Rudai 23 - Thing 22 - Mobile Things

I have not heard of Gum before, I don't know how relevant it will be in my life but I will give it a go.

Okay, Gum is not for me, I find I don't care about other people have to say about products online. If I want to try something I like to decide for myself.

I suppose the only way this would help is if the item was expensive, and to get an insight into what others think it could be a good place to go. But I don't think the app is there just yet, and there is so much online today that you have got to make sure it is a credible source, Gum not so much.

I have deleted it and I am moving on with my life. Beacon sounds good, but just the other day I got an email a text and a letter from my local library, enough already!!

I would be intrested in the 23 Mobile Things, but it is outdated and it would be great to bring it back.
I recently did the 12 apps for Xmas from DIT and that was good, aimed at students but still good. I like to keep up with the new gagets these days and the only way to do this is to see what the students are using. They know it all!!

Rudai 23 - Thing 23 - The end!

I a really enjoyed this course, well done to all. Looking forward to receiving my cert!

The last thing, I use Feedly as my social media management tool.

It has been a problem on my iPhone these past few months but I find I like it better on the iPad.

I like it as it links to your Facebook or Twitter account, and gives you a quick and easy overview of each article along with the picture featured in the article, which I find is the first thing that attracts me.

Lately, I love Andrew Keen's book "The Internet is not the Answer" and his research is brilliant, and I have found a lot of new and exciting websites. I find the big stories on Amazon, the ones Amazon do not want us to read, the nitty gritty pieces about Uber this ever growing company.

Managing your social media accounts can be tricky, Feedly I have grown to use for the stories I have mentioned above. Twitter can be a mixture of library and motivation articles, and Facebook is very social, and I have realised I use it to look for stories in my hometown, the events and festivals that may be happening throughout the year.

It works for me, but you need to take the time to get it right.

Rudai 23 - Thing 21 - Infographics

This is very frustrating!!!
I tried both examples and did not like either!

The templates they give are very restrictive.
To change the text, the text box does not glide into position as swiftly as PowerPoint.
To change the text, it constantly changes the position of the text box, and very slowly. Very frustrating.

This is not something you can do in a day, they say that they don't take time or skills, in my opinion, a lot of patience is required, you would be quicker using powerpoint, and safer. It seems to not like size very much, and constantly changes the position.

The options for images and objects is very, very limited unless you go pro. Again PowerPoint would give a lot more choice and freedom to enter in and manipulate the size and position.

I did not complete the infographic because it was not worth it, way to much time and frustration!

Rudai 23 - Thing 20 - Presentations

Presentations are scary. THE END! 

BUT, 

Learn from the best, and you will succeed!

I can really relate to Niamh O'Donavan's piece about a presentation being a conversation.
The story and conversation I would envisage having would be with an audience librarians. I would like to assume that this audience would range from new professionals to established long term professionals within the broad field of librarianship.

Presentation can be found here

It is very difficult to begin this process, and I have used this thing as an exercise for future presentations. I am happy to say I have learned a lot.

Rudai 23 Thing 19 The Legal Side of Things

Having read Thing 19, I am realising I need to know more about the legal side of things. 

The issues surrounding the content for this course lies with the images I have added, it is not a concern as they can be easily found. The most important issue here is to be consistent and attribute your work all the time. Blog posts can be a quick and easy way to get your ideas and opinions out there. My weakness would be that I only have a certain amount of time, if I linger over a blog post then it never gets done.

Many librarians have spoken about having their images already attributed and having them easily accessible for certain blog posts. This is one of the ways I may be able to address this issue.
I hope to build my blog as I move through my career, and it seems like best practice to begin now. 

The blog posts I have written for Rudai 23 and images I have used, can all fall under the CC license that I have no problem with, and I think the CC license is a really wonderful idea. 

Going forward I shall try to focus a little more on the legal side of things as they are extremely important, I don't need to become an expert however I need to make employers realise that it is part of my skillset.
In addition to this skillset, we as librarians could highlight how we have a knowledge of European legislation and an international awareness of how copyright can infringe on what we do here in Ireland. 

It is just another tool in the toolbox!

Below are the two images chosen for this task.

Image Source: Lisa Schmidt Schroeder

Image Source: Pixabay

Rudai 23 Thing 18 Communicating through Photographs

Communicating through photographs is not something I have embraced. 

I have an Instagram account and I follow a lot of celebs, it is the only social media platform where I actively and unashamedly stalk famous people. 

