Kent State University School of Library & Information Science March 9 & 10, 2007 Using Web 2.0 Principles to Become Librarian 2.0 Blogs

Blogs

Instructor: Brian C. Gray Engineering, Mathematics, & Statistics Librarian Case Western Reserve University Work email: bcg8@case.edu Work phone: 216-368-8685 IM: AIM - kslbcg8 ICQ - 499284601 Google Chat - kslbcg8@gmail.com MSN - bcg8@case.edu Yahoo - kslbcg8

Engineering, Mathematics, & Statistics Librarian

Case Western Reserve University

Work email: bcg8@case.edu

Work phone: 216-368-8685

IM: AIM - kslbcg8

ICQ - 499284601

Google Chat - kslbcg8@gmail.com

MSN - bcg8@case.edu

Yahoo - kslbcg8

Getting to Know Blogs What is a blog? Types of blogs Blog software Creating blogs Personal vs organizational Locating blogs Lets play

What is a blog?

Types of blogs

Blog software

Creating blogs

Personal vs organizational

Locating blogs

Lets play

What is a blog? – Common Traits Website Dated entries Archives RSS feed offered Entries with links to other items Often may require little or no web programming experience Application driven Categories, tagging, or keywords

Website

Dated entries

Archives

RSS feed offered

Entries with links to other items

Often may require little or no web programming experience

Application driven

Categories, tagging, or keywords

Blog Considerations Purpose – Announcements and/or discussion? Open or no commenting? Moderation? Tracking/pinging Spam prevention Single or multiple authors How often are entries added? Legal considerations (non-profit status, advertising, organizational policies, etc.)

Purpose – Announcements and/or discussion?

Open or no commenting?

Moderation?

Tracking/pinging

Spam prevention

Single or multiple authors

How often are entries added?

Legal considerations (non-profit status, advertising, organizational policies, etc.)

2006 Workplace E-Mail, Instant Messaging & Blog Survey American Management Association: 8% of organizations operate business blogs 55% of business blogs ‘facing out’ for customers and other third parties to read Less than 2% of organizations assign a lawyer or other responsible party to review employees’ entries Nearly 2% have fired workers for offensive blog content - including posts on employees’ personal home-based blogs

American Management Association:

8% of organizations operate business blogs

55% of business blogs ‘facing out’ for customers and other third parties to read

Less than 2% of organizations assign a lawyer or other responsible party to review employees’ entries

Nearly 2% have fired workers for offensive blog content - including posts on employees’ personal home-based blogs

http://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/000432.html

ALA Library 2.0 Bootcamp Helene Blowers Linda S. Bostrom Brian C. Gray Lorraine H. Olley (June 2006)

My Blog Author Tips Offer a RSS feed Write on a regular pattern so people do not feel the blog has died Use spell checker Tagging/Keywords/Categories Cite information Use spell checker If you allow comments, participate in the discussions Linking and discussing on other’s blog can drive traffic to your own

Offer a RSS feed

Write on a regular pattern so people do not feel the blog has died

Use spell checker

Tagging/Keywords/Categories

Cite information

Use spell checker

If you allow comments, participate in the discussions

Linking and discussing on other’s blog can drive traffic to your own

More Blog Tips & Comments Be original and write it your own style Length of posts can vary Provide some information for your readers, such as an “about me” page or other context Simple layouts can be powerful Look at other’s blogs for examples Extras occasionally break up the text – pictures, lists, etc. Give your readers a challenge or question to consider

Be original and write it your own style

Length of posts can vary

Provide some information for your readers, such as an “about me” page or other context

Simple layouts can be powerful

Look at other’s blogs for examples

Extras occasionally break up the text – pictures, lists, etc.

Give your readers a challenge or question to consider

Library Blogs in Action http://www.squidoo.com/library2point0/

http://www.squidoo.com/library2point0/