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Weblogs Opportunities for Special Libraries
Darlene FichterUniversity of [email protected]
Saskatoon, SK
June 17, 2004
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Overview
What are blogs? How you can use them?
Focus on library, intranet, and employee blogs, not “personal” blogs
What features should you look for?
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What is it?
Blog/ Weblog is A web page containing brief entries
arranged chronologically Can be a a journal or diary, ‘What’s
New’ page or links to other web sites
“To me, the blog concept is about three things: Frequency, Brevity, and Personality.”
Evan Williams (creator of Blogger)
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Terminology
Blogger – person who maintains a blog Blogging – the act of creating a blog Blogrolling – moving form blog to blog Blogrolodex – a listing of other blogs Blawgs, Klogs, Trackback, Ping, Permalink,
Blogarrhea…
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Blogging explosion
2000-2003 Tools that made it easy to publish No need to know HTML No need to know FTP Add / edit content anywhere, anytime
Dozens of features – dynamic, quick and easy to develop
Millions?? worldwideCan you guess what South American country
is a hotbed for blogs?
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Blogs and RSS are in the limelight
Lots of media hype Google bought Blogger Blogging conferences Tracks at law and library
conferences
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Blogger.com
1. Login in to an account on www.blogger.com
2. Create a new entry.3. “Post and publish”4. Display the entries in a “news”
column on a subject directory
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Live Demo
Create a new blog Name it
Choose a design template Post an entry
www.blogger.com
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Exploring weblog features
Let’s take a look beSpacific.com
Accurate, focused law and technology news
By Sabrina Pacifici www.bespacific.com
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Date
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Headline
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Topics
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Permanent Link
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Archives
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Blogroll
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Syndicate
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Email Subscription
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Other features
Draft mode Off line editing Spellchecking Timed release Long entries Comments Multiple blogs Track back
Toolbar or bookmarklet
Integrated news reader
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10 ways libraries use blogs
1. News Recommend internet sites & tools
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Promote it!
2. Marketing Promote library events and programs Promote new materials
New Books New Videos
Let visitors subscribe via email Distribute headlines (RSS)
My Pick: Announce movies, link to trailers, reviews
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Get interactive
3. Talk back Books you like Let users post reviews and comments Library consortia collaborative space
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Staff
4. Communication & Collaboration Staff development
Fact sheets on new electronic resources Reference desk binder?
Database Trials and comments Database of login info
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Share knowledge - KM
Best practices – “know-how” Use for a committee, enable the
“comment feature” Presentation Blogging for Knowledge
Exchange
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IT and budget crunch?
6. Automate web drudgery Web site links
Track web site links under review for adding to catalog or best sites
Tips: Enable the comment button. Choose a blog that archives by “topic” and use it
for your links Digital document repository
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10 ways …
7. Professional / personal development Reflective nature, adds focus
8. Résumé Professional blog Write about your interests and what you find
interesting
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Reveal your expertise
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Solve email overload
9. Kill Inbox Glut with Blogs and RSS Project Tracking and Management
Provides a record in one place for a team of decisions, next steps
Points for discussion or comment Episodic information
New Books Acquisition spending reports
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Syndicate your content: RSS
10. Use a blog to maintain your what’s new page, then syndicate your content with RSS to the portal
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Corporate Libraries: Special Considerations
Inside the firewall Local installation (link in resources handout to
comparison of programs) Sharing with some employees outside the
main office/firewall Look for blog posting via email Look for email notification Usually email will travel in/out
Hosting blogging applications do have “private” options” Is this enough?
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Hosted vs. Installed Blog Software
Hosted Be sure to choose a “free” service
where you can FTP your files locally, OR export them
Avoid loosing your files when free service closes
More advice on choosing: Blogging Software for Intranet
Applications. ONLINE, January 2003
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Comparison Chart of Installed Software
http://www.asymptomatic.net/blogbreakdown.htm
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Finding out more
Weblogs Compendium www.lights.ca/weblogs/
Library Weblogs www.libdex.com/weblogs/
Why and How to Use Blogs to Promote Your Library's Services, Marketing Library Services, Nov/Dec 2003 [full text online]