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- What is a blog
- Brief informational posts in reversed chronological order
- Frequently links to additional content
- Timestamp for each post
- Archives of previously posted content
- Library Weblogs
- Diary
- News service
- Collection of links
- Book reviews
- Project reports
- Photographic record
- Anatomy of a typical post – www.tarheelbloggers.org/thb/resources/blogging101/parts.html
- Why read blogs?
- Personal & Professional
- Keep current
- No spam! (hopefully – i.e. comment spam & splogs)
- Why create blogs?
- Professional publishing
- Personal publishing
- Provide information
- Why blogs
- Easy to
- Create
- Update
- Publish
- Collaborate
- No
- HTML
- Web page creation software
- FTP
- $$$$$
- Pew Internet & American Life Report: The State of
- Does your library have RSS yet?
- More importantly a blog?
- Don’t be left out in the cold
- University Blogs
- PR
- Intranet
- Outreach
- Portfolio
- Recruiting
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Course management
- Knowledge management
- Academic Library Blogs
- PR
- Intranet
- Outreach
- Library news
- Subject blogs
- Virtual Reference
- Systems
- Cataloging
- Preservation
- First steps
- Find academic library blogs
- Start reading blogs
- Blogging presentations @ conferences
- Find academic library blogs
- Google search: blog university library
- Creating a library blog
- Why
- To communicate w/ your users
- To communicate w. your staff
- For user communication
- Library news
- Recent acquisitions
- Announce new services
- Recommended research sources
- Supplement/replace library newsletter
- Book/movie/web site recommendations
- For internal communication
- Announcements for staff
- Project management
- Benefits of library blogs
- Easy, no HTML required
- Quick – Blog This!
- Free – software purchase not required
- Innovative, cutting edge
- Attracts younger users
- Steps for creating a library blog
- Consider purpose & audience
- Choose software
- Develop policy
- Select a template
- Educate staff
- Post content
- Market your blog
- Audience
- Students
- Faculty
- Staff
- Software
- Blogger
- Moveable type
- Radio Userland
- Develop a policy
- Be sure it reflects well on your library
- Guidance for bloggers on what is and is not appropriate
- Select a template
- Features
- Archives
- Blogroll
- RSS feed
- Choose color schemes and style
- Test in multiple browsers
- Educate staff
- Who will post
- One person or team
- Train staff on the software
- Post content
- Develop a consistent style
- Use your own voice
- Check spelling and grammar
- Post often
- Market your blog
- Press release
- etc… (see previous session)
- Examples
