Michael Sauers Technology Innovation Librarian, Nebraska Library Commission

Introductions Name Position Library Why are you attending this workshop? What is it about blog that interests you?

Name

Position

Library

Why are you attending this workshop? What is it about blog that interests you?

Vocabulary blog (weblog) blogger blogging blogosphere biblioblogosphere podcast

blog (weblog)

blogger

blogging

blogosphere

biblioblogosphere

podcast

What is a blog? “ A blog is a website in which items are posted on a regular basis and displayed in reverse chronological order. The term blog is a shortened form of weblog or web log. Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called ‘blogging’. Individual articles on a blog are called ‘blog posts,’ ‘posts’ or ‘entries’. A person who posts these entries is called a ‘blogger’… Blogs use a conversational style of documentation. Often blogs focus on a particular ‘area of interest’, such as Washington, D.C.'s political goings-on. Some blogs discuss personal experiences.” -Wikipedia

“ A blog is a website in which items are posted on a regular basis and displayed in reverse chronological order. The term blog is a shortened form of weblog or web log. Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called ‘blogging’. Individual articles on a blog are called ‘blog posts,’ ‘posts’ or ‘entries’. A person who posts these entries is called a ‘blogger’… Blogs use a conversational style of documentation. Often blogs focus on a particular ‘area of interest’, such as Washington, D.C.'s political goings-on. Some blogs discuss personal experiences.” -Wikipedia

What is a blog? Web site Posts Reverse chronological Comments Archive Categories Automated Conversational style

Web site

Posts

Reverse chronological

Comments

Archive

Categories

Automated

Conversational style

Why should your library have a blog? They’re an easy way to provide information about what’s happening in your library. Little to no markup experience necessary. Combined with RSS feeds it’s another way for patrons to receive timely information about the library. To tell your library’s story. To allow your patrons to participate in your library’s story.

They’re an easy way to provide information about what’s happening in your library.

Little to no markup experience necessary.

Combined with RSS feeds it’s another way for patrons to receive timely information about the library.

To tell your library’s story.

To allow your patrons to participate in your library’s story.

5 Reasons Not to Blog “ I want to give them a piece of my mind!” “ Oh, the stories I could tell.” “ I think I can find some time at school…” “ Nobody will find out that it’s me.” “ It’s OK, I will keep it private.” Chris Harris -- School Library Journal, 4/1/2007

“ I want to give them a piece of my mind!”

“ Oh, the stories I could tell.”

“ I think I can find some time at school…”

“ Nobody will find out that it’s me.”

“ It’s OK, I will keep it private.”

Types of Blogs Personal Professional Organizational Subject Hybrid

Personal

Professional

Organizational

Subject

Hybrid

Blog examples Live demo…

Live demo…

How do I create a blog? There are several services and software packages out there that make creating a blog easy. The two most popular are: WordPress (server) http://wordpress.org/ MoveableType (client & server) http://www.movabletype.org/ Blogger (Web service) http://www.blogger.com/

There are several services and software packages out there that make creating a blog easy. The two most popular are:

WordPress (server) http://wordpress.org/

MoveableType (client & server) http://www.movabletype.org/

Blogger (Web service) http://www.blogger.com/

Blogger home page

Create an account

Name Your Blog

Choose a template

Your blog has been created!

Edit User Profile

The Blogger Dashboard

Create a post

Post Options

Edit posts

Settings: Basic

Settings: Publishing

Settings: Formatting

Settings: Comments

Settings: Archiving

Settings: Site Feed

Settings: Email

Template: Page Elements

Edit & Add Page Elements

Template: Fonts and Colors

Template: Edit HTML

Template: Pick New Template

BlogThis!

ScribeFire

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Blogger for Word (2003)

Blogging in Word 2007

Posting via e-mail

gabcast

gabcast results

Settings: Permissions

Adding authors

Open invitation

Received Invitation

Log in or Create an account

Contact Information Michael Sauers [email_address] http://www.travelinlibrarian.info/ del.icio.us/travelinlibrarian/class-blogs

Michael Sauers

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