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Strategy, Vision, and Focus

2009-10-24T02:42:29Z

JudyP: /* Tools */

Although the words are often used interchangeably, strategy, vision, and focus do hold slightly different places in the overall library plan. Generally, strategy is a systematic way of evaluating where the library is now and where it should be in the future, while vision, values, and mission statements fit within the strategic plan. A good library-focused explanation of these terms can be found in chapter four of ''Library and Information Center Management'' by Robert D. Stueart and Barbara B. Moran (Libraries Unlimited).

There are [http://www.managementhelp.org/plan_dec/str_plan/models.htm several types] of strategic planning, the most common of which is [http://www.managementhelp.org/plan_dec/str_plan/str_plan.htm goal-based planning]. [http://www.managementhelp.org/plan_dec/str_plan/stmnts.htm Mission, values, and/or vision statements] are used in most types of strategic planning. And while the format of the strategic plan will change somewhat depending on the organization's needs, a sample form can be found [http://www.managementhelp.org/np_progs/sp_mod/sp_frame.htm here].

==In Academic Libraries==

Because of their status as part of a larger institution, academic libraries may choose to use their parent organization's strategic plans and values, vision, and mission statements, either in whole or in part, when writing their own. This does two things: 1) ensures that the library is working toward the goals of the university, and 2) helps the university fulfill criteria for accreditation.

As an example of the latter, the [http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org/ North Central Association's] first criteria for accreditation is concerned with the integrity of the university's mission, including that "understanding of and support for the mission pervade the organization." Further examples of how the library fits into the accreditation process can be found in the following:

1. Baker, Ronald. 2002. Evaluating quality and effectiveness: Regional accreditation principles and practices. ''Journal of Academic Librarianship'' 28 (1): 3-7.

2. Drake, D. 2007. SACS Standards vs. ACRL Standards: The facts. ''Texas Library Journal'' 83(2): 68-69.

3. Gratch-Lindauer, Bonnie. 2002. Comparing regional accreditation standards: Outcomes assessment and other trends. ''Journal of Academic Librarianship'' 28(1): 14-25.

4. Malone, Debbie and William Neal Nelson. 2006. A library compliance strategy for regional accreditation standards: Using ACRL Higher Education Standards with the Middle States Commission. ''College & Undergraduate Libraries'' 13(1): 89-105.

5. Nelson, William Neal and Robert W. Fernekes. 2002. ''Standards and assessment for academic libraries: A workbook''. Chicago: ACRL.

6. Nelson, William N. SACS standards 2004: A compliance strategy for academic libraries. ''The Southeastern Librarian'' 52(3): 9-16.

7. Saunders, L. 2007. Regional accreditation organizations' treatment of information literacy: Definitions, collaboration, and cssessment. ''The Journal of Academic Librarianship'' 33(3): 317-326.

=====Examples of Strategy, Vision, and Focus Statements=====

Libraries at [http://www.arl.org/arl/membership/members.shtml ARL-member] universities:

[http://www.lib.auburn.edu/summit/strategicplan2007_2012.html Auburn University] (mission and vision statements, statement of values, and strategic planning initiative)

[http://www.lib.byu.edu/missions.html Brigham Young University] (mission and vision statements)

[http://www.howard.edu/library/About/Mission.htm Howard University] (goals, mission, values, and vision statements)

[http://libraries.mit.edu/about/mission.html Massachusetts Institute of Technology] (mission statement)

[http://www.library.okstate.edu/about/mission.htm Oklahoma State University Library] (mission and vision statements)

[http://library.queensu.ca/stratplan/ Queen's University] (strategic plan)

[http://libweb1.lib.buffalo.edu/sw/about/missionValues.htm SUNY-Buffalo] (mission and values statements)

[http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/about/mvv.html University of Chicago] (mission, values, and vision statements)

[http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/about/mission.html University of Guelph] (mission statement and integrated plan)

[http://www.lib.ku.edu/mission.shtml University of Kansas] (mission statement)

[http://www.lib.unc.edu/aoffice/about/mission.html University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill] (mission, vision, and values statements)

[https://library.usask.ca/initiatives/StrategicPlan2007 University of Saskatchewan] (mission, vision, and values statements, and strategic plan)

