Check out this YouTube Video about the changes in information today. Let’s discuss it!

Check out this YouTube Video about the changes in information today.

Let’s discuss it!

KidsLit: kidslit.menashalibrary.org Sites & Soundbytes: sites.menashalibrary.org Menasha Mail: Internal blog for entire staff D’Blog: Internal blog for Dept Heads Each department has own blog Website is blog-based

KidsLit: kidslit.menashalibrary.org

Sites & Soundbytes: sites.menashalibrary.org

Menasha Mail: Internal blog for entire staff

D’Blog: Internal blog for Dept Heads

Each department has own blog

Website is blog-based

What do I write about? Make it something you are passionate about Have plenty to say Subject must have enough depth to post about for a length of time. Is this specific to your library? Libraries in general? Will you have a mix of personal and professional content? What is your tone/demeanor going to be? Will you be anonymous? Consistency is key.

What do I write about?

Make it something you are passionate about

Have plenty to say

Subject must have enough depth to post about for a length of time.

Is this specific to your library? Libraries in general?

Will you have a mix of personal and professional content?

What is your tone/demeanor going to be?

Will you be anonymous?

Consistency is key.

Librarian.net Librarian In Black LISNews Annoyed Librarian Ref Grunt Feel-Good Librarian Catalogablog

Librarian.net

Librarian In Black

LISNews

Annoyed Librarian

Ref Grunt

Feel-Good Librarian

Catalogablog

Church of the Customer Blog Slow Leadership Think Differently!

Church of the Customer Blog

Slow Leadership

Think Differently!

Do you have any favorite library blogs that I haven’t mentioned?

Do you have any favorite library blogs that I haven’t mentioned?

What are you passionate about in libraries? What do you have a lot to say about? What suits your job/mission at the library you work at?

What are you passionate about in libraries?

What do you have a lot to say about?

What suits your job/mission at the library you work at?

TITLE! Should give a cute insight into your perspective and tone. Make sure no one else is already using it. Can do without the cute title if it is solely for your library patrons and will function more as an extension of your site.

TITLE!

Should give a cute insight into your perspective and tone.

Make sure no one else is already using it.

Can do without the cute title if it is solely for your library patrons and will function more as an extension of your site.

Blogger – Free, Easy but Not Clean Moveable Type – Free to Winnefox Libraries, Easy and Clean Drupal – Website based on blogging

Blogger – Free, Easy but Not Clean

Moveable Type – Free to Winnefox Libraries, Easy and Clean

Drupal – Website based on blogging

Read Other Blogs Post comments on posts that interest you Build from other people’s posts and write the content on your site – pointing them to the original post Make online friends Meet online friends

Read Other Blogs

Post comments on posts that interest you

Build from other people’s posts and write the content on your site – pointing them to the original post

Make online friends

Meet online friends

ScribeFire: www.scribefire.com Stock.xchng: www.sxc.hu Screengrab: www.screengrab.org Del.icio.us: http://del.icio.us/ LibX: http://info.winnefox.org/libx/ WorldCat: http://worldcat.org/

ScribeFire: www.scribefire.com

Stock.xchng: www.sxc.hu

Screengrab: www.screengrab.org

Del.icio.us: http://del.icio.us/

LibX: http://info.winnefox.org/libx/

WorldCat: http://worldcat.org/

RSS is hard to explain, but easy to use Trick is finding the right aggregator RSS Video

RSS is hard to explain, but easy to use

Trick is finding the right aggregator

RSS Video

Use online readers Google Reader Bloglines Beta Outlook

Use online readers

Google Reader

Bloglines Beta

Outlook

When is a compliment, not a compliment? Figuring out if a comment is legitimate. Your own servers vs. commercial sites How much spam is too much spam?

When is a compliment, not a compliment?

Figuring out if a comment is legitimate.

Your own servers vs. commercial sites

How much spam is too much spam?

