Blogging at the University of Westminster
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Presentation given by Academic Liaison Librarians, Ellie Murphy and Emma Woods at CPD25 event, 19 July 2011
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Blogging at the University of Westminster
- 2. Blogging at the University of Westminster Ellie Murphy & Emma Woods Academic Liaison Librarians CPD25 event 19 th July 2011
- 5. Our blogs Business: http://www.westminsterbusinessstudies.blogspot.com/ Fashion: http://www.westminsterfashionbusiness.blogspot.com/ Transport and Tourism: http://www.westminstertransporttourism.blogspot.com/ Electronics and Computer Science: http://www.westminsterelectronicscomputerscience.blogspot.com/
- 9. Promote your blog http://prezi.com/cqox5xmhjanv/cpd25-event-promoting-the-blogs/
- 10. Contact us Ellie Murphy [email_address] Twitter: @elliemurphylib Blog: http://evolutioblog.blogspot.com/ Emma Woods [email_address] Twitter: @woodsemma Blog: http://thelibrarianidentity.blogspot.com
Editor's Notes
- Start by seeing what we can achieve with blogs, then review this to see if there is a need for or advantage to creating a wiki. Blogger as it seemed to have all of the functionality we are after. (Settings can be adjusted for receiving comments, RSS feeds are easy to set up). Set format = Westminstersubject Raise profile – market ourselves and our resources to our users Community building – encourage comments, interaction, feedback Content will be focused on resources, both internal and external, and style will be determined by the creator. We won’t publicise the blogs to users while we get them up and running, but we will share them with each other to exchange ideas and options.
- What is a blog? 250 contacted 16 responded (only 1 didn’t know what a blog was) Mixed bag (undergrad, postgrad and research students) Only 2 students wrote a blog What blogs do they read and why? Micro-blogs Subject related (politics, fashion, art, IT and computer, architectural) General interest (fashion, sporting) Blogs that can help on what you want to look for Friends’ blogs They like Opinion/information on subject of the blog Political comment A trusted and valued opinions Fashion tips Shared experiences of studying the same subject and coping with it.
- Are you aware that the subject librarians write blogs? ¼ knew librarians wrote blogs – all MAD None of students read them 15/16 thought good idea for librarians to write blogs What would you expect/like to see in a librarian’s blog? Tips Tips on finding good books and journal articles Reviews Book and articles Introduce new book each week, short description about it, invitation for students’ opinions on whether the books helped them or not Updates on new books and technology Reflections on what they’ve read, latest updates in subject area Links To interesting journal articles and information related websites Reflections on what they’ve read How accessible are the ALLs blogs? Under ½ found blog links All found them difficult to find Would you read them? Yes - over half! Good first hand information Informative Good to know what’s going on in the field Good to compare opinions Out of interest Maybe (1) If relevant to their work If content is of interest No (6) Too difficult to find Low down on priority list Not the kind of blog interested in Already read lots of other blogs
- Groups of 4 plus us