All a-Twitter

Twitter allows individuals to post brief updates about what they're doing at a specific moment. Since it's inception, people have found other uses for Twitter. Here's an article on the Top 5 Ways Smart People Use Twitter.

--Jason Setzer
Reference Librarian
Davidson County Community College

Social Networking and Libraries

How are MySpace, Blogs and other social networking applications affecting your library? Do you have policies in place about their usage? Bandwidth issues? Here are some positive applications of social networking software by libraries (and one museum):

• Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library Youth Services
• Brooklyn College Library
• American Museum of Natural History
• Cheshire (CT) Public Library
• University of Texas - Austin Libraries
• Portland Community College