Library Technology Trends or Social Networking or What is Library 2.0? C. G. O’Kelly Library Julie Dornberger 2007

Part 3 Blogs

What are Blogs? Short for web log. “Information that is instantly and automatically published to a web site via a template.” From mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/netterms.htm Add links for RSS, videos, IM, email, etc. Not editable by others like a wiki.

Short for web log.

“Information that is instantly and automatically published to a web site via a template.”

From mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/netterms.htm

Add links for RSS, videos, IM, email, etc.

Not editable by others like a wiki.

O’Kelly Library Blog http://okellylibrary.blogspot.com/

http://okellylibrary.blogspot.com/

University of Minnesota Libraries http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ Libraries make it possible for all University students, staff, and faculty to create their own blogs with minimal hassle. There are currently 4284 blogs with 54148 entries.

http://blog.lib.umn.edu/

Libraries make it possible for all University students, staff, and faculty to create their own blogs with minimal hassle.

There are currently 4284 blogs with 54148 entries.

Ohio University Libraries Business Tips, Tricks and Tools Blog http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/businessblog/

Business Tips, Tricks and Tools Blog

http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/businessblog/

VCU Libraries Suggestion Blog http://blog.vcu.edu/libsuggest/

Suggestion Blog

http://blog.vcu.edu/libsuggest/

GTCC What We Can Do For You Blog http://gtcclib.blogspot.com/

What We Can Do For You Blog

http://gtcclib.blogspot.com/

Associations ACRL http://acrlblog.org/

ACRL

http://acrlblog.org/

Librarian Blog Shifted Librarian http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/

Shifted Librarian

http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/

Librarians that Blog about Library Technology Trends Information Wants to be Free http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php Meredith Farkas librarian.net http://www.librarian.net/ Jessamyn West The Shifted Librarian http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com Jenny Levine

Information Wants to be Free

http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php

Meredith Farkas

librarian.net

http://www.librarian.net/

Jessamyn West

The Shifted Librarian

http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com

Jenny Levine

Organizations that Blog about Library Technology Trends ALA Tech Source http://www.techsource.ala.org/blog/2006/12/custom-zen-enlightened-information-retrieval.html LITA Blog http://litablog.org/ ACRL Blog: Technology http:// www.learningtimes.net/acrlblog/category/newtech /

ALA Tech Source

http://www.techsource.ala.org/blog/2006/12/custom-zen-enlightened-information-retrieval.html

LITA Blog

http://litablog.org/

ACRL Blog: Technology

http:// www.learningtimes.net/acrlblog/category/newtech /

How to Find Blogs Technorati (search engine for blogs) http://technorati.com/ Blogging Libraries Wiki http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/links/index.php?title=Welcome_to_the_Blogging_Libraries_Wiki

Technorati (search engine for blogs)

http://technorati.com/

Blogging Libraries Wiki

http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/links/index.php?title=Welcome_to_the_Blogging_Libraries_Wiki

Create a Free Blog Blogger https://www.blogger.com/start Need a Google account Wordpress http://wordpress.com/

Blogger

https://www.blogger.com/start

Need a Google account

Wordpress

http://wordpress.com/