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How cool is this? The KC Public Library is having a trivia contest and they’re using Twitter as the forum for folks to submit answers. What a great idea for getting more people involved and connected to the library! Follow their stream at KCPubLib.
I have an affection for old, retro stuff. It’s funny to watch these old movies to see how much things have changed (and stayed the same!) The Librarian I cannot seem to get the movie to upload to WordPress. The original post of the film can be found on the Internet Archive.
Finally done fine-tuning! Check it out on the LIS 5313 wiki: Twittering Libraries. I also created a page on this blog and posted the same article there (ya know, just in case the wiki disappears — I don’t own the wiki, after all).
While most libraries say there are few negatives to using Twitter, they do share some problems with the service: its brevity, the fact it hasn’t caught on with patrons quite yet, it’s another thing to update, fellow staff members are hesitant to use it, and the fact that it can be a time-waster. A few [...]
Wow! I contacted over 90 libraries with Twitter accounts and have received around 50 responses back so far. Not too shabby. I have a lot of information to read through, but am very excited to get crackin’.