[http://www.lib.wayne.edu/geninfo/about/mission_strategic.php Wayne State] (mission and values statements, strategic directions, and goals and objectives)

Libraries at liberal arts universities:

[http://www.lib.grinnell.edu/general/mission-policies/index.html Grinnell College] (mission and vision statements)

[http://www.oberlin.edu/library/policies/mission.html Oberlin College] (mission statement)

[http://www.plu.edu/~libr/libinfo/vision.html Pacific Lutheran] (mission and vision statements)

[http://library.truman.edu/about-us/mission-statement.htm Truman State University] (mission statement)

[http://library.williams.edu/mission.php Williams College] (statement of values)

Libraries at two-year colleges:

[http://www.lanecc.edu/library/about/manual.htm Lane Community College] (policy manual with mission, philosophy, and purpose goals)

[http://lib.linnbenton.edu/Library/Mission.html Linn-Benton Community College] (mission statement)

=====Tools=====

Nelson, William Neal and Robert W. Fernekes. 2002. ''Standards and Assessment for Academic Libraries: A Workbook''. ACRL: Chicago. (0838982115) Shows how to use mission statements in planning and assessment, as well as how to evaluate how library services, instruction, resources, access, staff, and facilities fit into the goals of the parent institution. Also contains appendices fitting ACRL standards to those of the various major US regional accrediting agencies.

Wallace, Linda. 2003. ''Libraries, Mission, and Marketing: Writing Mission Statements That Work.'' ALA Editions. (978-0-8389-0867-9) Brief but constructive advice for creating a mission statement that effectively anchors strategy and marketing efforts.

ACRL's [http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/standardslibraries.cfm Standards and Guidelines for Libraries in Higher Education] (approved June, 2004). From the forward: "These standards are intended to apply to libraries supporting academic programs at institutions of higher education. Earlier standards for libraries relied heavily upon resource and program 'inputs' such as financial support, space, materials and staff activities. These new standards continue to consider 'inputs,' but they also take into consideration 'outputs' and 'outcomes.'"

[http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/standardsguidelines.cfm ACRL Standards and Guidelines page]includes professional standards on faculty status, tenure, and collective bargaining, as well as guidelines for such things as lending special collections materials, information literacy instruction, and distance learning services.

The [http://nces.ed.gov/index.asp National Center for Education Statistics] lets you [http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/libraries/compare/Index.asp?LibraryType=Academic compare academic libraries] using your choice of parameters, including FTE, expenditures, gate count, number of reference transactions, serial subscriptions, and number of staff. These comparisons are currently based on numbers from 2004.

=====Institutional Accrediting Agencies=====

As listed by the [http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml?src=a US Department of Education]:

[http://www.accsct.org/ Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology]

[http://www.accet.org/ Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training]

[http://www.acics.org/ Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools]

[http://www.council.org/ Council on Occupational Education]

[http://www.detc.org/ Distance Education and Training Council, Accrediting Commission]

[http://www.msche.org/ Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education], covering higher education institutions in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

[http://www.css-msa.org/ Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools], covering career and technology programs in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

[http://www.neasc.org/ New England Association of Schools and Colleges], covering both higher education and career and technology institutions in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

[http://www.nysed.gov/ New York State Board of Regents, and the Commissioner of Education]

[http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org/ North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission], covering degree-granting institutions of higher education in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, including schools of the Navajo Nation.

[http://www.ncacasi.org/ North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, Board of Trustees], covering non-degree, postsecondary education in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and in the Navajo Nation.

[http://www.nwccu.org/ Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities], covering postsecondary educational institutions in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

[http://www.sacs.org/ Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges], covering degree-granting institutions of higher education in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

[http://www.wascweb.org/ Western Association of Schools and Colleges], covering career and technical schools, community and junior colleges, and senior colleges and universities inn California, Hawaii, the United States territories of Guam and American Samoa, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

==In Public Libraries==

==In Special Libraries==

[[Category:Management and Leadership]]

Strategy, Vision, and Focus

2009-10-24T02:31:33Z

JudyP: /* Examples of Strategy, Vision, and Focus Statements */

Although the words are often used interchangeably, strategy, vision, and focus do hold slightly different places in the overall library plan. Generally, strategy is a systematic way of evaluating where the library is now and where it should be in the future, while vision, values, and mission statements fit within the strategic plan. A good library-focused explanation of these terms can be found in chapter four of ''Library and Information Center Management'' by Robert D. Stueart and Barbara B. Moran (Libraries Unlimited).

