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Open Science & Libraries 2024: 10 Tips for Conferences & Events
Which conferences, symposia and other events could be worth a visit online or on site in 2024? We have...
Social Media in Libraries: Best Practice of the ETH Library in Zurich
The ETH Library is the largest public science and technology library in Switzerland and the central...
Open Science & Libraries 2023: 25 Tips for Conferences, Festivals & Co.
Which conferences and events could be worth an (online) visit in 2023? We have put together a selection...
Self-organised network: does Mastodon have what it takes to become the “scholarly-owned social network”?
A “scholarly-owned social network” as an alternative to the major commercial players sounds like the...
Social Media in Libraries: Best Practice From the Austrian National Library
Tens of thousands of followers on Facebook, impressive community engagement on Instagram and a...
Libraries on Twitch: Ideas for Starting on the Streaming Platform
The live streaming platform Twitch has its origins in streaming video games and e-sports. Lately, it has...
Social Media in Libraries: Best Practice and Tips for Successful Profiles From the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
For many years, it has been good practice for many libraries to be present in social media and to...
Briefly Noted: ZBW MediaTalk in Test Mode on Mastodon
Even though the purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk is now a case for lawyers, many users from Germany have...
Why Libraries Have to be Permanently Active on Social Media: 7 “Glorious” Reasons – 2021 Update
Credibility as a digital provider, direct communication with user communities and winning qualified...
Scientific tweets: Why Less is More and When a Tweet is Perceived as Being Scientific
Communication within the scientific community without twitter has become hard to imagine. It was only a...
Hackathon Coding.Waterkant: How to Improve Library Services Through Chatbots and Artificial Intelligence
“Hackathons” have been around for several years now in the world of libraries. They are events at which...