An analysis of tweets from VALA 2018. Code is available on GitHub.
6150 tweets were collected using the rtweet
R package:
vala <- search_tweets("#vala2018", 10000)
saveRDS(vala, "data/vala.rds")
Filtered for dates August 21-25, Melbourne time.
The “replies network”, composed from users who reply directly to one another, coloured by page rank.
Click to view image.
screen_name | text | retweet_count |
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peter_tonoli | “The obfuscation of digital preservation” from @jayechats #VALA2018 #S4 #DigitalPreservation #obfuscation https://t.co/iEAbE9u4eF | 34 |
mawarre | The Public Domain Charter: “Digitisation of Public Domain content does not create new rights over it: works that ar… https://t.co/tOrUuR7EHU | 23 |
mawarre | I don’t want my Library do “cool techy things”. I want my Library to change lives through empowerment and that some… https://t.co/LCgkAdy5Gg | 21 |
JesselizH | Love this! #vala2018 #s10 https://t.co/dkRrPDWhDa | 19 |
mikejonesmelb | When asked whether you should ask for permission or forgiveness @panoptigoth says there is a third option: carefull… https://t.co/bJCjJt73aD | 18 |
mikejonesmelb | Suggestion for the next VALA (and conferences more generally): get someone to sponsor keep cups for all delegates a… https://t.co/MAEbyUt5t5 | 18 |
mikejonesmelb | Starting the afternoon with a manel :( #vala2018 https://t.co/ErC380CoWP https://t.co/SQnYQwrehM | 15 |
StevenPChang | The idea of putting @VALAlib papers out there pre-conference has already proved an ace move - @kylie_poulton’s pape… https://t.co/DURPqhlVLp | 15 |
shalaohla | “The librarians learnt a lot too” - we don’t have to be experts to develop digital literacies in others. We can lea… https://t.co/MPiodKCOsX | 13 |
kattekrab | Other open source systems? - Evergreen - Koha - FOLIO - Dspace - Fedora - Samvera - Vuefind - Blacklight “Nobody… https://t.co/BYPhj6llwd | 12 |
screen_name | text | favorite_count |
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mikejonesmelb | Suggestion for the next VALA (and conferences more generally): get someone to sponsor keep cups for all delegates a… https://t.co/MAEbyUt5t5 | 75 |
mawarre | I don’t want my Library do “cool techy things”. I want my Library to change lives through empowerment and that some… https://t.co/LCgkAdy5Gg | 55 |
peter_tonoli | “The obfuscation of digital preservation” from @jayechats #VALA2018 #S4 #DigitalPreservation #obfuscation https://t.co/iEAbE9u4eF | 55 |
mikejonesmelb | Starting the afternoon with a manel :( #vala2018 https://t.co/ErC380CoWP https://t.co/SQnYQwrehM | 49 |
shalaohla | “The librarians learnt a lot too” - we don’t have to be experts to develop digital literacies in others. We can lea… https://t.co/MPiodKCOsX | 42 |
TroveAustralia | If you’re at #vala2018 and you’re seeking a gorgeous “I <3 Trove” enamel badge, come to Pod 7, utter the phrase “di… https://t.co/vo0zlAhpMg | 39 |
EileenLouden | @peterneish All I can think of… #vala2018 https://t.co/sjtCNKEZF6 | 37 |
StevenPChang | Things I’m taking away from that amazing plenary: 1) be self-critical of our own invisible assumptions about neutra… https://t.co/2FlJh8QAkA | 34 |
rtennant | I have to say that the Tweet stream from #vala2018 is making me want to stay up beyond my bedtime at #c4l18 in Wash… https://t.co/wqvFSMElHr | 34 |
JesselizH | Love this! #vala2018 #s10 https://t.co/dkRrPDWhDa | 34 |
screen_name | text | quote_count |
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VALAlib | Check out the whole thread: https://t.co/8vdmPShnfV #p1 #vala2018 | 14 |
petahopkins | Here is the tweet mentioned #VALA2018 https://t.co/rtN8sHXQWx | 14 |
ccmcknz | And the only way forward with the sheer volume is for us (librarians) to be ok with letting go of the 100% accuracy… https://t.co/6yLGcc4PzO | 12 |
MARC_must_die | Great initiative this year from #VALA2018 https://t.co/DvzvUhxBaP | 9 |
HughRundle | Archivists also as there’s a little bit on archiving and #digipres happening at #VALA2018 https://t.co/nFRhCxiwLl | 9 |
TurbittNDuck | Get reading! Thanks @VALAlib! #vala2018 #turbittnduck 🐟🦆 https://t.co/WwajNHeYq0 | 9 |
aliaQLD | That’s our weekend sorted! #vala2018 https://t.co/RcZs9GzwI0 | 9 |
comradeharps | Including my We Need to Talk about #FakeNews paper: https://t.co/QIcNNlxMtA #VALA2018 https://t.co/l4fkBBZKIN | 9 |
wragge | #VALA2018 folks might be interested in @liblaura’s #c4l18 talk on using @glitch to encourage experimentation with l… https://t.co/iTdvjclZ8a | 8 |
aliangac | Melbourne friends! Whether you’re VALA-ing or not VALA-ing, this event is worth your time #VALA2018… https://t.co/x2lShmbjiL | 6 |
screen_name | text | favorite_count |
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peter_tonoli | “The obfuscation of digital preservation” from @jayechats #VALA2018 #S4 #DigitalPreservation #obfuscation https://t.co/iEAbE9u4eF | 55 |
mikejonesmelb | Starting the afternoon with a manel :( #vala2018 https://t.co/ErC380CoWP https://t.co/SQnYQwrehM | 49 |
EileenLouden | @peterneish All I can think of… #vala2018 https://t.co/sjtCNKEZF6 | 37 |
JesselizH | Love this! #vala2018 #s10 https://t.co/dkRrPDWhDa | 34 |
1n9r1d | Great sentiment @edwardshaddow - a great deal of learning in failure #vala2018 https://t.co/rwoDCtYCFQ | 33 |
ccmcknz | Me, halfway through a 3 day conference #vala2018 https://t.co/hrQcpJMZ47 | 27 |
kattekrab | Did you know that Koha libraries can catalogue the Pokémon captured in their spaces? #VALA2018 https://t.co/T2fomFmTVK | 24 |
TitianBrady | #vala2018 https://t.co/oifIw4PLJn | 23 |
bestqualitycrab | Not actually a black and white photo! Conference #shoefie from #VALA2018 Standardization versus variation anyone? https://t.co/Wm0Kynaa6C | 23 |
roseholley2 | Feeling very honoured to receive Williamson Award #VALA2018 from Enid Williamson age 97. @UNSWCanberra @UNSWLibrary https://t.co/28yrVAI9Ym | 21 |
The 100 words used 3 or more times.