RSS feeds
I added the 3 RSS feed on the right.
I signed up to Twitter in August 2009, but at first I didn't use it much. Several things changed that: Firstly, I read Grace Dent's 2011 book called "How to leave Twitter" which goes through the typical stages of Twitter use, and how not to tweet, in a funny, friendly way. Then in August 2011 I experienced some news events that were so fast-changing that even news websites could not deliver current, useful information i.e. the London riots and the summer flash flood in Bournemouth town centre on the first day of the Air Festival. In November 2011 I used Twitter to arrange a last-minute refund on a train ticket that I could not use because of snow, having been unable to reach their customer services by phone or elsewhere online, and I was impressed that I got through immediately and was refunded quickly and easily. I also used Twitter in my CILIP Chartership, which I submitted in January 2012. In early 2012 I attended some events in London (Guardian Open Weekend and TEDxObserver) where everyone was using Twitter. Finally, at Christmas 2012 I got an Apple iPad on which Twitter is much quicker and easier to use.
My Twitter name is @BomoSarah. Currently I have about 135 followers, and I follow about 400 people and organisations. I have tweeted or re-tweeted over 1,150 times. I also get re-tweeted by others, for example:
I recommend following these:
For 23 Things: @cpd23 @bpclibrary20 @twitter
For academic library and CILIP news: @ciliphw @cilipsw @arlgsw @arlglondonandse @cilip_arlg @cilipcdg @infolitgroup @cilipcig @cilipevents @cilipinfo @cilippresident @philbradley @annie mauger @ukeig @timeshighered @sconulfocus @uksg @fefocus @fenews @feontap @felibraries @infoism @library_connect @skills_learning
For other work-related news: @bpcollege @jellicoetheatre @bpcsu @bpcollegesports @radioaspire @bournemouthuni @heritagelms @hug @dawsonera @dawsonbooks @rscsouthwest @jisc @jisccollections @jiscevents @netskills @jisc_techdis @jisclegal @cla_uk @colric_tweets @aoc_info @swrlsdir @copac @thinkuknowuk @ceopuk
For local book-related events: @bmthfestofwords @bufestivals @artsbournemouth @artsinpoole @poolelibraries @poolemuseum @lighthousepoole @gulliversbks @waterstonesbmth @waterstonesbcp @poolewaterstone
For local news and travel: @bournemouthecho @bbcdorset @bbcradiosolent @bbcsouthnews @itvmeridian @hot1028news @bournemouthbc @boroughofpoole @wave105travel @yellowbuses @morebusco @dorsetpolice @pccdorset @envagencysw
For national news: @guardiannews @bbcnews @bbcbreaking @skynewsbreak
After I'd completed the RSS feeds and Twitter tasks originally set, I noticed that some extra tasks had been set on Feed Readers and academic journal Current Awareness:
ReplyDelete1. Set up a feed reader as a one-stop-place for all your information e.g. Feedly, Bloglines, Netvibes (a personalised start page) and a beta trial by Digg due for release in June.
2. Create a Table of Contents email alert for your favourite journal or subject area. Current Awareness providers in this field include Zetoc and JournalTOCs.
3. Create a Saved Search Alert for one of the BPC databases e.g. Ebsco's LISTA: Register (or sign in) for a personalised account; Run a search on a topic of interest; Refine your search (for example by country, author, publication or subject); Create an alert.
4. You can also "Blog This" (expand the list at the bottom "More"), which pastes a permanent link to your search results directly on your blog.