Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki - User contributions [en]

Search Engines

2010-02-14T17:09:52Z

Shannon bohle: Added EAD Central, Archivopedia's federated search tool to locate primary source materials at various repositories around the world

Place information regarding internet related search engines on this site, including specialized engines and how they are special. Perhaps there is a diamond in the rough here that you haven't heard about.

=Search Engine List=
*[http://www.google.com/ Google]
*[http://www.yahoo.com/ Yahoo]
*[http://www.43marks.com 43Marks] - Search Google, Yahoo, Bing, and Wikipedia + Your personal bookmarks on one page
*[http://www.Teoma.com/ Teoma]
*[http://www.altavista.com/ Altavista] - Somewhat unique-searches for audio and video.
*[http://a9.com/ A9] - Has a lot of creative features to make you want them as your homepage.
*[http://clusty.com/ Clusty] - Vivisimos newer (8-25-05) end user clustering metasearch engine- searches blogs.
*[http://www.mooter.com/ Mooter] - Creates a "mind map" of related terms to help narrow your search.
*[http://search.singingfish.com/ Singingfish]-Searches for audio and video.
*[http://www.blingo.com/ Blingo] - Win prizes as you search! Powered by Google.
*[http://www.grokker.com/ Grokker] - A visually-oriented search engine. Powered by Yahoo.
*[http://kartoo.com/ Kartoo] - A 'visual meta-search engine.'
*[http://www.ask.com/ Ask.com] - Formerly Ask Jeeves, includes a good engine for image searches.

=Scholarly Engines=
*[http://scholar.google.com Google Scholar]
* [http://archivopedia.com/_mgxroot/page_10753.html EAD Central] - Archivopedia's federated search tool to locate primary source materials at various repositories around the world
*[http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=oaister;page=simple OAIster]
*[http://gunther.smeal.psu.edu/index.html/ SMEALSearch] - Business
*[http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/ CiteSeer.IST] - Computer and information science
*[http://infomine.ucr.edu/ INFOMINE] - Scholarly Internet Resources
*[http://www.pubmed.gov/ PubMed] - Health sciences
*[http://www.scirus.com/ Scirus] - Science search engine pertaining to biological sciences, medicine, pharmacology, chemistry, environmental sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and more.
*[http://citebase.eprints.org/ Citebase] - Science
*[http://academic.live.com/default.aspx Windows Live Academic (Beta)] - Computer science, physics, electrical engineering
*[http://vadlo.com VADLO Search Engine] - Search engine for Research methods, Online tools, Databases, Software, and Powerpoint Lectures for all branches of Life sciences and Medicine.

=Health Information Engines=
*[http://www.pubmed.gov/ PubMed] - Mostly citations with or without abstracts, but results also include some full-text. Strongly research-oriented. Service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
*[http://www.medlineplus.gov MedlinePlus] - Consumer health information. Service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
*[http://www.hon.ch/MedHunt/ Health on the Net Medhunt]
*[http://www.kosmix.com/ Kosmix] - Categorizes results in the left-hand column, making results easier to navigate.
*[http://www.omnimedicalsearch.com/ Omnimedicalsearch.com] - Metasearch engine. Returns combined results from other search engines.
*[http://www.medical-feeds.com/ Medical and Health Feeds] - Search engine to locate medical and health related RSS feeds and podcasts.
*[http://citehealth.com/ CiteHealth] - Consumer search engine on health care providers. Returns results from it's own search index.
*[http://www.medicalndx.com/ MedicalNDX] - Metasearch engine. Returns combined results from it's own search index and from other search engines.

=Search Utility List=
*[http://www.ankasoftware.com/ankasearch.html AnkaSearch]
*[http://www.copernic.com/en/products/agent/index.html Copernicus Agent]
*[http://www.webferret.com/ WebFerret]

=Information Sources About Search Engines=
*[http://searchenginewatch.com/ Search Engine Watch] - A site devoted to keeping abreast on the what's what of search engines.

*[http://ranking.thumbshots.com/ Thumbshots Ranking] - A web site for comparing search engines with each other.

*[http://www.pandia.com/index.html Pandia Search Central] - Search engine news, tutuorials; free newsletter.

*[http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need]- Search strategies based on an analysis of your topic. Also try [http://www.noodletools.com/noodlequest/ NoodleQuest] (the interactive version).