When I do take pictures, it is about books and funny pictures, all non-professional and fun. Today's task makes me think about Instagram in a professional context. 

How would I use Instagram in a library setting?

The challenge with Instagram and libraries is to keep all the posts interesting, and to always have a comment, this can be tricky if you have a small library. 

The chosen account for this task is LSE Review of Books, and it is really good. Already I have ordered a book from my local bookstore. However a lot of the content is very old, and they haven't posted anything is 16 weeks, which is very disappointing.

You have to think of all the ways in which to promote your library. And we all know a library is not all about books. 

In order to do this, you could really look at your users and see how you could increase user activity in a certain area. For instance you may not have many students using your library, so one way could be to connect with academic libraries and showcase a study area, or a maker-space area. 

Public Libraries always have events on and by connecting with like-minded people you can use Instagram to reach out to a wider audience. 

I am always amazed at how little the general population know about libraries, they all see the public library and they all see books. Instagram is a quick and easy way to showcase to your community and to the wider population. Give clear insights into how your library operates, show what librarians actually do, and reach out and connect with the academic and health library in your area to show people the bigger picture. 

 

Rudai 23 - Thing 11 Reflection

Writing about how I managed my time on this course! I am so good at managing my time!

(I will complete the course I promise!) 

So as we all know life gets in the way! I was doing really well and then I lost 3 weeks and for some bizarre reason I skipped some modules and thought nope I won't notice, it will be fine. 

With less than 3 weeks left to go to completion date, I am now filling in the holes, hello Thing 11!!

I do have the best intentions when planning my day and week, and it takes alot of practice to get time management skills to work, I don't think we can ever be perfect at least I don't strive to be.

I do aim to do what I have planned and if it is turning out to be a productive week I will keep the momentum going but I sometimes get to Wednesday and think OH I will do ALLLLL of that tomorrow!!!!

It is harder when the winter months creep in. All you want is to get home, get warm and snuggle with tea and chocolate and watch television. 

But sometimes we need a push! 

Being realistic is key if you have set aside your lunch break to get something done, you will be so grumpy by 5:30. The office walls will close in on you. 

I try to say to myself "Go have a nice lunch, take that break"  You could maybe go for a walk, instead of spending an hour on something that will make you miserable, spend a productive 20 minutes each day and in no time you have accomplished something wonderful.

Also I make 100 to do lists for when I come home, this is silly. All I ever do is not what I have set myself to do, so what is the point?

I have learned to say "Pick 2 things each week that you want to do for up to 1 hour" This is usually a blog post like the posts for Rudai 23, or a webinar. This makes me feel good, accomplish something in your week something other than work or your washing or going to the gym. 

By practicing and making small steps, it will be easier to allocate time and accomplish set goals.

Rudai 23 - Thing 13 Professional Organisations

I totally skipped thing 13, for whatever reason I have no idea. Anyhow professional organisations, don't you just love them!

I have been a member of the Irish Library Association since college. The groups within this association have provided me with amazing conferences, excellent networking tools, and brilliant advice.

For me, the above three reasons are why I join year after year. They are crucial to me as a new library and information professional.

The benefits from this membership are as follows:

Conferences:
There are so many, some are small, some big. The smaller ones are super fun I like the most, especially at the beginning of term as each year you get to meet all the new library students.
The high standard of presentations allows you as a professional to engage with all current topics, to have access to up to date information on all library sectors and to be able to engage with the professionals face to face.
There is always a networking event on after so you can have a drink, loosen up and get chatting. The best chats are had over #librarypints!

Networking tools:
This is not all about the pub, networking tools have to be practiced. So by going to conferences I watched how everyone interacts. Who stays on their own, how groups of people know each other, the people that are the social butterflies.
The most interesting part of this is not the type of person but the reason the person is there. A student will act very differently from someone who is there as a personal professional, another will behave differently if they have been requested to attend by their boss, regardless of being a librarian or not. And each set of networking tool you have, will be used if you want to talk to ALL of these people. Make a toolbox, and practice your craft.

Brillant Advice:
For me, this comes in a Q&A session, many people will ask a question like, how do we reach out to others when we have no time? How do you include social media into you working hours? What tactic do you use when asking your boss for time off to attend conferences?
As a new professional listen to the advice, all of it. Don't dismiss it just because you are not in that person's shoes, one day you might be.
Ask for direction in the advice they suggest, so for instance the social media and working hours. If they answer that it is difficult and they do take it outside of work, ask does that bother you? How do your colleagues feel about you doing it outside of work, is there a hostility, or do they applaud you? Understand the context, this can be done after the Q&A on a one to one basis, or if you want to send an email but always follow it through.

