Weblogger's Salon - UBC's Bloggers Sound Off Blogging in UBC Library By Eugene Barsky, Physio Outreach Librarian Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC [email_address]

what’s it all about? what are blogs what we do with blogs how other UBC Librarians use blogs

what are blogs

what we do with blogs

how other UBC Librarians use blogs

what are blogs? defining blogs… think online journal about a subject arranged in reverse chronological order updated frequently short posts, usually containing personal commentary and links

defining blogs…

think online journal about a subject

arranged in reverse chronological order

updated frequently

short posts, usually containing personal commentary and links

what are blogs? “ the blog concept is about three things: Frequency, Brevity, and Personality” evan williams creator, Blogger software http://writetheweb.com/Members/gilest/old/107/

“ the blog concept is about three things: Frequency, Brevity, and Personality”

evan williams

creator, Blogger software

http://writetheweb.com/Members/gilest/old/107/

UBC Physio Info-Blog http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/physio/

UBC Physio Info-Blog – why blogging? the Physio Outreach Librarian is working with 1,700 practicing physiotherapists in BC, who belong to Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia the physios are located anywhere in the province from Terrace to Cranbrook to Nanaimo the challenge is to serve information needs of practicing health professionals

the Physio Outreach Librarian is working with 1,700 practicing physiotherapists in BC, who belong to Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia

the physios are located anywhere in the province from Terrace to Cranbrook to Nanaimo

the challenge is to serve information needs of practicing health professionals

UBC Physio Info-Blog – why? provide immediate information services keep up with community interests keep the community informed of itself share community’s interests with others

provide immediate information services

keep up with community interests

keep the community informed of itself

share community’s interests with others

provide immediate information services immediate reference service by the librarian via Instant Messaging (using MeeboMe gadget) no need for personal IM account

immediate reference service by the librarian via Instant Messaging (using MeeboMe gadget)

no need for personal IM account

provide immediate information services specialized physiotherapy search engine (using Google interface) searches only for high quality physio info on the web

specialized physiotherapy search engine (using Google interface)

searches only for high quality physio info on the web

provide immediate information services Library workshops’ registration and materials across BC are available from the blog

Library workshops’ registration and materials across BC are available from the blog

provide immediate information services In-depth health info is provided via “how to” section on the blog

In-depth health info is provided via “how to” section on the blog

keeps up with community interests RSS feeds for up-to-the-minute physiotherapy research from major biomedical databases (PubMed, CINAHL)

RSS feeds for up-to-the-minute physiotherapy research from major biomedical databases (PubMed, CINAHL)

keeps up with community interests RSS feeds for up-to-the-minute general science and health information from various sources

RSS feeds for up-to-the-minute general science and health information from various sources

keeps a community informed of itself work of community members is highlighted

work of community members is highlighted

keeps a community informed of itself local authors publications are highlighted

local authors publications are highlighted

shares community’s interests with others Audiocasts of UBC Physio events are recorded and distributed (UBC IR)

Audiocasts of UBC Physio events are recorded and distributed (UBC IR)

shares community’s interests with others Audiocasts of local physio workshops and seminars are recorded and distributed (please be aware of copyright!)

Audiocasts of local physio workshops and seminars are recorded and distributed (please be aware of copyright!)

the result? Our users LOVE it! “ Thank you for moving the profession into the 21st century” “ Great service you are offering the physio community” “ Thank-you Eugene! I have been listening to these files with my .mp3 player and it's so convenient! Thank-you for going to the effort to do this for us, especially those of us on the island that cannot attend some of the presentations. I hope you will be doing more podcasts.”

Our users LOVE it!

“ Thank you for moving the profession into the 21st century”

“ Great service you are offering the physio community”

“ Thank-you Eugene! I have been listening to these files with my .mp3 player and it's so convenient! Thank-you for going to the effort to do this for us, especially those of us on the island that cannot attend some of the presentations. I hope you will be doing more podcasts.”

stats, graphs… keeps the stats from visits distribution of visitors

keeps the stats from visits

distribution of visitors

a story…. physio in Smithers using IM via the blog patient with a neck pain using therapeutic exercise whether effective? best practices / best evidence answer found and provided in five minutes

physio in Smithers using IM via the blog

patient with a neck pain

using therapeutic exercise

whether effective?

best practices / best evidence

answer found and provided in five minutes

More UBC Library blogs Law Library blog - http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/lawlib/ Alive since summer 2004. Says Elim Wong – “this is a great way to announce new books and things of interest to generally the Law Faculty and students. “

Law Library blog - http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/lawlib/

Alive since summer 2004. Says Elim Wong – “this is a great way to announce new books and things of interest to generally the Law Faculty and students. “

More UBC Library blogs UBC Academic Search – Google Scholar blog - http:// weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/googlescholar / "To observe, document & comment on the evolution of academic-scholarly searching"

UBC Academic Search – Google Scholar blog - http:// weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/googlescholar /

"To observe, document & comment on the evolution of academic-scholarly searching"

More UBC Library blogs the Social Library blog - http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/lawlib/ Discusses how librarians are using social software at UBC

the Social Library blog - http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/lawlib/

Discusses how librarians are using social software at UBC

More UBC Library blogs Linguistics and Language Resources blog - http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/lingua/ library weblog for linguistics faculty and students at UBC

Linguistics and Language Resources blog - http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/lingua/

library weblog for linguistics faculty and students at UBC

More UBC Library blogs psychology resources blog - http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/psychresources/ name says it all

psychology resources blog - http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/psychresources/

name says it all

Managing UBC Library blogs it is easy to co-author more than one blog, collaboration is the nature of blogging

it is easy to co-author more than one blog, collaboration is the nature of blogging

Contact info Eugene Barsky, MLIS Physiotherapy Outreach Librarian Irving K. Barber Learning Centre University of British Columbia Phone: (604) 827-4088 Fax: (604) 822-9122 Email: [email_address] MSN/Meebo: [email_address] Blog: http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/physio/ Web: http://www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/

Eugene Barsky, MLIS

Physiotherapy Outreach Librarian

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

University of British Columbia

Phone: (604) 827-4088

Fax: (604) 822-9122

Email: [email_address]

MSN/Meebo: [email_address]

Blog: http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/physio/

Web: http://www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/