Save your library: open up a Twitter feed

There's an interesting debate going on regarding a report which, in passing, suggests that public libraries might be staffed by volunteers.

One thing it shows is the limitations of Twitter as a forum for debating complex issues. The Twitter comments are either moronic (e.g. "This is scary #libraries keep being mentioned as being choppable today") or, more usefully, refer people to blog posts. The CILIP forum includes a couple of robust and persuasive comments from actual volunteers, and this is very good too

Library 2.0 guru Phil Bradley doesn't see it like that. This is his solution:

"Take a video camera, video it all, put it on YouTube, open up a Twitter feed, stream questions from the rest of us in order to give us better insight. Then go out onto the streets and ask people what they think?"

Making money from rubbish librarians

Twitter for librarians, CILIP Training course, 27 July 2010. Course leader: Phil Bradley.

Under "Who should attend?":

"Any library/information professional who needs to keep up to date with new resources ... No technical understanding or ability is required or expected."

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Cost = £305-£430 + VAT.

From Phil's post "CILIP in 2020": "I want CILIP to continue to run courses ..."