I think Twitter is very useful in the LIS setting.  Twitter is yet another way libraries can market what they have to offer their customers.  Information can be pushed to followers and then the follower's opinions and responses can be tracked.  Twitter is an excellent way to extend two-way communication with the public.

I'm intersted in Art and image repositories so I decided to review Duke University's Digital Collections Blog.  (http://library.duke.edu/blogs/digital-collections/)  Their blogs contain lots of tips and useful information about digital collections. As we saw in our week two lecture, the blog format is clean and standard with categories, recent posts, recent comments and archives.

Library Blog:

WorthingtonTeens The Worthington Libraries Teen Blog

I have mixed feelings about libraries and Twitter. Certainly I can see the usefulness. I like the idea of updates for closures or reminders about programs. I also like the idea of getting a Tweet when new books come in.

I see a couple of useful applications for blogs.  The first is a way for libraries to easily disseminate information via syndication to patrons who desire it.  In academic libraries this is often information about topics, research tips, events, database information, and many more.  As I think about this blogs need to be fine enough to be information that is relevant to a particular audience.  I’m thinking about if a public library posted all their information in one blog.  I’m not really all that interested in Morningstar updates or what will be going on for children.  Because of tha

The Library of Congress’ blog, written by senior public affairs specialist Jennifer Gavin and director of communications Matt Raymond, provides intriguing snippets about upcoming events, acquisitions, and developing programs at the Library of Congress. Posts are sporadic, but seem to have increased to two or three a week since the inclusion of Jennifer Gavin on May 4th. The blog is searchable, but a clickable list of post categories (tags) is also provided. The archive is not searchable by month however.

The library blog I explored was from the California College of the Arts libraries -- http://cca-libraries.blogspot.com/. I chose this blog because I am interested in arts librarianship and also due to local interest -- the CCA campus is just down the street from me.