I Blog, You Blog, Weblog (SMUG)
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The document outlines the definition and purpose of blogs, emphasizing their role in libraries as a way to share information and engage with patrons. It also discusses the ease of creating blogs using various platforms and provides reasons why libraries should incorporate blogging. Additionally, it mentions potential hesitations individuals may have about blogging and provides some practical steps to create and manage a blog.
I Blog, You Blog, Weblog (SMUG)
- 1. I blog, you blog, weblog!Michael SauersTechnology Innovation Librarian,Nebraska Library Commission
- 2. What & Why2
- 4. 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.”-Wikipedia4
- 5. What is a blog?Web sitePostsReverse chronologicalCommentsArchiveSearchableAutomatedConversational style5
- 6. 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.6
- 7. 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.” 7Chris Harris -- School Library Journal, 4/1/2007
- 10. Blogger.com10
- 11. 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/11
- 14. Name Your Blog14
- 16. Your blog has been created!16
- 19. Create a post19
- 20. Post Options20
- 21. Edit posts21
- 29. Settings: Email & Mobile29
- 32. Layout: Fonts and Colors32
- 34. Layout: Edit HTML: “Classic”34
- 35. Classic Template: Tags“Blogger tags tell our blog publishing program which information to fetch from database and put on the page. "Please put the title here, the post right underneath, and then the date and time go here and here. Thank you." It's all very polite.”35
- 36. Layout: Pick New Template36
- 37. Monetize37
- 38. Multi-author blogging &Reader Control38
- 40. Adding authors40
- 43. Log in or Create an account43
- 46. BlogThis!46
- 47. ScribeFire47
- 49. Posting via e-mail49(Settings: Email & Mobile)
- 50. gabcast50