twitter for irish archives, archivists & records managers
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Is twitter for the birds?A brief look at twitter and its usage by @archivesireland to promote the work of www.learnaboutarchives.ie and the Archives & Records Association Ireland.TRANSCRIPT
Damien BurkeArchives & Records Association Ireland
[email protected]@archivesireland
for the... is
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what & why?
a social networking tool for almost-instant communication through the exchange of quick, frequent messages
micro blogging – like texting - 140 characters per message
what’s the point in this narcissistic exercise?
isn’t twitter just another cog in wheel of communication overload?
why?
The unofficial position here seems to be: ‘If we allow social media people won’t work they will just watch Youtube videos and update their Facebook status.
http://archivesoutside.records.nsw.gov.au/social-media-strategies-for-archives-what-we-learned/
The ephemeral nature of Twitter has opened up our archives to a whole new browsing audience, who would otherwise not visit or even be aware of the archives.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20357058/MLA%20Report%201.2.pdf
why?
promotes work to a wider audience
archives lend themselves to format
interprets records in new way
interact with information professionals
the lingo@username - @archivesireland (15 char.)
Tweet – send a message
RT - re-tweet a message from somebody else
DM – direct message (private)
Hashtag – track events, words, activities
@reply – response to something you have posted
@mention – any update that contains @username
#FF - Follow Friday - users suggest who to follow Fridays
how to
create a twitter account
search & follow people
tweet
build a voice – retweet, reply, react
do’s & don'ts
username
don’t be afraid
etiquette
be committed
don’t wait for policy
do think outside the box
who to follow -
Ireland
@archivesireland@nuigarchives
@NLIreand@NMIreland@RCPIArchive@stagedreaction@TheRDS@puesoccurrences
who to follow@archivesnext #followanarchive@IRMSConference #archives@dancohen #AskArchivists@UKNatArchives@paige_roberts@NARA_RecMgmt@srnsw@DigCurv@BLPAC@HicksShauna@lorcanD@BritishPathe
#followanarchive
#followanarchive - 12 November 2010. This Twitter action is an initiative of the National Museum in Copenhagen, the City Archive of Aalborg (both in Denmark) and the Zealand Archive in Middelburg (the Netherlands). The Twitter action in an international event, so every archive in the world can take part.
Ask away on #AskArchivists Day on Twitter: 9th June 2011 - ask archivists about their job and collections in archives?
#AskArchivists
time saving tools
Tweetdeck - personal browser, with Twitter
Twitpic or yfrog – share photos on Twitter in real-time
foller - Twitter analytics
Twitterfeed – feed your blog to Twitter
GroupTweet – private message to group on Twitter
tweetdeck
foller
@archivesireland
@nuigarchives
@RCPIArchive
@JQAdams_MHS
‘9/8/1809: Head winds. Calm. Thick fog, and mist. No
Obs: Lat: 59-40. Long: 5-17. Agis and Cleomenes.Cards.’
Line-a-day diary entries of John Quincy Adams, 6th president of the United States, beginning with his
journey to Russia on 5 August 1809, reads an awful like
messages on Twitter. They currently post a daily entry taken verbatim from the Adams diary.
@JQAdams_MHS
@Kennedy1961
@samuelpepys
@wsadocuments
@wyorksarchives
preservation
Library of Congress acquires entire twitter archive
Twapper Keeper
Backupify.com
sources
http://www.slideshare.net/superfectablog/twitter-for-archivistshttp://ow.ly/4jFKr http://support.twitter.com/groups/31-twitter-basicshttp://agimo.govspace.gov.au/2011/03/24/tweeting-for-your-country/http://archivesoutside.records.nsw.gov.au/http://webwatchingforarchivists.blogspot.com/2010/06/twitter-for-archivists.htmlhttp://teachinghistory.org/digital-classroom/tech-for-teachers/21851
conclusion
very positive learning experience
new connections
information overload