Cindy King at the Social Media Examiner rounds up tips from 17 Twitter pros in 17 Twitter Marketing Tips From the Pros. There are some real gems here. If you’re looking to leverage the popular…
Kristin Fontichiaro and Buffy Hamilton have edited a free e-book titled
School Libraries: What’s Now, What’s Next, What’s Yet to Come. This wonderful contribution to the field consists…
Andy Woodworth at Agnostic, Maybe has written a great article about the Overdrive-Amazon e-book arrangement and the reactions in the biblio-blogosphere titled Amazon, Overdrive, and Other Reasons…
Social Media guru Chris Brogan writes Educators – Google Plus Is For You. This quick post discusses 4 different ways that Google+ can be used in education. Here are his recommendations:
Lewis Howes at Copyblogger recommend 7 Quick Ways to Turn Your LinkedIn Profile into a Social Media Marketing Workhorse. These are all great suggestions for ways to enhance the copy on your…
Sarah Kessler at Mashable identifies 7 Ways Universities Are Using Facebook as a Marketing Tool. This interesting article looks at the study done earlier this year at the University of…
As usual I’ve been posting a lot of mobile and social media related stories lately, so I decided that a roundup was in order, just in case you missed any of these previous articles and posts.
Phil Mershon at the Social Media Examiner interviews Susan Etlinger of the Altimeter Group about her recent study which looked at 60 social media marketers and vendors to understand how…
Dan Klamm at Mashable writes about 6 Best Practices for Universities Embracing Social Media. I can see nearly all of these points being relevant for libraries as well:
Let’s face it, as librarians – or soon-to-be librarians, we aren’t the best at tooting our own horns. Talking about our work, past accomplishments, experiences, skills, and goals in a succinct…
Buffy Hamilton at the Unquiet Librarian writes about Book Tasting in the Library. This great article discusses an immersive activity that she organizes at her library which encourages…
The new social Q & A website Quora has steadily increased in popularity since its launch last year. Similar to Twitter with regard to establishing a network of people who follow you as well as…
I’ve recently joined the Quora Q&A network where I’ll be posting and answering questions, some of which may be linked back here on iLibrarian. So if you’re also a member on Quora, …
Jacob Gube at Mashable gathers 22 Essential Tools for Testing Your Website’s Usability. If you’re looking for tools to inform a user-centered design and the best possible website…
Looking for ways to make yourself stand out amidst the millions of online profiles and portfolios in the information world? Here are a few tips to amp up your profiles and suggestions for how to…
Brett Bonfield at In the Library with the Lead Pipe asks Is the United States Training Too Many Librarians or Too Few? (Part 1). This excellent article takes a long hard look at the state of the…
It’s a tough market for library and information professionals looking for work. However there are new job openings being posted daily. Here are some great job boards to track and some tips that will…
