LIBR 246 Post Wk 8

• What do you see as the best applications of twitter in libraries and why?

While twitter in libraries can allow for much creativity and has many possibilities for utilization, I think there are two main ways to use twitter in libraries.  One is to listen and respond.  This can mean listening to concerns, compliments, questions, or many other things.  The important part is to convey that tweeters are being heard and that their tweets are not being wasted on an organization that doesn’t really care.  The second way twitter should be used in libraries is to convey information like classes, events, workshops, policies, item updates, and more.  Both of these uses, listening to followers and keeping followers updated with the library happenings, allow twitter users to feel like they are part of the library community.  Once these generic pieces of a professional twitter are mastered and a following is established, then creativity can be added, like reference services and more.