“It’s just like passing notes in class…”: a content analysis of the use of Twitter at #asl2015

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dc.contributor.authorRooney Ferris, Laura
dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-09T12:37:22Z
dc.date.available2015-11-09T12:37:22Z
dc.date.issued2015-10
dc.description.abstractTwitter has changed the dynamic of the academic conference. Before Twitter, delegate participation was primarily dependent on attendance and feedback was limited to post-event survey. With Twitter, delegates have become active participants. They pass comment, share reactions and critique presentations, all the while generating a running commentary. This study examines this phenomenon using the Academic & Special Libraries (A&SL) conference 2015 (hashtag #asl2015) as a case study. A post-conference survey was undertaken asking delegates how and why they used Twitter at #asl2015. A content and conceptual analysis of tweets was conducted using Topsy and Storify. This analysis examined how delegates interacted with presentations, which sessions generated most activity on the timeline and the type of content shared. Actual tweet activity and volume per presentation was compared to survey responses. Finally, recommendations on Twitter engagement for conference organisers and presenters are provided.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationRooney Ferris, L., O'Connor, M. (2015) '“It’s just like passing notes in class…”: a content analysis of the use of Twitter at #asl2015'. An Leabharlann, 24(2), pp. 10-17.en
dc.identifier.endpage17en
dc.identifier.issn2009-6062
dc.identifier.issued2en
dc.identifier.journaltitleAn Leabharlannen
dc.identifier.startpage10en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/2044
dc.identifier.volume24en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherLibrary Association of Irelanden
dc.relation.urihttps://libraryassociation.ie/publications/leabharlann
dc.subjectConferencesen
dc.subjectTwitteren
dc.subjectSocial mediaen
dc.title“It’s just like passing notes in class…”: a content analysis of the use of Twitter at #asl2015en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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