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BLOGGING

 

  • American Library Association. "Blogs: Is the New Online Culture a Fad or the Future?" Available at http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/kqweb/kqreviews/networth/
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    From the Internet’s inception, the most popular tools have always been those that provided ways to communicate. Thus, it should come as no surprise that instant communication dominates your desktop, laptop, iPod, pager, and cell phone in the form of e- mail, text-messaging, instant messaging, chat rooms, and bulletin boards. Weblogs, or blogs for short, exploit this need for rapid, fresh communication. A typical blog is a theme-centered Web site with short, frequent, dated entries listed in reverse chronological order. Blogs are meant for immediate public consumption, and many are updated daily. Includes links to relevant websites. (ALA website)

  • Carver, Blake. "Is It Time To Get Blogging?" Library Journal (2003): 30-32.

    Librarians need to keep up with Web logs (blogs) and produce them. Details of blog entries; blogs' ability to bring information, news, and Web sites to readers in quick and efficient ways; the collaboration that contributes to blogs; how to write a simple blogging script; what makes a good blog; the reader benefits of blogs; reader participation in blogs; blogs as a new alternative media; and whether a library should use blogs are provided. (Library Literature)

  • Clyde, Laurel A. Weblogs And Libraries. Oxford: Chandos Publishing, 2004.

    This book discusses the topic of ‘weblogs and libraries’ from two main perspectives: weblogs as sources of information for libraries and librarians; and weblogs as tools that libraries can use to promote their services and to provide a means of communication with their clients. It begins with an overview of the whole weblog and blogging phenomenon and traces its development over the last six years. The many different kinds of weblogs are outlined (including personal weblogs, community weblogs, multimedia weblogs). The problem of locating weblogs is addressed through a discussion of weblog directories, search engines and other finding tools. Chapters include using weblogs as sources of information in the library or information service, the options for creating a weblog, and managing the library’s own weblog" (publisher)

  • Fichter, Darlene. "Why and How to Use Blogs to Promote Your Library's Services." Information Today, Inc. 17, no. 6 (November/December 2003). Available at http://www.infotoday.com/mls/nov03/fichter.shtml .

    Librarians have had to learn how to do a lot with just a little in order to promote awareness of their programs and services. They have seized the opportunities to market libraries in the real world via traditional media: newspapers, corporate newsletters, radio, and TV. Many libraries produce brochures, pathfinders, and their own newsletters. So it is no surprise to see librarians stepping up to the plate and spreading the word online with blogs. Savvy librarians have identified blogs as another means to market libraries and their services. (author)

  • Kuhn, Martin. C.O.B.E.: A Proposed Code of Blog Ethics. Available at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu:8080/webcred/index.php?p=5.

    Written by a Ph.D. student at the University of North Carolina, this 29-page paper was submitted for consideration for presentation at the Blogging, Journalism, and Credibility Conference at Harvard Law School, January 21 and 22, 2005.

  • "Library Listservs-n-More: To Blog & Where to Blog." Available at http://www.librarysupportstaff.com/4blogs.html.

    Numerous links to library-related weblogs, instructions for creating your own, and an extensive bibliography of books, articles, and websites.

  • MyBlogSite. Available at www.myblogsite.com.

    MyBlogSite is by far the best blog tool on the net. It's easy to use for those that need the help. But it has the most comprehensive tool set for web savvy experts. Choose from hundreds of design templates. Add a photo album. Provide email notification for your readers. Get your own memorable and unique web addresses. Plus much, much more. (website)

  • Open Directory Project. "Library and Information Science: Weblogs." Available at http://dmoz.org/Reference/Libraries/Library_and_Information_Science/Weblogs/.

    A current listing of weblogs created by librarians which deal mostly with library and information science content. Blogs are divided into Collaborative Weblogs (Blogs produced by a team of people) and Organization Weblogs (Blogs created by or under the auspices of libraries or related organizations). (website)

  • Stauffer, Todd. Blog On: Building Online Communities with Web Logs. Emoryville, CA: Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2002.

    Weblogs -- or blogs -- are taking the Internet by storm! Now you can expand your site using message boards, mailing lists, and numerous other features to maintain and promote community with help from this easy-to-understand guide. Includes practical tips for making tweaks and improvements with HTML, Flash, Web images, and much more. (publisher)