Aysegul Kapucu, Athena Hoeppner, Doug Dunlop, University of Central Florida (UCF) Libraries
Michael Sauers, Nebraska Library Commission
Christa Burns, NEBASE
UCF Libraries presenters talked about using del.icio.us to provide access to library resources. They created a del.icio.us account and uploaded database links. Then, they tagged these resources for students and classes. They used del.icio.us in reference service (bookmarking resources on the fly), for research consultations (tag resources with Student XX and then email tag URL to student), and for library instruction (used by both faculty and students). They also created two topical accounts (art and engineering) to create collaborative resource guides. Through a follow-up survey, they determined that the project was successful but that students were not aware of del.icio.us prior to their outreach efforts.
Sauers and Burns talked about the use of Twitter. They described the process of getting started with Twitter. Twhirl is a desktop client for interacting with Twitter. There is also a Vista desktop widget and a bookmarklet (TwitThis). Twitterfeed allows you to direct your RSS feed (e.g., from a blog) to Twitter. Some uses of Twitter: library events, reference questions asked, news organization headlines, traffic alerts, weather reports, political campaigning, conversation among persons working on a project. It's possible to search Twitter content. Seven tips to a good Twitter experience: Follow unto others, @comment others, link to your stuff, don't take non-responses personally, be patient, avoid addiction, use your name.
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