This is exactly what I think of when I hear the word “Twitter.” Ever since Twitter emerged and I actually figured out what it was, I have had a little bit of a negative attitude towards it. I feel that most people use it to announce what they’ve eaten, talk about the drama in their lives, and other little things that nobody really cares about. For this reason, I have never created a twitter account. However, yet again, this class has challenged me to take a second look at Twitter.
In doing a little research, these were some of the ways I found that libraries could make use of a Twitter account:
- Connecting with patrons and colleagues
- Advocacy
- Answering and asking questions
- To see what others have to say about your library
- Broadcast announcements
- Promoting services or events
- Post links to webpages, blogs, articles, etc. for students to check out
In addition to these ideas, it could be helpful for librarians to get a Twitter account just so they could "follow" other libraries and/or librarians in order to get ideas for their own library. So, while I probably will never have my own personal Twitter account- one of these days I just might get one for my library!
If you're still struggling with how you could use this in your library, here is an article on 100 ways to use Twitter in your library. If you can't find at least one way to use it out of these 100 ideas, then maybe Twitter just isn't for you!
Twitter has always caused conflicts for me as well. I have difficulty sharing anything meaningful in such a short format. My daily life isn't interesting enough to post about. Does anyone really want to know what I ate for lunch?
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