Rudai 23 Thing 17 Reflective Practice

In my library experience I feel I should have used a reflection journal for every month of my internship.

Looking back I now realise that I could have been more effective with my approach to the different projects.

When I started I gave myself deadlines and arranged meetings with staff, but I soon realised that other tasks were taking over.

These other tasks did not involve staff in the Heritage Council and required me to work alone outside of the Heritage Council building.
Each time I tried to arrange meetings with staff, they were away at various meetings, too busy, working from home, on annual leave, or sick.
Many times the staff would cancel agreed meetings, and many times failed to rearrange meetings with me as they had forgotten.
I had no prior knowledge of "how" each member of staff worked, and because I was away on another project, I could not watch and see how they worked or the most important part, where they worked.

What I needed to do on reflection was to ask each staff member
(a) Where would you spend most of your working week?
(b) When you are in the Heritage Council what will you be working on?
(c) What are the best days/times/months to contact you?
(d) Would you prefer if we had group meetings?

The answers to these questions would have given me a greater insight in how I would connect with each member of staff in order to plan the library project.

Had I been able to reflect on the situation I would have realised that I needed to leave the library project until the other tasks were completed or plan the library project in blocks which fitted around staff time and availability.

I now understand in the future I can engage with staff that have very limited time. And the need to plan and hold down that arrangement is the key to success.
Instead of me planning the project around my time and the library, have the planning be a part of the staff and organisations working day.

The library project has been a success, I would like to showcase this project and illustrate the many skills a librarian needs when working within a library, as a new professional it has opened my eyes, very wide!

Rudai 23 Thing 16 Collaboration Tools

Playing  catch up!

I love Collaboration, it is fun and very, very easy through the many collaboration tools that exist.

Outlined in the blog post are two tools, Google Doc's and Doodle. I use both, and I find them super easy and quick.

I like to research these terms as I move through my CPD this year and this website is an excellent resource: http://www.aiim.org/What-is-Collaboration

I also like the above diagram, the two elements I find to be very useful is the motivation behind a collaboration, you can have all the tools in the world but motivation is key, and if you don't give it 100% it can damage your reputation as a professional.

The second element is reflection this is crucial as most collaborations are about learning how to collaborate as well as the work itself. If the group is using new tools this can be a super challenge, Google Doc's can be a minefield if you don't organise the material as you go.

The need to understand people in a deeper way is very important, in some cases collaboration is virtual so you don't have the face to face interaction. Be careful when writing an email, the tone and use of your language is very important. And know when to stay out of a string of emails that have nothing to do with you. 

In some situations, you will have a team lead the person that set up the collaboration. However other times it will be a democracy, however if you are not happy with situations, let your feelings be known. This is very important, you will meet these people one day and the last thing you want is to dread it over a silly email, you are a professional, go and be one.

As you can see from my Twitter bio, @shivguinn, I am a big collaborator and volunteer and you have to remember you represent that company or association when you get involved, the same way you would represent the organisation you work for. 

I would recommend it to everyone, it is very rewarding and you learn so much!

Rudai 23 Thing 15 Advocacy

Advocacy and libraries. I think our politicians need to do a Masters in this. But this blog post will have to do!

I try to do Advocacy for libraries everywhere! If I am on the train and I notice someone reading, I will try and spark a conversation regarding the book and then I am off, libraries, libraries, libraries.

Recently I was at an archaeology workshop (it was part of Heritage Week) and I thought how will I be able to bring libraries into this. BOOM.
It began subtlely, with people asking what I do and they going "A librarian, why are you here"? When they realised I was with the heritage council and I was looking after the library for a few months they became super interested in the material that was stored there.
For the three-day workshop, I did not stop talking about libraries, books, rare books, history, special collections, etc. etc. you get my drift.
Many of the people there were from a heritage, history, archaeology background and they understood the role of a library but not a librarian and the skill set they possess.
It really was an amazing experience to engage with these very intelligent people and have them be astonished by the fact that I had a Masters in Librarianship.
And I think Advocacy for libraries needs to start with telling people "We are a profession" "We have many skills, look.." and then building the library around us and how we make it function for our different communities and users.

I was at the Ploughing Championships last week with the heritage council and we had a competition to win a 50 Euro book voucher. All the kids wanted to have a go at the questions but one teenager had to let her feelings be known, and she said "A book voucher" I HATE READING.
I nearly cried, I really did. I could not believe my ears. I looked to the mother who threw her eyes up to the sky as if to say "What can I do".
Where is the nearest library, is all I wanted to say. Just go to the library, please!

