Reading as a social activity?!?

I may be a little young to start with the "Back in my day" speeches, but back in my day we read alone in well-lit corners and that was good enough. Now things are better, though. This is especially true if, like me, you are the only person your immediate social circle whose world centers around books. Finding other avid readers is not always easy, let alone some who are into the same weird period/genre/obscure authors as you. I do participate in a few book clubs at the Moncton Public Library, which is fun for discovering new authors and talking about them, but it would just be mean to force others to only read and talk about the kind of books I like.

Social reading might be a good solution for me, and I enjoyed the simplicity in commenting and following people on Vision. My discovery for the week, however, was Babelio. After playing around the site for a while, I found it very user friendly and the critiques are serious enough. I will probably be using it from now on.

You can find me on Vision and on Babelio under the user name MathieuLanteigne.

Overcoming Social Media Laziness

I really need to start thinking of Twitter as a professional tool. Don’t get me wrong, I do use the Moncton Public Library’s accounts (@MonctonLibrary and @BiblioMoncton) to promote some of our events, but my personal account is really focused on entertainment. The reason for this is probably laziness on my part. By that I mean that it is very easy to become a twitter follower; there is only a minimal, one-time effort required after which messages and funny observations will automatically find their way to you.

My account has been "active" since April 2012, but I don't feel I have much to show for it. This has nothing to do with Twitter itself, but more so with the way I have been using it.

Seeing everyone use Twitter this week (especially the #NB23 hashtag), for example, has made me realize how many of my own colleagues I do not interact with on this social network. The same goes for professional associations and former colleagues, as well as awesome libraries from the NBPLS and the rest of the country/world. A first step towards a more effective account would obviously be to replace Conan O'Brian with the CLA. Well, maybe not replace....but you get my drift.

Has anyone out there faced a similar problem with Twitter or social media in general? Tips are always appreciated.

 

You can find me on Twitter @MatLanteigne

A Somewhat Interesting Introduction to This Blog

Hello all, and welcome to Juggling Librarianship! This blog will mainly cover two things: basic online technologies that relate to librarianship and juggling. Lots of juggling. 

I have been putting off creating this blog for a long time now (I should not be so lazy, I know), which is ridiculous considering how easy it was to get started.  

Stay tuned for my future posts, they will be awesome.