October 1 was the yearly Follow a Library #followalibrary day on Twitter.
This year fell on a Saturday.
I enquired about the day this year on Twitter, and got the following response:
I got included in the crew of #followalibrary day by Wilma van den Brink (@wbk500) from the Netherlands. That is what happens when you stick your neck out on social media...
You get immediate response and involvement!
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| #Followalibrary website |
SABC Media Libraries: @SABCMediaLib
SABC Radio Archives: @SABCRadioArc
The topic of discussion was #myfavoritebook.
Very valuable suggestions came to the fore with regards new books to explore.
See the Twubs curation tool on top for all the #myfavoritebook suggestions that is still coming through on Twitter.
I found no other libraries from South Africa or Africa participating on Saturday on Twitter.
It is possible that I could have missed them. Please give me an shout-out when you know of any libraries.
Africa is also not included in the list of #followalibrary blog: Find a library to follow.
(Wilma, will you please add us?)
The deduction can be made that libraries and librarians in Africa have still not caught on to social media.
It is something that needs urgent attention, especially since libraries worldwide are going through the same struggles with regards budgets, closures, manpower shortages, the impact of the eBook, Internet and digitization (to name a few).
Is it not time that libraries in Africa step up and connect with their peers on social platforms?
We need the connection and the wisdom from our global colleagues, but we also need the connection with our customers.
What do our customers need to still make us as libraries a valuable resource in Africa?
Related post:
#Followalibrary Day 1 October 2011
Blog post by Karen du Toit @karentoitoit, SABC Radio Archives.
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