Social Media
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...
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...
The 2019/20 Barometer for the Academic World: New Insights for Open Science?
What is the state of science in Germany these days? The Barometer for the Acadamic World has been...
Study: Digital Science Communication Within the Leibniz Association
Digital science communication has become established at the institutes of the Leibniz Association and is...