This document discusses using the social media platform Twitter in libraries. It provides an overview of Twitter, how it can be used by libraries for marketing, reference updates, and sharing new resources. Specifically, it outlines one library's experiment creating an automated Twitter feed to share new titles and subject-specific recommendations. Some challenges of Twitter like tweet limits and search functionality are also noted.

1. Tweeting in the Library

2. “ It seems like when you give people easier ways to share information more good things happen.” ~ Evan Williams, CEO and founder of Twitter

7. Libraries & Twitter

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