Presented at LILAC 2016

1. 140 characters in search of a
purpose:
Integrating Twitter into IL and IL
into Twitter
Margy MacMillan
LILAC 2016
Image credit: Don MacMillan

2. Twitter for IL
Concept
Collection
Conversation
Content
Twitter and IL
Image credit: Don MacMillan
Image credit: Kerri Martin

3. Twitter as Concept
Twitter and IL
140 characters encourages focus and concision

4. Image credit: Don MacMillan
Image credit: Kerri Martin
Twitter as Concept
Twitter and IL

5. Twitter as Collection Twitter and IL
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Kerri Martin

6. Twitter as Conversation
Twitter and IL
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7. Twitter as Content
• Twitter search tools - http://bit.ly/mrutforj
• Using Twitter as Journalists -
http://bit.ly/DVarticle
• Research articles about Twitter
• Practical advice for using Twitter
Twitter and IL
Image credit: Don MacMillan

8. How are YOU using Twitter
• (we’ll fill this in during the session)
Twitter and IL
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9. Twitter and IL
Other Ways to Use Twitter
• Collection Development
• Great IL conversations –
like #critlib chats
• Great IL/library
community for support,
ideas
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10. Twitter and Faculty Colleagues
• Librarians rule!
• …but we can help others
• Twitter for researchers
• Twitter in teaching beyond IL
Twitter and IL
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11. Twitter and IL
Thank YOU!
mmacmillan@mtroyal.ca
@margymaclibrary
Margy MacMillan
LILAC 2016
Image credit: Don MacMillan