When schools or colleges invite people to speak for careers day we as librarians need to be there. Start advocating for libraries with the young people, somehow we might get through to the next generation of politicians.

I love libraries, but most of all I love librarians!

Rudai 23 Thing 14 Augmented Reality

When it comes to technology, I am all for it. Many will be skeptical when it comes to technology and libraries and we all have the right to be.
At the beginning of my career, I would not have entertained the no argument. This being that most of the no argument was fear of accepting technology and seeing it as a replacement of a librarian rather than enhancing the skills of a librarian.
And here I am going AR, really? I am not happy with myself one bit, let me tell you.
Do I see this?

Does it scare the hell out of me, yes!
At the moment, I am reading Andrew Keen's The Internet is Not the Answer, if you have not heard of Keen, or this book I am urging you to get a copy. Not saying that I am moving to the no side I just need to understand fully what is going to be the future. A few home truths have surfaced from reading this and I am kicking myself for thinking it was all rosy in the garden.

Enter AR, I am not a fan. But I am trying to work out why I am not a fan. As I read the blog post, I am starting to understand why. I'm not the biggest fan of science fiction (I'm the strange one) and I have only ever played a handful of Sonic the Hedgehog as a kid, so I don't live in the Minecraft world or any other virtual robot world.

But I feel I am missing something, let me explore this new and strange world!
So reading the article on the best AR apps, I have downloaded FieldTrip and Wikitude. FieldTrip is good it quickly gives you the steps to go through and instantly lets you know what is around you. I am going to Lonon next month so I find this will come in handy.

Wikitude is strange and not much of an AR experience, but I am at my desk so that is not interesting anyway! I keep trying to see the restaurants near me, one it could not locate me and yes the location was enabled then it seemed to find some places but the message to enable my location settings would not go away and then the app would close down because it was all confused!

It was not a hopeful AR experience, my phone is old which could be a contribution as to why the app Wikitude would not work, FieldTrip is a good idea, but I feel like I can do the same with Google Maps?

I will keep an eye on this wonderful new world of AR, it may take a while for me to bring it into the library world. A new iPhone should do the trick!

Any excuse!

Rudai23 Thing 12: Attending Conferences

The event I recently attended was the DPASSH, 1st Conference for Digital Preservation.

The heritage council are extremely good at leaving staff attend conferences, however, most of the staff here would be presenting rather than attending.
Having approached one of the members of staff to see if she intended on going both days, she suggested that I stay on for both! Thinking the prices of hotels in Dublin I suggested maybe it might be good to go the day she would not be there, so we could then swap notes.
In solving the problem, they not only paid for my ticket but also to stay in a very nice hotel! I never want to leave!

What to do at a conference?

1. The main aim for me is to see which presentations I am interested in and pick one or two (depending on the length of the conference) that is different.
2. Network - I haven't made a business card and I feel it is something I would do in a few years I don't think now is a good time for business cards maybe when my skills and profile have grown.
3. Chatting to people after the conference - if library drinks have been added to the event, - GO! It is so much fun, you do talk about different things and you do talk to different people, you make friends with like minded people, what is not good about that!
4. Note taking - I do write notes during the important presentations, and with the others I will tweet, having the presentations afterwards is a huge help. The most important part for me is to write a blog post, and I would usually contact Libfocus to see is they needed a guest blogger for that event.
5. Reflection: if there has been a number of new people presenting or at the event I will search for them on twitter or do some research into their background and add them to my list of "People to watch" list.

The aim of this conference was for the heritage council as they hope to begin a new project so I needed to link in with a few organisations to get their thoughts and advice on the process. In turn, I helped out a few people regarding library issues and put various people in touch with others that were not there, all through twitter of course.

It is a conference I will go to every year as the quality of the presentations and presenters were second to none!

Next event for me is NPD event in Rathmines Library!

Rudai 23 - Thing 10 - Video Streaming

Video Streaming, this is something new to me so it is something I am going to explore in depth.

Along with thing 10, I have been thinking of doing a small screencast about the new library database that the team here in the HC library has been working on, this might be very useful for the staff.

It would be interesting if people who use video streaming and/or screencasts in their library to add them to their blog post, I have a few ideas of things I could create if in an academic library setting, however, I am not sure how useful they would be in a public library setting.

