Librarians Aloud - Episode 034 - Martin O'Connor

Librarians Aloud

Laura talks to Martin O Connor, communications coordinator at UCC library. He is also the presenter of 'Shush, sounds from UCC Library' a weekly library radio show and he co-runs the LibFocus blog. Martin talks about his library journey, how he is finding his authentic voice on social media and how he has incorporated his love of music and collaboration into his role, including developing an exhibition celebrating the beloved Cork music venue Sir Henry's. He has published and presented extensively on library outreach and social media and marketing. Links: - Martins Twitter https://twitter.com/martinoconnor3 - Shush, sounds from UCC Library https://soundcloud.com/shush-radio-486769527 - Shush Twitter https://twitter.com/Shush_radio - Framing an exhibition – reflections from Sir Henrys@UCC Library https://blogs.ucc.ie/wordpress/theriverside/2014/09/05/sir-henrys-ucc-library/ libFocus Blog https://www.libfocus.com/ - O'Connor, M. and Hogan, E. (2019) 'Sir Henrys @UCCLibrary: Telling the history of a live music venue through a librarian-led research exhibition', An Leabharlann: The Irish Library, 28(2), pp. 11-17. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/247754739.pdf - Rooney 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. https://cora.ucc.ie/handle/10468/2044 - UCC Library Podcast studio … sooo jealous!!! ;) https://libguides.ucc.ie/LibraryStudio/Podcast