I joined Facebook because it was there. I had never joined Bebo or MySpace but Facebook seemed to garner a lot of press. Over time my activity on it has changed. I keep in touch with friends who've emigrated but I rarely post on Facebook and I am a lurker supreme.
I use some Facebook Groups:
- ALA Think Tank: I like how a wide range of topics are posted and the group posts conferences that I wouldn't normally come across.
- Makerspace & the Participatory Library: Since 3D printing appeared on NMC Horizon reports I've looked into what 3D printing is. This group is great as there are always reviews about which printer is good and where the faults are but also what tools are handy to have with which printer.
From the Makingithappen article I've joined:
- Libraries & Social Media: I work on The River-side and new tips are always welcome.
- Technology Training & Libraries: Some years ago I got a book on technology competencies. I remember thinking at the time that some of it was far beyond my capabilities but I revisited it recently and there isn't much that I can't do anymore. I guess I can't put off learning XML now - it was the only thing left. I hope this group will give me new challenges to contemplate.
- Troublesome Cataloguers & Magical Metadata Fairies: RDA?? FRBR?? Only the Health Sciences Librarians are worse at coming up with acronyms. Ok, I jest I know what RDA is but still as with the technology training group it's good to keep abreast of changes.
I don't tend to use pages as most places that have pages are also on Twitter and I spend much more time time on Twitter.
Some people keep their personal and professional accounts separate - I can't do that. My personal and professional lives bleed into each other like a Venn diagram but with greater overlap. I've participated in scheduled chats but mind like a sieve I tend to forget when they're on. What I find Twitter really useful for is following conferences or courses virtually. The last one I followed was #UXMaynooth which was fascinating not least for seeing what people had in their bags and how they knolled!
I subscribe to a few lists: one for academic libraries, one for special collections and one for institutional special collections. These can be handy if I just want to see what's happening in this area alone. For example at the moment #ColorOurCollections is everywhere in Special Collections' tweets. Institutions have put together colouring books based on images in their Special Collections.
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