There are [http://www.managementhelp.org/plan_dec/str_plan/models.htm several types] of strategic planning, the most common of which is [http://www.managementhelp.org/plan_dec/str_plan/str_plan.htm goal-based planning]. [http://www.managementhelp.org/plan_dec/str_plan/stmnts.htm Mission, values, and/or vision statements] are used in most types of strategic planning. And while the format of the strategic plan will change somewhat depending on the organization's needs, a sample form can be found [http://www.managementhelp.org/np_progs/sp_mod/sp_frame.htm here].

==In Academic Libraries==

Because of their status as part of a larger institution, academic libraries may choose to use their parent organization's strategic plans and values, vision, and mission statements, either in whole or in part, when writing their own. This does two things: 1) ensures that the library is working toward the goals of the university, and 2) helps the university fulfill criteria for accreditation.

As an example of the latter, the [http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org/ North Central Association's] first criteria for accreditation is concerned with the integrity of the university's mission, including that "understanding of and support for the mission pervade the organization." Further examples of how the library fits into the accreditation process can be found in the following:

1. Baker, Ronald. 2002. Evaluating quality and effectiveness: Regional accreditation principles and practices. ''Journal of Academic Librarianship'' 28 (1): 3-7.

2. Drake, D. 2007. SACS Standards vs. ACRL Standards: The facts. ''Texas Library Journal'' 83(2): 68-69.

3. Gratch-Lindauer, Bonnie. 2002. Comparing regional accreditation standards: Outcomes assessment and other trends. ''Journal of Academic Librarianship'' 28(1): 14-25.

4. Malone, Debbie and William Neal Nelson. 2006. A library compliance strategy for regional accreditation standards: Using ACRL Higher Education Standards with the Middle States Commission. ''College & Undergraduate Libraries'' 13(1): 89-105.

5. Nelson, William Neal and Robert W. Fernekes. 2002. ''Standards and assessment for academic libraries: A workbook''. Chicago: ACRL.

6. Nelson, William N. SACS standards 2004: A compliance strategy for academic libraries. ''The Southeastern Librarian'' 52(3): 9-16.

7. Saunders, L. 2007. Regional accreditation organizations' treatment of information literacy: Definitions, collaboration, and cssessment. ''The Journal of Academic Librarianship'' 33(3): 317-326.

=====Examples of Strategy, Vision, and Focus Statements=====

Libraries at [http://www.arl.org/arl/membership/members.shtml ARL-member] universities:

[http://www.lib.auburn.edu/summit/strategicplan2007_2012.html Auburn University] (mission and vision statements, statement of values, and strategic planning initiative)

[http://www.lib.byu.edu/missions.html Brigham Young University] (mission and vision statements)

[http://www.howard.edu/library/About/Mission.htm Howard University] (goals, mission, values, and vision statements)

[http://libraries.mit.edu/about/mission.html Massachusetts Institute of Technology] (mission statement)

[http://www.library.okstate.edu/about/mission.htm Oklahoma State University Library] (mission and vision statements)

[http://library.queensu.ca/stratplan/ Queen's University] (strategic plan)

[http://libweb1.lib.buffalo.edu/sw/about/missionValues.htm SUNY-Buffalo] (mission and values statements)

[http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/about/mvv.html University of Chicago] (mission, values, and vision statements)

[http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/about/mission.html University of Guelph] (mission statement and integrated plan)

[http://www.lib.ku.edu/mission.shtml University of Kansas] (mission statement)

[http://www.lib.unc.edu/aoffice/about/mission.html University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill] (mission, vision, and values statements)

[https://library.usask.ca/initiatives/StrategicPlan2007 University of Saskatchewan] (mission, vision, and values statements, and strategic plan)

[http://www.lib.wayne.edu/geninfo/about/mission_strategic.php Wayne State] (mission and values statements, strategic directions, and goals and objectives)

