Follow Friday

Have you checked out Twitter? See the list below for a few of the Authors, Librarians, and Libraries on Twitter. Some even give research help!

Authors

Maureen Johnson: http://twitter.com/maureenjohnson

New York City http://www.maureenjohnsonbooks.com/

Bio: author of Suite Scarlett and Devilish.


Meg Cabot: http://twitter.com/megcabot

Key West, FL http://www.megcabot.com/

Bio: Author of over 40 books including the Princess Diaries, Allie Finkle, Queen of Babble, Heather Wells and Airhead series.


Chuck Palahniuk: http://twitter.com/chuckpalahniuk

Los Angeles http://www.chuckpalahniuk.net/

Bio: Author of Fight Club and many more.


Cory Doctorow: http://twitter.com/doctorow

http://craphound.com/

Bio: Co-editor of the blog Boing Boing & author of Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom.


Neil Gaiman: http://twitter.com/neilhimself

http://www.neilgaiman.com/

Bio: Author of Neverwhere, American Gods, Coraline, Stardust, and The Sandman comic series.



Librarians

Jason Griffey: http://twitter.com/griffey

Chattanooga, TN

Bio: I write and talk about higher education, libraries, technology, social networks, media, and sometimes zombies.


Meredith Farkas: http://twitter.com/librarianmer

Barre, VT http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/

Bio: Librarian, writer and tech-geek creating a ruckus in rural VT


Jessamyn West: http://twitter.com/jessamyn

Vermont http://librarian.net

Bio: rural librarian geek


Joe Murphy: http://twitter.com/libraryfuture

New Haven, CT

Bio: Joe Murphy, Librarian at Yale. My thoughts on the future of libraries, emerging trends in technology, and best practices for evolving libraries


Tara Calishain: http://twitter.com/ResearchBuzz

http://www.researchbuzz.com/

Bio: Writing about search engines and online information collections since 1996.


David Lee King: http://twitter.com/davidleeking

Topeka, Kansas http://www.davidleeking.com/

Bio: I write about, talk about, and work around libraries, social media, and digital communities.


Mandy Hackley: http://twitter.com/maudeclaude

Salisbury, MD http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~mlhackley/

Business/Instructional Librarian


Krista Knapp: http://twitter.com/PaisleyRose

Salisbury, MD http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~kmknapp/

Reference/Instructional Librarian


Michelle Oleson: http://twitter.com/chelliemo

Salisbury, MD http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~mloleson/

Web / Digital Services Librarian



Libraries

UIUC Undergrad Lib: http://twitter.com/askundergrad

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ugl/

Lots of great advice for students including research aids, college-related news, and more.


BSULibrary: http://twitter.com/BSULibrary

Boise, ID http://library.boisestate.edu/

Research tweets from your campus librarians: Memo, Kim, Sara, Ellie, Erin, and Rick