Trending with twitter

Sherry Gick, Library & Instructional Technology SpecialistRossville Consolidated Schools

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An overview on connecting via Twitter with other librarians, libraries, and professionals worldwide and the benefits for libraries. This session will provide attendees with the best practices of engaging and using Twitter on a professional level.

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Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables users to send and read "tweets", which are text messages limited to 140 characters. Registered users can read and post tweets, but unregistered users can only read them. (definition from Wikipedia)

What is Twitter?

Why Twitter?

Anatomy of a Tweet

The Daring LibrarianTwitter basics

Twitter Basics

● general outbound message to all of my followers. May include a picture or a link to click on for more information.

Tweet:

● Starts with the other person's twitter handle. This tweet only appears in the other person's twitter feed and people who follow both of us.

Reply tweet:

Mention tweet:

● Mentions a person within the text/body of a tweet

Retweet:

● RT = Retweet: rebroadcast of another person's tweet

Modified tweet:

● MT = Modified Tweet: when you want to RT something but need to delete/modify a portion to add your own thoughts

Direct Messages:

● DM = Direct Messages: a 140-character email. Can be read only by that person. You can only DM someone who follows you. This avoids you getting spammed.

Hashtags:

● Hashtags = # (nope, it's not a pound sign!) Hashtags make twitter searchable. They're added to chats and topics so all the tweets can be filed together for later reference.

(Sometimes they're added to be funny or sarcastic or as side note to the tweet. #Ididitallforthecookie)

Tips from my PLN:

#CYPDTweet

What can it offer librarians?

● Setup your account● Write a profile

Good profiles tell about you & your interests● Add a picture - Yes, you need a picture.

NO EGGHEADS!● Follow others● Tweet!

How do I get started?

● People who inspire you● People in similar occupations● Authors● News Sources

Who should I follow?

● @nancy_pearl● @MrTLibrarian● @WorldLibrarian● @DonalynBooks● @MrSchuReads

Who should I follow?

● @IUBookGirl https://twitter.com/iubookgirl/lists/indiana-librarians

● @PaulWHankinshttps://twitter.com/PaulWHankins/lists

● @JanHolmQuisthttps://twitter.com/janholmquist/lists/librarians-world-wide

Who should I follow?

The Daring LibrarianArt of the Follow

Twitter Following

Authors we’ve connected with:

● Gae Polisner● Andrew Smith● Sudipta B-Q● Corey Rosen Schwartz● Henry Clark● Geoff Herbach● Barbara O’Connor● Jo Knowles

YES! ● Consuming content is a great way to

get started.● Not everyone jumps in and engages

with their very first tweet.● Voyeurism at its finest

Permission to lurk?

Review:

Questions?

Sherry Gick@LibraryFanaticthelibraryfanatic.com