"LIS colleagues on twitter seem to be non-public librarians*. Academic /
newer librarians easier with social media?"
No not really, its probably the fact that for quite a lot of us use of
Twitter, Facebook etc is blocked on our staff pcs......
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>>> On 23/11/2010 at 1:34 pm, in message
<4274EB4BD9E240E6A0A5A60BBABB2BF3@JohnNewDell>, John Dolan
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
>
>
> CILIP has done a survey of LIS colleagues using twitter. The results
are at
> -
>
>
http://communities.cilip.org.uk/blogs/informationadvice/archive/2010/11/10/t
> wtpoll-results.aspx?CommentPosted=true#commentmessage
>
> Limited numbers engaged with each other in this way. [They are of
course
> linked to many outside the LIS community].
>
>
>
> Twitter is growing at about * million users a day and will number
some 200m
> by end-2010. As a late adopter I find its joy is its spontaneity; its
value
> is hearing from people with experienced opinion; its usefulness is
bang up
> to date links to events and publications. And OK, there are some
laughs and
> trivia in between.
>
>
>
> I would encourage colleagues to find out more; see how to use it
> economically and join.
>
>
>
> Very interesting on the CILIP page reporting the survey is the
following.
> Try the link to the article [10 pages; good stuff]
>
> Those interested in librarians' use of Twitter you may like to read
this
> article: Loudon, L. & Hall, H. (2010 in press). From triviality to
business
> tool: the case of Twitter in information services delivery. Business
> Information Review, 27(3). (DOI 10.1177/0266382110390480). The full
> manuscript is available as a pdf file at
> <http://www.dcs.napier.ac.uk/~hazelh/esis/Loudon_Hall_Twitter.pdf>
> www.dcs.napier.ac.uk/.../Loudon_Hall_Twitter.pdf
>
>
>
> Interesting that
>
> * Some managers are resisting interest from staff nearer to
service
> delivery
> * People are naturally wary of what sounds trite; worry it*s
time
> consuming
> * Comparison: using this list and twitter it now feels like [I
stress
> this is my observation, not research]
>
> * LIS colleagues on twitter seem to be non-public librarians*.
> Academic / newer librarians easier with social media?
> * LIS colleagues on this list are more CILIP PLG [obviously I
> recognise this is a pub libs list]
>
> * I suggest it*s important that colleagues across library
sectors
> exchange more with each other
>
>
>
> ** though one, a librarian at the University of Gloucester, is
running the
> most fantastic campaign against multiple public library closure plans
in
> Gloucestershire CC libraries! * follow that on twitter and the
website
> http://foclibrary.wordpress.com/ ]
>
>
>
> Hope this is interesting, John
>
>
>
> John Dolan OBE, BA, Dip Lib, MCLIP
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