Blog Basics Peta Hopkins Information Systems Librarian Bond University L plates Series – VALA - 4 th Feb 2008

Peta Hopkins

Information Systems Librarian

Bond University

L plates Series – VALA - 4 th Feb 2008

Program Guide Blog’s Anatomy In this episode we will dissect blogs to investigate their make up Blog Gear A high octane extravaganza of performance cars, celebrities and comedy. Make that performance blog engines, a celebrity and some mild amusement Wide World of Blogs Find out where you can become a news publisher with global audience The Librarians (who blog) Gathering ideas

Blog’s Anatomy

In this episode we will dissect blogs to investigate their make up

Blog Gear

A high octane extravaganza of performance cars, celebrities and comedy. Make that performance blog engines, a celebrity and some mild amusement

Wide World of Blogs

Find out where you can become a news publisher with global audience

The Librarians (who blog)

Gathering ideas

Blog's Anatomy What to expect: Database of Posts Permalinks Comments Date & Time stamps Feeds Archives Tags/Labels Optional extras: Sidebars Blogrolls Categories Calendars Widgets Search boxes Human head anatomy with external and internal carotid arteries by Patrick J Lynch, reproduced under a creative commons licence.

What to expect:

Database of Posts

Permalinks

Comments

Date & Time stamps

Feeds

Archives

Tags/Labels

Optional extras:

Sidebars

Blogrolls

Categories

Calendars

Widgets

Search boxes

http://connectinglibrarian.com Connecting Librarian is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia License. Connecting Librarian is by Michelle McLean Sidebar Post or Entry

http://connectinglibrarian.com Connecting Librarian is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia License. Connecting Librarian is by Michelle McLean Date (on this blog the time is not displayed) ‏ Tags or categories – link to posts with the same tag or category Post title & permalink – link to this post Comments – link to display the comments that readers have left about this post Blog Post

http://connectinglibrarian.com Connecting Librarian is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia License. Connecting Librarian is by Michelle McLean Sidebar Posts are also published in RSS format for subscription with a feed reader or for syndication

Feeds Content is published in XML (extensible markup language) in RSS format which can be used by other applications such as news readers or aggregators eg. Bloglines & Google Reader <?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;utf-8&quot;?> <rss version=&quot;2.0&quot;> <channel> <title> Connecting Librarian </title>  <description> Connecting new ideas and technologies with library service </description>  <link> http://connectinglibrarian.com/ </link>  <item>  <title> Librarian 2.0 not library 2.0 </title>  <description> I have finally caught up on all my reading, amongst which was a very thought provoking post by John Blyberg entitled “Library 2.0 Debased“, which in turn was inspired by Kate ..... MORE TEXT </description>  <link> http://connectinglibrarian.com/2008/01/30/librarian-20-not-library-20/ </link>  </item> MORE ITEMS GO IN HERE  </channel> </rss>

Content is published in XML (extensible markup language) in RSS format which can be used by other applications such as news readers or aggregators eg. Bloglines & Google Reader

Widgets Snippets of code for adding small useful features to web pages, or desktops In Context at inn0vate Getting a widget from librarything <script language=&quot;JavaScript&quot; src=&quot;http://www.rsscalendar.com/rss/publish.asp?t=m&k=5b8ac1bf8013b0204a2c0e1988aafe75&fw=200&ff=10&fs=11&fc=000000&tb=EEEEEE&eb=FFFFFF&quot;></script>

Snippets of code for adding small useful features to web pages, or desktops

Tags – Labels - Categories Labels and tags are the same thing. Google just uses the term 'labels' instead of 'tags' in its suite of products Use as many labels/tags as you like Categories are a WordPress feature. Each category can have it's own feed. Typically you would have many less categories than tags. Example of Blog with categories and tags - Blogadoodledoo

Labels and tags are the same thing. Google just uses the term 'labels' instead of 'tags' in its suite of products

Use as many labels/tags as you like

Categories are a WordPress feature. Each category can have it's own feed. Typically you would have many less categories than tags.

