I TOLD you I was probably a minority voice. Twitter (and most blogs) always remind me of my hero, Neil Postman, talking about the death of effective public discourse (killed under a crush of buzz, shallow banter, tweet, and endless electronic noise). But then again, I also lament the death of letter writing...
Gary > Yeah that is grumpy. Twitter is like any other online resource -- it's > a tool. Good for some things, not so good for others. Well-used by > some tweeters, not so much by others. If you refine who you follow, > it's pretty easy to put together a manageable stream of useful > information. I find it helpful as one of many data streams to bring > links that might be of interest on new film releases, reviews, > filmmakers / projects, etc. So yes, I do use Twitter to help with > collection development and generally keeping aware in my field. > > And if you don't think Twitter can be used to express deep / intelligent > / relevant thoughts, take a look at Errol Morris's contributions. > > Cheers, > > ************************* > Meghann Matwichuk, M.S. > Associate Librarian > Instructional Media Collection Department > Morris Library, University of Delaware > 181 S. College Ave. > Newark, DE 19717 > (302) 831-1475 > http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/ > > On 10/5/2010 12:34 PM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: >> I'm probably a grumpy minority voice, but I find all things twittery >> profoundly annoying...like a fly on a hot day constantly buzzing in the >> ear. You got something to say, say it in sufficient length and depth as >> to be useful. >> >> gary handman >> >> >> >> >>> Dear All, >>> >>> A question for the collective: have you found Twitter useful as a >>> librarian to receive information or do you mainly use it to promote >>> your own events? >>> >>> I ask as we have just launched our Twitter account (twitter.com/ >>> kinolorberedu) and it is bringing traffic into our new site >>> (www.kinolorberedu.com >>> ). We are dedicated to providing meaningful content, such as articles >>> related to films (and not just our own), and updates about events, >>> such as community screenings. >>> >>> What advice do you have for us to be a resource to the community? >>> >>> Looking forward to your replies. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Elizabeth >>> >>> Elizabeth Sheldon >>> Vice President >>> Kino Lorber, Inc. >>> 333 W. 39th St., Suite 503 >>> New York, NY 10018 >>> (212) 629-6880 >>> >>> www.kinolorberedu.com >>> >>> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of >>> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic >>> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in >>> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will >>> serve >>> as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel >>> of >>> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video >>> producers and distributors. >>> >>> >> >> Gary Handman >> Director >> Media Resources Center >> Moffitt Library >> UC Berkeley >> >> 510-643-8566 >> ghand...@library.berkeley.edu >> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC >> >> "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." >> --Francois Truffaut >> >> >> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of >> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic >> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in >> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve >> as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel >> of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video >> producers and distributors. >> > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
