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California Digital Library on Twitter Joan Starr Manager, Strategic & Project Planning

CDL Twitter Presentation from HandHeld Librarian 3

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California Digital Library established a Twitter account in the Fall of 2009. This slide show describes our decision to enter this communication channel, the automated tools we use, and the results we are getting.

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California Digital Libraryon Twitter

Joan StarrManager, Strategic & Project Planning

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In the beginning…

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In the beginning…

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Why?

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Why: Boost circulation

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Why: Amplify voices

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Why: Increase visibility

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How?

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How: Automate!

http://tweethopper.com/

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How: RSS “bot”

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How: Retweet “bot”

Direct Message (DM)

Re-Tweet (RT)

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Results (so far)

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Circulation Results

• 98% of @CalDigLib followers arenew readers of CDLINFO

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Amplification Results

http://www.twitalyzer.com/

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Visibility Results

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Follow us! @CalDigLib

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And here is where you’ll find me…

[email protected]@joan_starr

Thank you!