Setting up screencasts in a public library might be useful for the elderly when using the internet, and they could teach themselves how to navigate different sites and how to set up email etc. It can be very daunting and confusing when you teach them one on one however by giving them access to these screencasts or live streaming videos it could make the teaching easier.

Live streaming is great at conferences and takes the pressure away when you know you can't make an event.

I have downloaded periscope, and I am not impressed! It seems weird that strangers around the world have these random videos about nothing, you feel like you have stumbled on something that you shouldn't be watching I clicked on one and it was someone recording people at the border to Serbia and it was not nice, another one was the national archives in New York, which was more along the lines of normal! It is all rather scary and you have to be careful about what you click on!
This is the blurb for Periscope: I am still not convinced!

Just over a year ago, we became fascinated by the idea of discovering the world through someone else’s eyes. What if you could see through the eyes of a protester in Ukraine? Or watch the sunrise from a hot air balloon in Cappadocia? It may sound crazy, but we wanted to build the closest thing to teleportation. While there are many ways to discover events and places, we realized there is no better way to experience a place right now than through live video. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but live video can take you someplace and show you around.

Rudai 23 - Thing 9 Video

So I have fallen behind a week or so, all is okay there will be no panic. I have been trying to tell myself it is because I haven't thought of anything to do the screencast about, or it is going to take to long, does anyone else hear me this is procrastination and I don't like her!

So thinking it was going to take me an age to do this, I am not kidding it was done in less than 5 minutes, and I had fun. So I focused on the upcoming twitter chat and how to follow the #rudai23 in twitter. It is a 2 min video and I may post more as the lead up to the chat happens, I find it really enjoyable and I don't mind the sound of my voice!


Enjoy!

Rudai 23 - Thing 8 - Curation Tools

Really excited about thing 8!
So having had Feedly for a while, it proved good for articles as I needed new content every week for uklibchat twitter account.
However in the last few months I have noticed I am finding less and less, maybe I need to take another look at what sites I have listed.
Flipboard I had never heard of and I am super excited to find a new application. It is very different to Feedly and I have to admit slightly confusing,
In order to find the articles I need to follow people?? But the only people I can find that have any content is Jan! Having a play around with the options leads me to enter a search for libraries and I find some of the content that I have been reading via Feedly, Boing Boing magazine is one good, Cory Doctrow is an excellent blogger.
However I am finding the best way is to search people who have alot of viewers and followers, something like twitter, and then by searching their content you can find certain magazines, blogs etc that have good current content.
One person I came across is Education Technology and Libraries by James! His page flips consist of a comment at the top of the page of his thoughts about the article, which is an amazing idea! And you can start a conversation with him about the content. Really like this idea!

Pinterest is something I played around with a bit, and I like the idea within libraries it is a good idea and it is very popular but professionally I would stick to one bookmarking tool, at the moment it is the good ole bookmark bar! On google chrome it keeps them all no matter what computer you are on as long as you are logged into Gmail!

Storify is great especially for twitter chats, we use it now for uklibchat, and it is quick and easy.
It is also good to do this as an individual. I find I get alot more information as I go through the tweets. More important I find people who I may have had a quick connection with and then as you move on through the chat you forget them, so it is super important to go back and reach out to them.

Rudai 23 - Thing 7 Podcasts

For this task I have chosen to listen to a podcast.

One that really caught my eye was the interview with Dan Cohen about the Digital Public Library of America.

This was very impressive, just to listen how they have collaborated with other institutions across the USA, and to get an insight into how this Executive Director operates is a great learning tool.

The library I am currently in is a cultural and heritage library I am not sure if podcasts would be something the users would need, as they are more policy and research, as their title is as heritage officer. 

However for me to learn about their work it would be a good idea for me to search and lookout for podcasts that link to heritage within Ireland.

I don't think I would be starting my own podcast account anytime soon, 

A good idea would be if a podcast did start up in Ireland as it would be a great way to bring all librarians together and we could learn from one another.

I always mean to allocate a hour every now and then to a webinar or a podcast and I never get to it, so this has given me a challenge. I will update my blog as soon as I have a podcast and a webinar done! 

Just need to find the time now!  

