School Library Journal has published
a great introductory article to Twitter. The Commission’s first Twitter stream gets a mention under the heading of Those Tweeting Libraries:
The Nebraska Library Commission (NLC) is using Twitter to put a new spin on its virtual reference (VR) service. NLC tweets all of its incoming reference questions as they are submitted through their Ask a Librarian service (twitter.com/NLC_Reference). Similarly, the Ask Us Now! online reference service for Maryland library patrons is also creating VR tweets (twitter.com/askusnow). For its part, ALSC, the Association for Library Service to Children (a division of the American Library Association), serves up tweets about news and events of interest to children’s library professionals such as children’s lit seminars, collection management, and special collections (twitter.com/alscblog).
Be sure to read
the whole article even if you’re already familiar with Twitter. I’m sure you’ll learn something.
Also, keep an eye on this space. We’re starting to do more with Twitter and when it’s ready we’ll be announcing it here.