Libraries at liberal arts universities:

[http://www.lib.grinnell.edu/general/mission-policies/index.html Grinnell College] (mission and vision statements)

[http://www.oberlin.edu/library/policies/mission.html Oberlin College] (mission statement)

[http://www.plu.edu/~libr/libinfo/vision.html Pacific Lutheran] (mission and vision statements)

[http://library.truman.edu/about-us/mission-statement.htm Truman State University] (mission statement)

[http://library.williams.edu/mission.php Williams College] (statement of values)

Libraries at two-year colleges:

[http://www.lanecc.edu/library/about/manual.htm Lane Community College] (policy manual with mission, philosophy, and purpose goals)

[http://lib.linnbenton.edu/Library/Mission.html Linn-Benton Community College] (mission statement)

=====Tools=====

Nelson, William Neal and Robert W. Fernekes. 2002. ''Standards and Assessment for Academic Libraries: A Workbook''. ACRL: Chicago. (0838982115) Shows how to use mission statements in planning and assessment, as well as how to evaluate how library services, instruction, resources, access, staff, and facilities fit into the goals of the parent institution. Also contains appendices fitting ACRL standards to those of the various major US regional accrediting agencies.

ACRL's [http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/standardslibraries.cfm Standards and Guidelines for Libraries in Higher Education] (approved June, 2004). From the forward: "These standards are intended to apply to libraries supporting academic programs at institutions of higher education. Earlier standards for libraries relied heavily upon resource and program 'inputs' such as financial support, space, materials and staff activities. These new standards continue to consider 'inputs,' but they also take into consideration 'outputs' and 'outcomes.'"

[http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/standardsguidelines.cfm ACRL Standards and Guidelines page]includes professional standards on faculty status, tenure, and collective bargaining, as well as guidelines for such things as lending special collections materials, information literacy instruction, and distance learning services.

The [http://nces.ed.gov/index.asp National Center for Education Statistics] lets you [http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/libraries/compare/Index.asp?LibraryType=Academic compare academic libraries] using your choice of parameters, including FTE, expenditures, gate count, number of reference transactions, serial subscriptions, and number of staff. These comparisons are currently based on numbers from 2004.

=====Institutional Accrediting Agencies=====

As listed by the [http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml?src=a US Department of Education]:

[http://www.accsct.org/ Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology]

[http://www.accet.org/ Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training]

[http://www.acics.org/ Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools]

[http://www.council.org/ Council on Occupational Education]

[http://www.detc.org/ Distance Education and Training Council, Accrediting Commission]

[http://www.msche.org/ Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education], covering higher education institutions in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

[http://www.css-msa.org/ Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools], covering career and technology programs in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

[http://www.neasc.org/ New England Association of Schools and Colleges], covering both higher education and career and technology institutions in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

[http://www.nysed.gov/ New York State Board of Regents, and the Commissioner of Education]

[http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org/ North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission], covering degree-granting institutions of higher education in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, including schools of the Navajo Nation.

[http://www.ncacasi.org/ North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, Board of Trustees], covering non-degree, postsecondary education in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and in the Navajo Nation.

[http://www.nwccu.org/ Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities], covering postsecondary educational institutions in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

[http://www.sacs.org/ Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges], covering degree-granting institutions of higher education in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

[http://www.wascweb.org/ Western Association of Schools and Colleges], covering career and technical schools, community and junior colleges, and senior colleges and universities inn California, Hawaii, the United States territories of Guam and American Samoa, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

==In Public Libraries==

==In Special Libraries==

[[Category:Management and Leadership]]

Twitter

2009-10-23T02:46:30Z

JudyP: /* Libraries using Twitter */

= Introduction =
[http://www.twitter.com Twitter] is a free [[Microblogging]] service that allows you to compose blog posts of 140 characters or less via:
* Twitter's web interface
* SMS (text messages from your cell phone)
* instant messaging (send messages from selected
* third-party applications
** [http://snook.ca/snitter/ Snitter]
** [http://www.twhirl.org/ Twhirl]
** [http://twitterfox.net/ TwitterFox]
wordt dit toegevoegd?
People may follow your posts via:
* Twitter's web interface
* SMS (text messages from your cell phone)
* instant messaging (send messages from selected
* third-party applications
** [http://snook.ca/snitter/ Snitter]
** [http://www.twhirl.org/ Twhirl]
** [http://twitterfox.net/ TwitterFox]
* in a feed reader (your posts generate a unique RSS feed)

