Twitter and Libraries

1)I like the idea of using Twitter for library updates - it will reach a different audience from those we contact the traditional way.

Of the libraries I looked at, I liked our neighbours Rodney best for their chatty style and clean looking page. Central Hawkes Bay was good and lively too. New York's was just a bit too serious and the page background (old maps) gave it an old-fashioned look I thought.

There didn't seem to be a lot of interaction with patrons on any that I viewed but I found good links like a link to Bookman Beattie's twitters and Boorondara (Melbourne) Libraries' various blogs including a reading advisory one. Rodney Libraries did have additional tweets from another librarian (I'm guessing a CYA one from the comments) - this was good as it looked like there was a bit more interaction going on. Red Deer Public Library (neat name!) do this too.

Having service upgrade notices and opening hours information as tweets to library users is a good service aspect, especially for those who have added themselves as followers.

I reckon us kiwis are up there with this Twitter for libraries thing!

2)

Here's my tweet...

We're moving! Birkenhead Library's last day at Leisure Centre in Mahara Ave is Fri 11 Dec. Reopening @ the brand new library Rawene & Hinemoa corner on Thu 17 Dec. C U there!

Yeehaa!!!! .....that's just my response to my tweet:)

Blogging

Found out that when I add things to my profile like movies etc., when you click on the link it goes through to all the people on Blogger that have chosen the same as you. A bit scary!

Have been reading a few blogs. I like Beattie's Book Blog - good reviews, lots of book news and interesting snippets. I might even attend a Peta Mathias event in our area that I saw on the blog.

I have found a blog for my favourite scrapbooking shop, NZ Scrapbook and also the blog of Luana Rubin, the owner of the US online quilting store e-Quilter I spend too much money and browsing time on.

Couldn't really find anything interesting on Technorati's Top 100, although Boing Boing was listed as number 5 and I quite liked some of the things on there, especially a neat customised kid's toy car.

One blog I look at occasionally is Librarians Matter by Kathryn Greenhill. There are posts going back a couple of years about emerging technologies -Web 2.0 etc. I saw Kathryn's name in the 'maybe attending' section on the LIANZA 2008 Conference Facebook page so maybe she'll visit our shores to share her wisdom.

Now, the blog to comment on...took the easy option and wrote on the eLGAR programme office blog. Had to wait a couple of days before the post was published, as they must check them first.