Wikimedia+Libraries/Program/Submission/Not Just a Trend: Information Seeking and Knowledge Sharing on TikTok
Title of your proposal edit
Not Just a Trend: Information Seeking and Knowledge Sharing on TikTok
Name(s) and/or username(s) edit
- Amber Morrell
- amber.t.morrell@gmail.com
Topic edit
- Advocacy and Outreach through other digital channels
Type of submission edit
- Lightning sessions (Short talks/shares in an un-conference format) (5-8 minutes)
Keywords and hashtags edit
video, social media, storytelling
Abstract edit
Video sharing app TikTok has over one billion monthly users and it was the most popular website in 2021. How does short-form video affect information-seeking behaviors and knowledge sharing? Librarian, author, and TikTok creator Amber Morrell will share her experiences in developing the Wikipedia-based TikTok account @storytimeamber, which has almost 300,000 followers. Because of their popularity, low barrier to entry, and accessibility, short-form video platforms deserve more attention from library researchers.
In this lightning talk, I will share my experience on TikTok, explain why this is a valuable avenue for libraries to explore, and consider future research implications.
- Knowledge sharing through short form video
- How/why I started TikTok
- How my TikTok relates to libraries
- How other librarians are using TikTok
- Library research implications
- Accessibility
- Anyone can create, Anyone can view (low barrier to entry)
- Same as Wikimedia & library missions
- Storytelling & connection through story - taking a topic and creating a narrative to engage viewers
- Short form video has this in common with oral traditions
- Questions for further study: how are people spreading knowledge and information through short-form video, and how has it affected information seeking behaviors?
- Can TikTok creators send new readers to Wikipedia? - first thoughts from an informal collaboration with the Wikimedia Foundation
- Accessibility
Expected outcomes edit
Attendees will be invited to consider how TikTok and similar channels can be used in mission-aligned ways by librarians and Wikimedians
Duration (without Q&A) edit
8 minutes
Specific requirements edit
Sharing video on-screen as part of the talk
Interested attendees (Please add yourself, and you may indicate your questions to the presenter). edit
- KellyDoyle (talk) 23:07, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
- FRomeo (WMF) (talk) 13:26, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
- I've definitely considered using TikTok alongside my Wikipedia work to inform students! Rachel Helps (BYU) (talk) 16:46, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
- EriedgenArc (talk) 12:03, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
- Kclibrarian (talk)
- LEscamilla (WMF) (talk) 14:35, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
- Karolingva (talk) 16:52, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
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