= Libraries using Twitter =

I think it would be nice to have libraries tell how they use twitter, and thus share their best practices in stead of only mentioning that they use it. Kijken of deze nederlandse tekst toegevoegd wordt

* Ada Library (Idaho) [http://twitter.com/adalib adalib]
* Alaska State Library [http://twitter.com/akstatelibrary akstatelibrary]
* Allegheny County Libraries (Pennsylvania) [http://twitter.com/aclalibraries aclalibraries]
* Al-Madinah International University Library (Malaysia) [http://twitter.com/dlibmediu dlibmediu]
* Anderson County Library (South Carolina) [http://twitter.com/andersonsclib andersonsclib]
* Ann Arbor District Library (Michigan) [http://twitter.com/aadl aadl]
* Arapahoe Library District Teens (Colorado) [http://twitter.com/ald_teens ald_teens]
* Arlington Heights Memorial Library (Illinois) [http://twitter.com/ahml ahml]
* Azusa City Library [http://twitter.com/azcl azcl]
* Barrington Area Library (Illinois) [http://twitter.com/BALOver18 BALOver18]
* Barrington Area Library's Teen Zone (Illinois) [http://twitter.com/BALTeenZone BALTeenZone]
* Binghamton University Libraries (New York) [http://twitter.com/bulibraries Binghamton U Library]
* Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) [http://twitter.com/bpl bpl]
* Bracebridge Public Library (Ontario) [http://twitter.com/bracebridgepl BracebridgePL]
* Bristol Public Library (Bristol, VA/TN) [http://twitter.com/thebplibrary thebplibrary]
* Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (New York) [http://twitter.com/buffalolibrary buffalolibrary]
* Canton Public Library (Michigan)[http://twitter.com/cantonlibrary CantonLibrary]
* Capital Area District Library (Michigan) [http://twitter.com/cadl cadl]
* Casa Grande Library (Arizona) [http://twitter.com/cglibrary cglibrary]
* Cita Dennis Hubbell Branch Library (Louisiana) [http://twitter.com/hubbell hubbell]
* Cleveland Public Library (Ohio) [http://twitter.com/Cleveland_PL Cleveland_PL]
* Coates Library, Trinity University (Texas) [http://twitter.com/coateslibrary coateslibrary]
* Danbury (Connecticut) [http://twitter.com/danburylibrary danburylibrary]
* Darien (CT) [http://twitter.com/darienlibrary darienlibrary]
* Defiance Public Library (Ohio) [http://twitter.com/defiancelibrary defiancelibrary]
* Denver Public Library (Colorado) [http://twitter.com/denverlibrary denverlibrary]
* Duke University Reference Dept. (North Carolina) [http://twitter.com/askref askref]
* East Baton Rouge Parish Library (Louisiana) [http://twitter.com/ebreref EBR Library]
* Evanston Public Library (Illinois) [http://twitter.com/evanstonpl evanstonpl]
* Evanston Public Library Teen Loft (Illinois) [http://twitter.com/evanstonloft evanstonloft]
* Free Library of Philadelphia [http://twitter.com/FreeLibrary FreeLibrary]
* Fylde Libraries, Lancashire (UK) [http://twitter.com/fyldelibraries fyldelibraries]
* Gardendale Martha Moore Public Library (Alabama) [http://twitter.com/gardendalelib gardendalelib]
* Grand Rapids Public Library (Michigan) [http://twitter.com/grpl grpl]
* Grand Rapids Public Library Teen Dept (Michigan) [http://twitter.com/grplteens grplteens]
* Hamon Arts Library, Southern Methodist University (Texas) [http://twitter.com/hamonarts hamonarts]
* Henry Country Library (Kentucky) [http://twitter.com/hcpl hcpl]
* Hinsdale Public Library (Illinois) [http://twitter.com/hinsdalelibrary hinsdalelibrary]
* Homewood Public Library (Homewood, AL) [http://twitter.com/WeKnowBooksETC WeKnowBooksETC]
* Kansas City Public Library (Missouri) [http://twitter.com/KCPubLibrary/ KCPubLibrary]
