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Jo Alcock Evidence Base at Birmingham City University, UK jo.alcock@bcu.ac.uk @joeyanne

Internet Librarian International 2011 Developing ourselves: Are you a twit? Using microblogging and social software to Get Things Done. Jo Alcock Evidence Base at Birmingham City University, UK jo.alcock@bcu.ac.uk @joeyanne. Look familiar?. Online?. Productivity for librarians.

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Jo Alcock Evidence Base at Birmingham City University, UK jo.alcock@bcu.ac.uk @joeyanne

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  1. Internet Librarian International 2011Developing ourselves:Are you a twit? Using microblogging and social software to Get Things Done Jo Alcock Evidence Base at Birmingham City University, UK jo.alcock@bcu.ac.uk @joeyanne

  2. Look familiar?

  3. Online?

  4. Productivity for librarians • Information management a fundamental element of librarianship • Crucial in today’s information age • Productivity web tools often an integral part of 23 Things courses • Even a book on topic!

  5. Getting Things Done (GTD) • Record all ‘stuff’ so it’s out of your head • Prioritise actions (and do them!) • Create a trusted storage space for reference materials • Schedule future tasks • Review regularly

  6. http://dots-loops.tumblr.com/post/8144103070/this-weeks-cpd23-thing-is-about-tools-forhttp://dots-loops.tumblr.com/post/8144103070/this-weeks-cpd23-thing-is-about-tools-for

  7. Filtering tools/techniques http://www.flickr.com/photos/verbeeldingskr8/3638834128

  8. Filtering email • Set up labels (or folders) • Keep inbox purely for incoming messages, not storage • Establish rules for different types of email (do all need to go into inbox?)

  9. Filtering RSS • Organise feeds into folders (topics or priority based) • Weed feeds on a regular basis • Don’t be scared of ‘mark all as read’ button!

  10. Filtering tweets • Lists to focus on certain topics/areas • Work colleagues • Peers • Organisations • Saved searches to follow topics of interest • #chartership • #mlibs

  11. Useful web tools for GTD http://www.flickr.com/photos/galactic/2963937719/

  12. Nirvana (web) • Rapid entry • Send to inbox from email • GTD functionality • Drag and drop • Focus list • Projects • Tags

  13. Evernote(web/desktop/mobile) • Collect from email, web, and other tools • Store text, images & audio • Notebooks/tags • Sync across multiple devices

  14. PlainText (iPad/iPhone) • Use offline to make plain text notes • Sync with Dropbox when online • Great for distraction free writing

  15. TripIt (web/mobile) • Store travel details (private or public) • Generated automatically from emails (it can even collect itself!) • Export to calendar • Local weather/info

  16. MeetingPad (iPad) • Store meeting notes • Record audio • Include images • Sketch features • Attendees • Actions • Email minutes

  17. Nozbe (web/desktop/mobile) • Collect via email, Twitter (and SMS) • Record and schedule actions • GTD functionality • Projects, labels, contexts • Evernote notes • Dropbox docs

  18. I hope these tools and tips help you to get things done Jo Alcock www.joeyanne.co.uk @joeyanne jo.alcock@bcu.ac.uk

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