Taken (blatantly stolen) from a meme Blogging is addictive Blogging is easy to start but hard to maintain Don’t expect to make money or gain fame Blogging takes effort and time Don’t fret about the number of readers you have – it can drive you crazy Memes can be good or bad – do you follow the herd or head out on your own? Think of your readers always

Taken (blatantly stolen) from a meme

Blogging is addictive

Blogging is easy to start but hard to maintain

Don’t expect to make money or gain fame

Blogging takes effort and time

Don’t fret about the number of readers you have – it can drive you crazy

Memes can be good or bad – do you follow the herd or head out on your own?

Think of your readers always

Easy? Are you going to be paid for your time? Are you going to involve staff? Do you need library policies that address blogging?

Easy?

Are you going to be paid for your time?

Are you going to involve staff?

Do you need library policies that address blogging?

Chance to join the conversation and sometimes lead it Chance to give voice to a previously unheard opinion Chance to practice your writing skills and get more comfortable online ARCs You will not get famous, rich or more interesting!

Chance to join the conversation and sometimes lead it

Chance to give voice to a previously unheard opinion

Chance to practice your writing skills and get more comfortable online

ARCs

You will not get famous, rich or more interesting!

Start with a subject you love Join the gang Post, post, post Fearlessly refocus Don’t fret about the number of people who read your blog Don’t compare your numbers to those of other blogs Focus on your audience Share your ideas, passion, thoughts, sweat and tears Be yourself

Start with a subject you love

Join the gang

Post, post, post

Fearlessly refocus

Don’t fret about the number of people who read your blog

Don’t compare your numbers to those of other blogs

Focus on your audience

Share your ideas, passion, thoughts, sweat and tears

Be yourself

Decentralized Content Creation On-the-fly Changes Constant Updates Radical Trust of Users Rich User Experience

Decentralized Content Creation

On-the-fly Changes

Constant Updates

Radical Trust of Users

Rich User Experience

New Materials Blogs Think about the functionality you want before the design The design should echo your library

New Materials Blogs

Think about the functionality you want before the design

The design should echo your library

www.menashalibrary.org Many (any) staff have input I do the front page Focus on images/graphics Content is King Our canned content: Bestseller Lists Effort to promote our collection

www.menashalibrary.org

Many (any) staff have input

I do the front page

Focus on images/graphics

Content is King

Our canned content: Bestseller Lists

Effort to promote our collection

Comments turned ON Calendar and Events Sign-up for Events online Patrons can write reviews of materials Integrated search box Children’s and Teens have distinct feel Meebo

Comments turned ON

Calendar and Events

Sign-up for Events online

Patrons can write reviews of materials

Integrated search box

Children’s and Teens have distinct feel

Meebo

Fill out meeting room forms online Fill out library card form online Scrolling events – no longer limited to 3 Automated New Arrivals? New Arrangement for Online Research Section

Fill out meeting room forms online

Fill out library card form online

Scrolling events – no longer limited to 3

Automated New Arrivals?

New Arrangement for Online Research Section

Mixed Colors on the site Contact Us Terminology/Lingo Recommended Websites Graphics Theory of Library 2.0 site

Mixed

Colors on the site

Contact Us

Terminology/Lingo

Recommended Websites

Graphics

Theory of Library 2.0 site

Who is going to be ultimately responsible? What can and cannot be posted? What do you do with comments that have profanity or spam?

Who is going to be ultimately responsible?

What can and cannot be posted?

What do you do with comments that have profanity or spam?

Book reviews Volunteer relations, serving seniors Reference Tech Services Children’s Services (not book reviews) Management Small libraries

Book reviews

Volunteer relations, serving seniors

Reference

Tech Services

Children’s Services (not book reviews)

Management

Small libraries

Thank you! Tasha Saecker Elisha D. Smith Public Library, Menasha 967-3661 AIM: TashRow [email_address]

Thank you!

Tasha Saecker

Elisha D. Smith Public Library, Menasha

967-3661

AIM: TashRow

[email_address]