[[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

Wikis

2010-02-14T17:04:57Z

Shannon bohle:

= Examples of Wiki Uses =

== Community Info & Guides ==
*[http://www.grpl.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page GRPLpedia] Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
*[http://www.loudounpedia.org Loudonpedia] Loundon County Public Library (PBwiki)
*[http://www.scrldwiki.org The Stevens County Wiki Project] A community wiki site for rural Stevens County in northeastern Washington, hosted by the [http://www.scrld.org Stevens County Rural Library District]

== Conference Sites ==
*[http://meredith.wolfwater.com/ala2006/ ALA New Orleans 2006 Wiki]

== Intranets ==
*[http://wiki.library.oregonstate.edu/confluence/dashboard.action OSU Libraries Wiki] Oregon State University, Portland, Oregon, USA. Uses Confluence.
*[http://wiki.lib.uconn.edu/ Staff Wiki] University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA. (mediawiki)
*[https://wiki.lib.umn.edu/ UL Staff Wiki] University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA. (pmwiki)
* [http://albystaff.pbwiki.com/ Albany County Public Library Staff Wiki] (pbwiki)
* [http://tempo.memphislibrary.org/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page Memphis Public Library Wiki] Memphis, Tennessee, USA. (mediawiki)

== Library and Information Science Topics ==
*[http://environmentalscan.pbwiki.com/?cat=edu Environmental Scan] Environmental scan analyzing trends and issues affecting the library profession in general, and federal libraries in particular. (PBwiki) by [http://environmentalscan.pbwiki.com/About%20the%20Environmental%20Scan Cindy Boeke and others]
*[http://instructionwiki.org/Sharing_resources Library Instruction Wiki]
*[http://libraryoutreach.pbwiki.com/ Library Outreach Wiki]
*[http://trainingwiki.pbwiki.com/ Library Technology Training Wiki] This wiki contains documents, resources and instructions how to make wikis using [http://pbwiki.com PBWiki] and how to create online surveys using [http://www.surveymonkey.com SurveyMonkey]. (PBwiki) by [http://trainingwiki.pbwiki.com/Cindy%20Boeke Cindy Boeke]
*[http://liswiki.org LISWiki: Library and Information Science Wiki]
*[http://mlcnet.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Michigan Libraries Wiki]
*[http://snozzcumber.com/wiki/index.php?title=San_Diego_Librarians_Wiki San Diego Librarians Wiki]
*[http://archivopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Archivopedia, the archives wiki encyclopedia]

== Library Web Sites ==
*[http://library.usca.edu/Main/HomePage USC Aiken Gregg-Graniteville Library web site] (PmWiki)

== Project Management ==
* [http://dclstrategicplan.pbwiki.com/ Durham County Library Strategic Plan] Durham County, North Carolina, USA. Created for the strategic planning process and implementation of the Durham County Library in Durham, North Carolina. (pbwiki)
*[http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/b-team/ The MIT Engineering and Science Libraries B-Team] (Massachusetts Institute of Techology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. (seedwiki)

== Staff Manuals & Service Point Manuals ==
*[http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/antioch_university_new_england_library_staff_training_and_support_wiki/ Antioch University New England Library Staff Training and Support Wiki] Keene, New Hampshire, USA (seedwiki)
*[http://newmanlibrary.pbwiki.com Reference Wiki, Baruch College] Password-protected. Publicly viewable [ screenshots](pbwiki)
*[http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/butler_wikiref/ Reference Wiki, Butler University Libraries] (seedwiki)
*[http://nmtclibrary.pbwiki.com/ North Metro Technical College Wiki] Acworth, Georgia, USA (pbwiki)
*[http://ulcat.wikia.com/ UL Cataloguers Desktop] Glucksman Library, University of Limerick, Ireland(Wikia)

== Subject Guides, Course Guides, & Resource Guides ==
*[http://blogsandwikis.bentley.edu/library/researchhelp/index.php/Main_Page Bentley Library Research Help] Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA (mediawiki)
*[http://champlaincollegelibrary.pbwiki.com/ Subject-based Guides] Champlain College, Burlington, Vermont, USA (pbwiki)
*[http://www.grpl.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page GRPLedia] Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA (mediawiki)
*[http://www.mulibrary.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page MULibraryPedia] Maryville University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. (mediawiki)
*[http://library2.norwich.edu/guide/index.php/Main_Page Library Research Guides] Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont, USA (mediawiki)
*[http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/bizwiki/index.php/Main_Page Biz Wiki] Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA (mediawiki)
*[http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/litwiki/index.php/Main_Page Lit Wiki] Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA (mediawiki)
*[http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/commwiki/index.php/Main_Page Comm Wiki] Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA (mediawiki)
*[http://www.libraryforlife.org/subjectguides/index.php/Main_Page SJCPL Subject Guides] St. Joseph Public Library, South Bend, Indiana, USA (mediawiki)
* [http://library.hud.ac.uk/wiki/ Electronic Resources Wiki] University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK (mediawiki)
*[http://healeylibrary.wikispaces.com/ Healey Library Course Resource Hub] University of Massachusetts-Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. (wikispaces)
*[http://faqs.urlibraries.org/ Boatipedia] University of Richmond, Richmond, VA (mediawiki)
*[http://forcedmigrationguide.pbwiki.com/ Researching Forced Migration: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources] Massachusetts, USA (pbwiki)