* Kenosha Public Library (Wisconsin) [http://twitter.com/mykpl mykpl]
* Learn and Serve America's National Service-Learning Clearinghouse (California) [http://twitter.com/nslc NSLC]
* Lee County Library System (Southwest Florida)
** Download Depot [http://twitter.com/downloaddepot downloaddepot]
** Southwest Florida Reading Festival [http://twitter.com/swflreadfest swflreadfest]
* Lancaster Libraries, Lancashire (UK) [http://twitter.com/lancslibraries lancslibraries]
* Lawrence Technological University Library (Michigan) [http://twitter.com/LTULib LTULib]
* Lester Public Library (Wisconsin) [http://twitter.com/lesterpublic lesterpublic]
* Library of Congress (Washington, DC) [http://twitter.com/librarycongress librarycongress]
* Lincoln Trail Libraries System (Champaign, IL) [http://twitter.com/lincolntrail lincolntrail]
* Livermore Public Library (Livermore, CA) [http://twitter.com/LivLibrary LivLibrary]
* Lunar and Planetary Institute Library (Texas) [http://twitter.com/LPI_Library LPI_Library]
* Marathon County Public Library (MCPL) (Wisconsin) [http://twitter.com/MCPL_Wausau MCPL_Wausau] [http://twitter.com/TeenZone_Wausau Teenzone_Wausau]
* McNeese State University Library's Government Documents Department (Louisiana) [http://twitter.com/MSUGovDocs MSUGovDocs]
* Michigan State University Libraries (Michigan) [http://twitter.com/msulibraries MSULibraries]
* Milwaukee Public Library (Wisconsin) [http://twitter.com/MilwaukeePubLib MilwaukeePubLib]
* Missouri River Regional Library (Missouri) [http://twitter.com/mrrl mrrl]
* Monroe County Public Library System (New York) [http://twitter.com/MCLS MCLS]
* Nebraska Library Commission [http://twitter.com/NLC_Reference NLC_Reference]
* Maryland AskUsNow! [http://twitter.com/askusnow askusnow]
* Miami Dade College Kendall Campus Library (Florida) [http://twitter.com/SocratesTheCat]
* New Trier High School Library [http://twitter.com/newtrierlibrary]
* Norlin Library (Colorado) [http://twitter.com/ucblibraries]
* North Suburban Library System [http://twitter.com/nsls nsls]
* North Tonawanda Public Library Children's Department(New York) [http://twitter.com/ntlibrarykids ntlibrarykids]
* Northeastern Illinois University Ronald Williams Library [http://twitter.com/neiulibrary neiulibrary]
* The Ohio State University
** Prior Health Sciences Library [http://twitter.com/PriorHSL PriorHSL]
* Orange County Library System (Florida) [http://twitter.com/oclslibrary oclslibrary]
* Park Library, School of Journalism and Mass Communication @ UNC Chapel Hill [http://twitter.com/jomcparklib JoMCParkLib]
* Park Ridge Public Library (Illinois), [http://twitter.com/prpl prpl]
* Paul Robeson Library (Rutgers, Camden), [http://twitter.com/RobesonLibrary RobesonLibrary]
* Peace Palace Library, [http://twitter.com/peacepalace/ peacepalace]
* Penn State University Libraries, [http://twitter.com/psulibs/ psulibs]
* Penrose Library, University of Denver (Colorado) [http://twitter.com/dupenrose/ dupenrose]\
* Pikes Peak Library District (Colorado) [http://twitter.com/ppld/ ppld]
* Plymouth District Library (Michigan) [http://twitter.com/PlymouthDL/ PlymouthDL]
* Providence Public Library (Rhode Island) [http://twitter.com/provlib/ provlib]
* Roanoke County Public Library (Virginia) [http://twitter.com/RoCoPubLib RoCoPubLib]
* Rochester Public Library (Minnesota) [http://twitter.com/RochPubLibrary RochPubLibrary]
* Roosevelt University Library (Illinois) [http://twitter.com/rulibrary rulibrary]
* Ryerson University Library and Archives (Canada) [http://twitter.com/ryersonlibrary ryersonlibrary]
