I’d presume it’s a real question, and the asker being not “within the target audience” is why the question was asked. That is, the simple answer is something along the lines of “By the time the book comes out, it might be old news where you are, but it’s still relevant to my intended audience (which perhaps moves at a somehow slower pace than your research firm)”

The whole trend-following practice of corporate books is a subculture in itself, which is the basis for this little miscommunication.

We’ve been using Twitter and Facebook for roughly two years now and are still trying to figure out the best way to reach our patrons. I’ll forward your questions on to our current staff social networker, but from my Collection Development POV, yes, this is something we’d want.

Thanks for that.

On the other hand, I wonder whether I’ll get any responses from libraries that have decided to stop using FB or Twitter?

I think I will *find* some libraries that have, in effect, stopped or nearly stopped using one or the other, particularly if I do the three-month follow-up I’m planning to do…but that’s not quite the same thing.

I’d just throw the message into the junk folder.

First of all, there are lots of libraries who have not yet started, and won’t for a while. Your book will provide much insight.

For me what may be of more interest is the answers to the question about why libraries have stopped.

As I have mentioned before, you provide great insight when you choose to cover a topic. I have read (almost) every issue of Cites and Insights, and have always learned some new things (yes, that is plural).

This new title will be purchased by the library I work at, since it falls very much within our collection development guidelines. We were short of funds for a bit, but that is (at least temporarily) over. We have gone an purchased some of the Lulu books recently to help maintain our collection on library related topics.