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Blogs in Libraries
Speaking Notes from a Tech Talks Presentation by Valerie Glenn, June 15, 2005
- What is a blog?
- How do I publish a blog?
- How are blogs used in libraries?
- How are blogs used by librarians?
What is a blog?
- short for Web log
- can have all sorts of content - individual diary, compilation of links/news articles, etc. on a particular topic, news with commentary, etc.
- can have individual or group authors
See a pretty detailed discussion at Wikipedia.
How do I publish a blog?
Content management software on your server
Blog host
- TypePad
- Blogger - see example
- LiveJournal
How are blogs used in libraries?
Communicate internally
- Digital Projects Department DevBlog
- University of Minnesota's
Business & Gov't Information reference blog
Communicate with
the public [can be one-way or two-way (ie, comments or no)]
- Frequently Answered Questions - an experiment in distance education library communications
- Georgia State University - Library News and Subject Blogs
How are blogs used by librarians?
Keep up with what others in the
profession are doing
- The Shifted Librarian
- It's all good - example of a collaborative blog
Keep up with issues that affect libraries
Other library-related blogs
About the Author: At the time of this Tech Talk, Valerie Glenn served as a documents librarian at the UNT Libraries.