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Re: Library Web Site as Blog
3:36 PM EDT 5/30/09 as a reply to Max Anderson.
The Northern Lights Library Network in Minnesota (a multi-type) uses a blog to highlight early literacy resources (the intended audience is staff at the libraries in the NLLN system). http://nlln.org/kidblog.html
Early literacy is one of their focus areas this year and the blog is part of that effort.

Brenda
Re: Anyone blogging or have a zine?
4:41 PM EST 11/6/04 as a reply to Chris Ely.
We recently added two new public blogs to our Library Web Page - a genealogy one (genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org) and a teen blog (teenblog.plymouthlibrary.org). I don't really expect folks to comment on the genealogy one, but we are having a tough time getting teens to respond to the one on their page. Any suggestions for librarians who have already done teen blogs?
Re: Anyone blogging or have a zine?
9:11 PM EST 11/7/04 as a reply to Kathy Petlewski.
Hi there!
I think this is a great idea. What kind of promotion or advertising are you doing to the teens? Maybe having teachers mention it in class?
Re: Anyone blogging or have a zine?
10:59 AM EST 11/8/04 as a reply to Max Anderson.
So far we have promoted it at our Teen Advisory Board meetings; our Teen Read Week party, and on our Teen Zone web page. Our quarterly newsletter is due to come out next month and there will be an article on it in that publication. Unfortunately, our school visits were over prior to the blog being launched. Our teen librarian does book talks to various school groups who visit in the library, so I believe she's planning to publicize it then.
Re: Anyone Blogging...
3:37 PM EDT 5/30/09 as a reply to Kathy Petlewski.
We have a weblog that we use within the Information Services department for internal communication. We use it to notify other members of our department of updates in regards to book displays, upcoming events, new reference books, policy changes or any other item that could get lost in the shuffle. We love our departmental blog and it has really helped us server our customers better. It is especially beneficial for our part-time librarians as it helps them stay in "the loop" and allows us to post updates even from home.
We use MoTime as our site... here is the link:
http://pplreference.motime.com/
Re: Anyone Blogging...
3:38 PM EDT 5/30/09 as a reply to Janie Hermann.
We also have a blog for staff only on our Intranet. We are still using Blogger software since it's so user friendly. I find it a great way to alert staff to new web links I've added to our public Internet page by just imbedding the links into the message. We've also used it to announce staff parties and other general interest items that often get missed by our substitute librarians and interns. Find it at http://pdlstaffblog.blogspot.com/
Re: Anyone blogging or have a zine?
11:16 AM EDT 10/26/05 as a reply to Chris Ely.
I am new to blogging. I've set up a blog for Info services staff at my library to be able to read about new and cool stuff in the library world . I'd be happy to hear tips from anyone about how I can make my blog better.

www.wplinfostuff.blogspot.com
Re: Anyone blogging or have a zine?
10:16 PM EST 11/2/05 as a reply to Christine Brown.
nice work! you'll have to tell us how your project goes.

i found blogging to be a bit of a daunting task at first. sometimes it still makes me nervous. if i have doubts about anything i'm posting, or think it might be controversial, i talk with my colleagues about it first before i send it out to the public. but now that i blog more often, it's a bit easier and i actually enjoy exploring new ideas, and trying out new things.

blogging to a smaller, more intimate group should be a little less intimidating.

walt crawford just recently published an article called "Life Trumps Blogging" that pretty much says "everything is ok when it comes to blogging." So, dig in - and have a good time. I hope your staff enjoys it as well.

Cheers! - and thanks for joining us.
Re: Anyone blogging or have a zine?
1:33 PM EST 11/14/05 as a reply to Chrystie Hill.
I'm wondering if anyone has a model blogging policy to recommend.

I'd like to get a library blog started in a few months. The Board is behind it -- a couple of the members use blogs at work.

I've got the content side pretty much covered ... something from a different department at least once a week.

The real problem is making sure that we can, by policy, erase offensive public postings.
Re: Anyone blogging or have a zine?
3:41 PM EDT 5/30/09 as a reply to Bob Watson.
This is a sticky issue for sure. I'm not sure how many libraries have thought through this aspect of diving into the blogosphere. In a quick search, I only found one example of an online library blog policy:
St. Petersburg College Library Blog Policy.

And there's the LITA blog policy].

I found some interesting reflections on the problem. They're not specifically from the library world, but the points made are quite relevant. In Crafting the Ideal Business Blog Comment Strategy, the author states that "if a blog has a recognizable business sponsor or individual shepherd, then everything on the blog has an implied ownership, a brand identity, of that owner."

In Can Bloggers Be Sued Over Comments? Maybe, this statement got my attention:
"If you moderate or edit comments to your blog in any way you're probably assuming legal liability for the content of those comments."
The author issues the caveat that this is in no way official legal advice.

I hope that those libraries that have taken the plunge into blogs with public comments will share their experiences and policies.

Or you can craft one and share it with us, librarybob! You have been the source of so many good ideas here. emoticon
Re: Anyone blogging or have a zine?
3:07 PM EST 11/14/05 as a reply to Betha Gutsche.
I'm afraid it may come to that. I've written a couple "Rules of the Road" for public conference-type communities (like WebJunction), but nothing for either 1) blogs or 2) tax supported libraries.
Re: Anyone blogging or have a zine?
3:42 PM EDT 5/30/09 as a reply to Bob Watson.
Just wondering ... any feedback on the Blogger's Code of Conduct?

http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/04/draft_bloggers_1.html

It seems important to those of us working "for the public." Usenet standards (which is to say, none) probably shouldn't apply.
Re: Anyone blogging or have a zine?
3:28 PM EDT 5/30/09 as a reply to Bob Watson.
I thought I might mention an online friend's newest (big!) pdf production, The Law of the Blog.

http://www.law-of-the-blog.com/

There's a lot of things to be thought about when blogging in a very public place for a very public institution.
Re: Anyone blogging or have a zine?
1:24 PM EDT 9/25/07 as a reply to Chris Ely.
We have recently started a blog at the Alpine Public Library. The web site is called: www.alpinelibrarynews.org. Everyone is more than welcome to come and take a look. Please post replies and give feedback.

The challenge has been making it known to our local community and possibly beyond. If anyone has any suggestions on how to better accomplish that, please respond to the thread regarding: How do I make our library blog more visible?

Thanks so much. And, thanks for everyone posting their blog and website addresses. Our Director really encourages us to get to know other libraries and familiarize ourselves with their websites. It makes us feel more like part of the library community since we live in such a remote area.
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