Blog Gear What to use Cog Pic_Small by Balakov. Reproduced under a Creative Commons licence http://www.flickr.com/photos/balakov/309709612/

What to use

WordPress Open Source - strong community of developers Plugins for versatility Wysiwyg editor Supports static pages Variety of themes/templates Widgetised for easy control of layout Supports group blogs Time stamp can be used to control publication date and time If you host your own you have complete control over the theme

Open Source - strong community of developers

Plugins for versatility

Wysiwyg editor

Supports static pages

Variety of themes/templates

Widgetised for easy control of layout

Supports group blogs

Time stamp can be used to control publication date and time

If you host your own you have complete control over the theme

Blogger Google service Choice of themes/templates Ability to modify template Wysiwyg editor Widgetised for easy layout control Supports tags

Google service

Choice of themes/templates

Ability to modify template

Wysiwyg editor

Widgetised for easy layout control

Supports tags

Windows Live Writer Desktop application Publishes to a variety of blog platforms Work offline Access from browser toolbar Uses blog template

Desktop application

Publishes to a variety of blog platforms

Work offline

Access from browser toolbar

Uses blog template

celebrity + amusement + blog http://www.stephenfry.com Stephen Fry & Me by StormCab -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormcab/387897666/ Used under a CC licence - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en

http://www.stephenfry.com

Wide World of Blogs Where to get started Blogger (Blogspot) - http://www.blogger.com if you already have a Google account this is a good option as it has single sign-on Wordpress.com - http://wordpress.com Edublogs - http://edublogs.org uses WordPress platform site caters only for education-related blogs Blogsavvy - http://blogsavvy.com uses WordPress platform LiveJournal - http://www.livejournal.com Vox - http://www.vox.com Uses Movable Type platform Cricket triptych by Prescott, reproduced under a Creative Commons Licence

Where to get started

Blogger (Blogspot) - http://www.blogger.com

if you already have a Google account this is a good option as it has single sign-on

Wordpress.com - http://wordpress.com

Edublogs - http://edublogs.org

uses WordPress platform

site caters only for education-related blogs

Blogsavvy - http://blogsavvy.com

uses WordPress platform

LiveJournal - http://www.livejournal.com

Vox - http://www.vox.com

Uses Movable Type platform

Not quite ready? Blogging is not compulsory Libraries Interact – contribute posts without having to manage your own blog. http://librariesinteract.info – any topics of interest to the Australian Library and Information Science sector

Blogging is not compulsory

Libraries Interact – contribute posts without having to manage your own blog.

http://librariesinteract.info – any topics of interest to the Australian Library and Information Science sector

The Librarians (who blog) ‏ Blogging Libraries Wiki – Lists of library blog http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net She Said/He Said – Library Directors http://lions-online-shesaidhesaid.blogspot.com The L files – University Library http://bulibrary.blogspot.com Mosman Library Weblog – Public Library http://refdesk.mosmanlibraryblogs.com/ Environmental news bits – Special library http://lib.wmrc.uiuc.edu/enb View examples via TrailFire

Blogging Libraries Wiki – Lists of library blog

http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net

She Said/He Said – Library Directors

http://lions-online-shesaidhesaid.blogspot.com

The L files – University Library

http://bulibrary.blogspot.com

Mosman Library Weblog – Public Library

http://refdesk.mosmanlibraryblogs.com/

Environmental news bits – Special library

http://lib.wmrc.uiuc.edu/enb

Give me the links All links are posted on my blog at http://inn0vate.blogspot.com/2008/02/links-for-blog-basics-l-plates-series.html (that’s a zero not an uppercase o in inn0vate) Thank you

All links are posted on my blog at

http://inn0vate.blogspot.com/2008/02/links-for-blog-basics-l-plates-series.html

(that’s a zero not an uppercase o in inn0vate)