Blogbrary: Blogs and their place within academic libraries

Blogs and their place within academic libraries http://first-we-blog.blogspot.com/ by Joanna Romansic

The Big Picture ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Academic Library as the “heart of the university” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How Did She Do It, You Ask? (Methodology) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Scope/Limitations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Libraries Studied ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Libraries Studied ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Announces events at the library and new databases. Fun and lively tone. For example, there’s a LeBron James post.

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The Blog as a Tool ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Blog as a Tool Measure of Interactivity

Practicality of Maintaining a Blog 40 % of the libraries have all of the librarians update the blog, but that doesn't necessarily mean it is the blog with them most postings. The blog with the most postings, NCSU, has one person updating the blog.

Practicality of Maintaining a Blog ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Evaluation of Blog by Organization There is contrast between blogs’ purposes and what they would like to see improve Also, the blogs receive virtually no comments but only 60% want more interaction

Evaluation of Blogs by Organizations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Conclusions: Focused Purpose ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Conclusions: Administrative Support ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Conclusions: More Interesting Content ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Conclusions: Look at Most Popular Blogs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Conclusions: Focus More on Engagement ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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