== Miscellaneous ==
*[http://wiki.ucalgary.ca/page/Main_Page University of Calgary]
*[http://www.fontysmediatheek.nl/wiki Fontys Mediatheek Wiki (Dutch)]
*[http://libfye.wetpaint.com/ Mac Library Experience] McMaster University, Ontario, Canada

== Related Articles ==
* [[Wikis about Teen Library Services]]

= Bibliography =
*[http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=16236 Social Machines] by Wade Roush in <i>Technology Review</i> August 2005
*[http://www.educause.edu/pub/er/erm04/erm0452.asp Wide Open Spaces: Wikis, Ready or Not] by Brian Lamb. Featured in Educause Review, Sept/Oct 2004.
*[http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/apr03/mattison.shtml Quickiwiki, Swiki, Twiki, Zwiki and the Plone Wars Wiki as a PIM and Collaborative Content Tool] by David Mattison. Featured in Searcher in April, 2003.
*[http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/tonkin/ Making the Case for a Wiki] by Emma Tonkin. Featured in Ariadne in January, 2005.
*[http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/perth04/procs/augar.html Teaching and Learning Online with Wikis] by Naomi Augar, Ruth Raitman and Wanlei Zhou.
* [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2005/07/05/ala-wiki-what-i-learned-and-what-im-doing-with-it/ ALA Wiki: What I learned and what I’m doing with it] by Meredith Farkas, July 2005
*[[Wiki World|Meredith's OPAL Talk on Wikis]]
*[http://trainingwiki.pbwiki.com/f/CreatingYourFirstWiki.pdf Step by step guide to making your first wiki using PBwiki (PDF version)] by [http://trainingwiki.pbwiki.com/Cindy%20Boeke Cindy Boeke]. PPT version: [http://trainingwiki.pbwiki.com/How%20to%20Make%20a%20Wiki Step by step guide to making your first wiki using PBwiki] (Click on the link).
*[http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/WikiBib.htm Sandbox Wikibibliography]
*[http://hdl.handle.net/1901/267 Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to the Successful Adoption and Use of Wikis in Collaborative Knowledge Management] by John P. Walker, Jr. Honor's thesis from 2006.
*[http://libres.curtin.edu.au/libres16n1/Kille_essayopinion.htm Wikis in the workplace: How wikis can help manage knowledge in library reference services] by Angela Kille. Published in LIBRES 16, no. 1.
*[http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/bridgewa/ili/ Collaborating with wikis] by Rachel Bridgewater and Anne-Marie Deitering. Presented at Internet Librarian International 2005, October 10, 2005, London, UK.
*[http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/10/24/the-long-road-towards-subject-guide-20/ The Long Road Toward Subject Guide 2.0] by Meredith Farkas, 24 October 2007.
*[http://libraryvoice.com/archives/2006/07/13/using-a-wiki-as-a-research-guide-a-years-experience/ Using a Wiki as a Research Guide: A Year's Experience] by Chad Boeninger, 13 July 2006
[[Category:Technology]]

Twitter

2010-02-14T17:00:09Z

Shannon bohle: Added twitter account of Library and Archives at NASA CoLab in Second Life (MARC Code: CaPsLAN)

= 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

* Abilene Christian University, ACU Library (Texas) [http://twitter.com/aculibrary aculibrary]
* 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]
* Boise Public Library (Idaho) [http://twitter.com/boisepublib BoisePubLib]
* 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]
* DeKalb County Public Library (Georgia) [http://twitter.com/dekalblibrary dekalblibrary]
* 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 and Archives at NASA CoLab in Second Life (California) [http://twitter.com/CoLabLibrary CoLabLibrary]
* 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]
* POSTECH Library (Pohang, Korea) [http://twitter.com/postechlibrary/ postechlibrary]
* 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://twitterleague.com/view_league/252 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]]

[[Category: Technology]]
[[Category: Web 2.0]]