Twitter Tuesday is a weekly feature that looks back at the USC Libraries' conversations in the Twitterverse. You can follow the USC Libraries on Twitter at @USCLibraries. Feel free to ask questions or send comments on Twitter; we may repost your question here as part of next Tuesday's post.
On August 3, the university launched a redesigned usc.edu homepage. We updated our followers about where they could find links to the libraries' Web site, and several other Twitter users were kind enough to retweet our notice:
USCLibraries: You can find the libraries on the redesigned #USC homepage (https://usc.edu) under Academics, Arts, and Popular Links.
We linked to a story about Pope Benedict, who 13 years ago (as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger) asked Pope John Paul II for a transfer to the Vatican library:
USCLibraries: Pope Benedict (then Cardinal Ratzinger) wanted to be a librarian:
The 5th-Annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar, which is coming to Doheny Memorial Library on October 23, was a frequent topic:
USCLibraries: For Twitterverse friends, a preview of poster series for the 5th-annual L.A. Archives Bazaar coming October 23 https://twitpic.com/2bnp5e
USCLibraries: Come to "The 5th-Annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar" Saturday, October 23 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Southern... https://fb.me/v6Yqptwf
LAhistory: [Can't wait!] RT @USCLibraries Come to "5th-Annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar" Sat, October 23 from 9am -5pm: https://fb.me/v6Yqptwf
A couple of our Twitter followers mentioned us:
waynemcevilly: among #libraries are some of the most beautiful places on the planet via @USCLibraries > (HoosePhilosopyLibrary #USC
ahernand: I wish Harvard's Film Studies center was as nice as the Motion Pictures Library @USCLibraries
Our most updates from the past week:
USCLibraries: Librarian Nancy Pearl picks "under the radar reads" (via @NPR): https://n.pr/db9LHk
USCLibraries: Brain wiring looks less like an org chart, with conscious mind on top, and more like the internet: /via @USC_Research
USCLibraries: Turning old payphone booths into libraries in LA's Highland Park neighborhood: https://bit.ly/anKoDe /via @kpell cc @HLP90042
USCLibraries: How many books are there in the world? Google counts 129,864,880: https://n.pr/azRVMR /via @Somers_Librar