Rudai 23 - Thing 6 Reflection

Having reflected back over the last few blog posts for Rudai23, it has been a great tool for me as I prepare for job interviews.
Many of the questions I get asked is why did you not stay in hospitality, why move from a Sociology degree into a Masters in Librarianship? And it is difficult to answer these questions without sounding (a) corny (I love books) (b) it just happened??
None of the above are any good when going for a job, to be able sit down and deeply understand how I came to be on this path is a good lesson in life.
In doing that I have begun documenting all my achievements since the MLIS, and wondering where I want to go in this new chapter of life.
The act of writing all this down has given me the boost I needed, and I will succeed in securing employment, the right job has to come my way first.
It is great to read all the other blog posts, and each one is gives me the courage and strength to keep going and strive for excellence.
Everyone is different in the way they write and learn and it is inspiring to see how people keep going and push themselves out of their comfort zone and tell the library world what they do & how they do it!

Working in a Heritage Library (Internship)

The heritage council is located in Kilkenny, here 12 heritage officers call the Bishops Palace home. This home is very impressive and more so is the library.

As it is a very old building the library is a old room which sits between the Chairman's office and the Chief Executive's office so it's importance is already noted.

The library has many uses, mostly for meetings as it is the warmest room in the building. The facilities are excellent with plenty of electrical points and access to internet, and a TV for conference calls.

My main aim with the library is to organise the layout in a way that the information contained on the shelves is easily and quickly accessible by each heritage officer.
In addition to this I need to make sure all the information contained in the library meets all these heritage officers daily information needs.

Many challenges face what I have outlined above, there is no more space on the shelves & most of the material has been there 10 years or more and because of this there are multiple boxes in the library with what seems like newer material.

The diverse information needs of the heritage officers is apparent to me within the first few weeks of starting, and to get an idea of the content of heritage I find I am having lots of overlapping conversations!

The demand on the heritage officers time is high, they cover the entire country so there maybe days when they don't get to the office, and that means I don't get to them.

As I move my way through the material it becomes familiar to me. Many of the projects that the heritage council have worked on have been high profile cases, and after a bit of research I start my weeding process with bundles and bundles of material for assessment.

It is a long process, mostly to give the time to other projects that have come my way. It is immensely rewarding to see the library take shape, I can see it even if all the heritage officers see are empty shelves!  

To reflect on accomplishments so far keeps me motivated!

Rudai 23 Thing 5 - Online Networks

So for most of us Librarians, FB is something most of us know by now. However the one element of FB that I have been trying to change is the social element!
I don't like posting pictures anyway, so apart from a few stray bridesmaid photos (taken after midnight) I am safe to say that the social aspect of my FB account is well and truly boring!

Boring is okay with me, I am a single 34 year old woman and I like boring, (well the secret me and the crazy me you will not get all over Facebook I will keep that private, thanks very much!)
So in order to keep my FB account in check I tend to find all things library, cats, news, politics, etc.

Changing FB is a challenge and my advice is that, always be aware, for instance if you are a recent graduate - employers will check your FB profile and lots more, so if you do want the social element of FB, get your privacy settings in check.


I do love the many groups that can be found on FB, and as a lover of all things bookish there is a great book club by Rick O'Shea at 2FM and the group of people are fabulous, I love having a natter about all the books! We tag poor Rick in all kinds of conversations, too funny.

As much as I love social media I LOVE Twitter, I opened up an account in college as we began to attend conferences library peeps informed us to start tweeting and build up a profile. This really worked, if it wasn't for twitter I would not be (a) part of uklibchat (b) with SLA digital committee or (c) doing this as I found out about each one through Twitter!

Following the # from various conferences is a great way to get involved in something that you may not be able to afford,
Twitter chats for Librarians are very frequent and are an excellent way to get to now peeps.

Here is a list of some of the chats I follow:

1. The official home of #inaljchat Mondays at 9pm ET hosted by Leigh Milligan@INALJ_PA Founded by@needalibraryjob Naomi House
2. Official account for #uklibchat. Our next#uklibchat will be on at a later date,Thursday July 9th from 6:30-8:30! Topic: Library Induction Sessions!
3. SLA is the global organization for information professionals and their strategic partners.#SLAtalk - check out @librarysherpa also she is awesome! 
4. @SLIPIreland Students, Librarians & Information Professionals Ireland is a group formed and run by postgraduate students studying library and information studies - Ireland · slipireland.blogspot.ie 

I think I might compile a list of twitter chats it maybe a good resource to have on my blog.

To wrap up, I do like to keep an element of FB social but in a professional fun way, I am a professional and I am a grown up so I should act like one really! 

Twitter, sometimes the celebs creep into my feed and it is fun to retweet them, but as far as content I put out it is alot more professional and I like it that way.

Let me know if peeps need help with anything, I will be more than happy to help - @shivguinn