* Santa Fe Public Library [http://twitter.com/sfpl sfpl]
* Skokie Public Library, [http://twitter.com/skokielibrary/ skokielibrary]
* Smithsonian Institution Libraries [http://twitter.com/silibraries/ SILibraries]
* South Carolina State Library, [http://twitter.com/scstatelibrary scstatelibrary]
* Tompkins Cortland Community College Library (Dryden, NY), [http://twitter.com/tc3library]
* UIUC Undergraduate Library (Illinois) [http://twitter.com/askundergrad askundergrad]
* UIUC Music and Performing Arts Library (Illinois) [http://twitter.com/mpaluiuc mpaluiuc]
* UC Berkeley Data Lab [http://twitter.com/ucdatalab ucdatalab]
* UC Berkeley Doe/Moffitt Technology Training (dmtech) [http://twitter.com/dmtech dmtech]
* UMass Amherst Learning Commons [http://twitter.com/umasslc umasslc]
* University at Buffalo Health Sciences Library [http://twitter.com/UBHSL UBHSL]
* University at Buffalo Libraries [http://twitter.com/UBLibraries UBLibraries]
* University of Kansas Libraries at Edwards Campus
** Regents Center Library [http://twitter.com/LibraryKUEC/ LibraryKUEC]
* University of Michigan
** Health Sciences Libraries [http://twitter.com/MLibraryHealthy MLibraryHealthy]
** Shapiro Undergraduate Library [http://twitter.com/ugltweets UGLTweets]
* University of Montevallo [http://twitter.com/umlibrary umlibrary]
* University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [http://twitter.com/unclibrary UNCLibrary]
* University of Texas at Arlington [http://twitter.com/utalibrary utalibrary]
* University of Texas at San Antonio
** [http://twitter.com/RedfordDiaries Redford Diaires]
**[http://twitter.com/UTSAYesterday UTSA Yesterday]
* University of Texas Health Science Center San Anotnio(UTHSCSA) [http://twitter.com/uthsclib uthsclib]
* Vancouver Public Library (BC Canada) [http://twitter.com/VPL VPL]
* Washington-Centerville Public Library (Ohio) [http://twitter.com/washcentlibrary washcentlibrary]
* Washington State University Libraries (Washington) [http://twitter.com/WSULibraries WSULibraries]
* West Springfield Public Library (Massachusetts) [http://twitter.com/WSPLEvents WSPLEvents]
* Worthington Libraries (Ohio) [http://twitter.com/worthingtonlib worthingtonlib]
* Yale Science Libraries (Connecticut) [http://twitter.com/yalescilib yalescilib]
* YAMANAKAKO Public Library (Japan) [http://twitter.com/lib_yamanakako lib-yamanakako] / 山中湖情報創造館 (日本)

'''See also [http://p8g.tw/?aOI Library Twitter league] with real time tracking of follower counts of over 500 official Library Twitter accounts.'''

= Librarians Who Twitter =
* [http://www.twellow.com/search.php?q=librarian&search_cat=0&sa=Search Twellow directory of librarians on Twitter]
* [http://justtweetit.com/education/librarians/ Just Tweet It directory of Librarians on Twitter]
*[http://bsf.org.br/2009/05/01/bibliotecarios-no-twitter/ Brazilians librarians on Twitter - BSF]

= More Info on Twitter =
* [http://twitter.pbwiki.com/ Twitter Fan Wiki] An unofficial wiki dedicated to all things Twitter.
* [http://help.twitter.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=26 Twitter Support: FAQ]
* [http://lis5313.ci.fsu.edu/wiki/index.php/Twittering_Libraries Twittering Libraries] article written fall 2008 LIS 5313 course by Lindy Brown, a MLIS student at Florida State University's College of Information
* [http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6573999.html All a Twitter: Want to Try Microblogging?] article By Ellyssa Kroski -- School Library Journal, 7/1/2008

= See Also =
* [[Microblogging]]

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