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I thought this was a good easy to understand video on using Twitter to use with the public as a training tool http://www.commoncraft.com/Twitter

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The purpose of this group is to have one place to discuss using Twitter as a library tool.

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Library:: Infopeople

About Me:: I grew up in Milton, Massachusetts. I have spent many happy hours using and working in libraries. My first experience was as a user of a branch of the Milton Public Library seven houses away from my home.

I have a B.A. in religion and M.S. in Library Science from Syracuse University. I worked as a student assistant at Syracuse University, library trainee at a county law library in Syracuse, bookmobile librarian, children’s librarian and city librarian with the Timberland Regional Library System (WA). I moved to California in 1973 as the project director for the Lake County Library Project. From 1974-1995, I administered grant programs, provided consulting services and conducted training programs for the Library Development Services Bureau of the California State Library.

I've been a full time independent consultant since 1996. After going to a FISH! workshop, I gave myself the title of Planning and Training Wizard.

Website:: http://www.gailmcgovern.info

Blog:: http://gailmcgovern.blogspot.com/

Interest in Library 2.0: I'm involved in developing Web 2.0 offerings for librarians through my work with Infopeople.

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Thoughts about Library 2.0 Ning

Library 2.0 Ning is my favorite social network because it promotes serendipitous searching among people who have the same profession as well as an interest in web 2.0 in common.

If you are a fan of serendipitous searching, check out Steve Nelson's BananaSlug, which was designed to promote serendipitous surfing.

"Directed Google searches return pages most relevant to your search term, based on the pages' popularity on the Web. You may never see some of t… Continue

Posted on April 11, 2007 at 12:28pm — 1 Comment

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At 2:46am on May 26, 2009, Mike McQueen said…: Hi Gail,
I'm a teacher librarian & recently started a community based blog for getting boys to read - http://GettingBoysToRead.com. Please send me a friend request if you'd like to network, share ideas, and learn more about getting boys to read.

Sincerely,
Mike McQueen

LET'S NETWORK HERE TOO (request me as a friend):
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At 2:08pm on July 29, 2007, Memo Cordova said…: Thanks for the add, Gail! Your logo looks fantastic on a t-shirt and cap.

At 4:47pm on July 9, 2007, Kevin Griffith said…: Gail,

Thanks for joining the Library Leadership and Creative Librarians discussion groups.

At 3:57pm on June 14, 2007, Mary LeCompte said…: Hi Gail,
Thanks for the invite. Hope to get more active when things die down a bit at our library!

At 12:38pm on June 14, 2007, Brian Greene said…: Thanks for the invite Gail and thx for the intro to BananaSlug. Happy consulting to thee.

At 12:32pm on June 10, 2007, bibliofan said…: Thanks for the invitation. I found the serendipitous surf site isnteresting. I am guessing UC Santa Cruz connections.

At 12:40am on June 10, 2007, Tracy Poelzer said…: Hey Gail,

Another question about DDR - do the foam dance mats work quite well, or do they wear out fairly quickly? If budgets permitted, would the heavy-duty metal ones be better, or do the foam ones "do the trick" even for fairly heavy use?

At 12:20pm on June 8, 2007, Tracy Poelzer said…: Hi Gail,

Thanks for the invite! I saw the video about DDR just a couple months ago from a classmate in one of my Masters degree courses. Is that you in it? Great moves! I would love to hear more about how it's working.

At 8:50am on June 5, 2007, Kevin Griffith said…: Gail,

Thank you for the invitation. I tried to resist accepting it, but I felt oddly compelled to say yes. You really are a wizard, aren't you?

Those FISH! workshops are great, aren't they?

At 12:40pm on May 29, 2007, Lorrie Ann Butler said…: Gail,
Thanks for the add. You sound like the wizard of all things library. What a impressive background! I am glad to be your new California friend.

P.S. Love the hat!!