitting, or whatever) with the people I know quite well. It's an odd thing
and not what I originally intended. However, partly it's a good thing as I
have made some great friends through Twitter just as you might have good
friends at work. It's a slightly uncomfortable balancing act I find though.
Celine
On Mar 28 2012, Claire Choong wrote:
>I try to be relatively anonymous anywhere I'm on-line, mainly because
>all my accounts are personal rather than officially for work. If we
>used social media in the library I would definitely keep this separate
>from any personal accounts I have.
>
>Claire
>
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>From: Taylor, Wendy [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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>Thanks for all your comments so far. I'm interested that Annie keeps her
>Facebook account for personal use - I imagine many people make this
>distinction. I have a separate twitter account which I use to just
>follow non-library people. Do others feel the need to keep separate work
>and personal accounts?
>Wendy
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Céline Carty
English Cataloguing
Cambridge University Library
Cambridge CB3 9DR
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