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Michael SauersTechnology Innovation Librarian,
Nebraska Library Commission
Introductions
Name Position Library Why are you attending this workshop?
What is it about blog that interests you?
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Vocabulary
blog (weblog) blogger blogging blogosphere biblioblogosphere podcast
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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
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What is a blog? Web site Posts Reverse chronological
Comments Archive Categories
Automated
Conversational style
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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.
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5 Reasons Not to Blog
1. “I want to give them a piece of my mind!”
2. “Oh, the stories I could tell.”
3. “I think I can find some time at school…”
4. “Nobody will find out that it’s me.”
5. “It’s OK, I will keep it private.”
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Chris Harris -- School Library Journal, 4/1/2007
Types of Blogs
Personal Professional Organizational Subject Hybrid
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Blog examples
Live demo…
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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/
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Blogger home page
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Create an account
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Name Your Blog
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Choose a template
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Your blog has been created!
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Edit User Profile
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The Blogger Dashboard
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Create a post
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Post Options
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Edit posts
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Settings: Basic
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Settings: Publishing
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Settings: Formatting
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Settings: Comments
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Settings: Archiving
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Settings: Site Feed
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Settings: Email
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Template: Page Elements
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Edit & Add Page Elements
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Template: Fonts and Colors
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Template: Edit HTML
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Template: Pick New Template
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BlogThis!
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ScribeFire
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35IL2006: http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelinlibrarian/278574835/
Blogger for Word (2003)
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Blogging in Word 2007
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Posting via e-mail
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gabcast
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gabcast results
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Settings: Permissions
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Adding authors
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Open invitation
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Received Invitation
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Log in or Create an account
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Contact Information
Michael [email protected]
http://www.travelinlibrarian.info/
del.icio.us/travelinlibrarian/class-blogs
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