I have been exploring Twitter of the past couple of weeks. You can follow me by clicking on the link in the left sidebar. So far, I think I'm getting a better graspof its uses. For the most part I have been observing what others are tweeting and not doing much tweeting myself, but I am still trying to feel it out. I have been following a few of our classmates and the organizations listed below:
ALA Connect: @alaconnect
Library Journal: @LibraryJournal
ALA Booklist: @ALA_Booklist
Women's Health: @WomensHealthMag
URI: @URINews
The article posted on Sakai by Kivi Leroux Miller, "Tips for Writing Facebook and Twitter Updates" says organizations should use their updates to get followers do three things: do something, think something or feel something. Libraries have to ability to hit on all three. We can call people to action as advocates, we get them thinking by presenting great resources, and we can make them feel involved by creating a online community that mirrors our physical one. Thinking about these three elements of social media updates helps me think outside of the usual "Library Event Tonight!" post.
I like how you are applying Miller's tips to the library! There is so much more that can be done than the usual. Being a future school librarian, I am more and more convinced that social media needs to play a big part in the school library mainly because it is such a huge part of teens' lives!
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