Twitter for Libraries and Librarians @helgagrace and @surlyspice #masslib17
Why are you here? Does your library have a Twitter account? Do you tweet for your library? Do you have a personal Twitter account? Does your cat have a Twitter account or hashtag? Why not?
What is Twitter For? Community Engagement! For Libraries Events Services Pictures! Conversations Polls Cat Pictures Advertising Outreach Cross-Promotion
What is Twitter For? Finding Community! For Librarians Professional Development Networking Problem Solving Program Ideas Displays Cat Pictures aka “The Collective Brain”
Who Libraries Patrons Publishers Authors Booksellers Businesses Politicians Cats Dogs
When? All Day Every Day It’s OK to repeat content (4x rule) Schedule tweets using Tweetdeck Collaborate with co-workers, share the load Retweet other accounts when you don’t have content Whenever a cat does something cute (always)
Where Computer Phone Website Digital signs Business cards Flyers
Tools Tweetdeck Lists IFTTT Storify analytics.twitter.com Polls #librarylife, #askalibrarian, and other hashtags
other http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/08/marketing/10-golden-rules-to-take-your- librarys-twitter-account-to-the-next-level/ http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/may09/milstein.shtml
thanks Tweet at us! @helgagrace @surlyspice @MassLibAssoc