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Re: Blogger Roll Call
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Blogger Roll Call
10:36 AM EDT 5/17/06
Just thought we could make a thread where WJ members could list their personal and professional blogs. I am always looking for new and interesting blogs to add to my aggregator.

We have had threads on WJ that list library blogs (as in blogs maintained by institutions), but I want blogs where librarians post their thoughts and observations on our profession and life in general.

I have been blogging for a few months now on a collaborative blog made up of NJ librarians called Library Garden:
http://librarygarden.blogspot.com

I am thinking of doing a personal blog as well, but fear that lack of time is keeping me from doing so.

Anyone else care to share?

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janieh
Re: Blogger Roll Call
1:25 PM EDT 5/17/06 as a reply to Janie Hermann.
What a great idea to collect a list of blogs/bloggers.

It may be a fuzzy line between personal and professional blogs. I write for [url http://webjunction.lishost.org/ ]BlogJunction[/url], "WebJunction's niche in the blogosphere." It is definitely in the professional category, but I try to inject some personal views/attitudes into my posts. I think that's what makes blogs more interesting than just a series of news items --how the blogger personally responds to events or situations being described.

Still, I have occasional urges to start a personal blog, which would look very different from BlogJ. I run up against the time factor. Do I have enough to say and enough energy to keep a blog fresh? Not at the moment. emoticon

I know that Max Anderson (WJ Moderator), Marianne Lenox and Stephanie Gerding (WJ Advocates) all have blogs. Who else?
Re: Blogger Roll Call
4:40 PM EDT 5/24/06 as a reply to Betha Gutsche.
We have two blogs at the Northeast KS Library System
http://blog.nekls.org/ (tech stuff)
http://currency.nekls.org/ (current events and news)

I also write a blog with Jeanne Roy and Rebecca Richardson called Librarians with Class; it's for librarians who do training
http://libswithclass.blogspot.com
We haven't been churning out the posts like I would like, but we will!! emoticon

Brenda
Re: Blogger Roll Call
1:27 PM EDT 8/1/06 as a reply to Janie Hermann.
You can find my thoughts on librarianship and technology over at <a href = "http://ericschnell.blogspot.com/">The Medium is the Message</a>
Re: Blogger Roll Call
10:47 AM EDT 8/2/06 as a reply to Eric Schnell.
Thanks for sharing your links Brenda and Eric. I have added your blogs to my aggregator.

Actually, I added Eric's blog after he hosted the Carnival of the InfoScience. Hosting the carnival is a great way to get your blog some exposure. Just contribute to the carnival and then sign up to host!

More info can be found on the Carnival wiki: http://infosciences.pbwiki.com/
Re: Blogger Roll Call
6:28 PM EDT 9/21/06 as a reply to Janie Hermann.
OK. I write the weblog <a href="http://catalogablog.blogspot.com">Catalogablog</a> I also have a FURL collection of <a href="http://www.furl.net/members/dbigwood?enc=UTF-8&search=browse&sort=&dir=&pos=&keyword=&category=368853&date=0">directories of liblogs</a>.
Re: Blogger Roll Call
10:36 AM EST 10/31/06 as a reply to Janie Hermann.
You'll find my random musings, many of which involve library issues, at <a href="http://walt.lishost.org/">Walt at Random</a>. It's about as personal as my writing gets, and has had the useful side-effect that very few people still call <a href="http://citesandinsights.info/"><i>Cites & Insights</i></a> a blog!
Re: Blogger Roll Call
12:16 PM EST 11/1/06 as a reply to Janie Hermann.
I write a blog called the Impromptu Librarian: http://impromptu.wordpress.com

We also have a blog for MPOW: http://www.selco.info/blog

Stop on by and take a look!

Mary Beth
Re: Blogger Roll Call
11:21 AM EST 11/3/06 as a reply to Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran.
Just thought I would add that I also maintain a blog for MPOW. It promotes a series that I have coordinated for over 5 years now -- The Tuesday Technology Talks:

http://tuesdaytechtalks.blogspot.com/

Thanks everyone else for sharing your links. I am pretty sure we must have more bloggers here at the WJ...
New technology blog
2:57 PM EST 11/3/06 as a reply to Janie Hermann.
I am now writing about technology and libraries for the Central New York Library Resources Council - http://www.clrc.org .

The blog is at http://www.clrc.org/blog. My post recent post is about [url http://www.clrc.org/blog/article.php?article_id=tA1162427040t45493aa099b2c]Google Custom Search Engines[/url].

[url http://technorati.com/]Technorati[/url] tags:
[url http://technorati.com/tag/CLRC]CLRC[/url], [url http://technorati.com/tag/GoogleCSE]GoogleCSE[/url]

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Community Building blogs
1:48 AM EST 11/8/06 as a reply to Bill Drew.
I blog for BlogJunction, but also at http://librariesbuildcommunities.org (ALA Editions book coming out next year) and http://scanblog.blogspot.com/ (OCLC's e-scan, perceptions, and more).
Re: Community Building blogs
12:11 AM EST 12/12/06 as a reply to Chrystie Hill.
Hooray! Self-promotion!<br>
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I have a blog, <a href="http://www.goblin-cartoons.com">the goblin in the library</a>.<br>
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MPOW also has four public blogs, one of which (<a href="http://www.olathelibrary.org/blog/">"Hoopla"</a>) I sometimes write for.<br>
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joshuamneff
Re: Blogger Roll Call
10:59 PM EST 12/11/06 as a reply to Janie Hermann.
I started a libraryblog ("check it out")on our website www.kvvi.net/~library but have trouble finding the time to write every day. We are a small rural library. I was hoping people would read and comment but so far have had no response. I was even hoping people would also write blurbs for it from time to time. I'll wait and see.

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adkstories
Re: Blogger Roll Call
2:06 PM EST 12/12/06 as a reply to Karen Glass.
Welcome 'joshuamneff' and 'adkstories'! Yes, self-promotion is highly encouraged here. emoticon

Actually, if you follow librarybob's [url /forums/click.jspa?searchID=11604&messageID=36327 ]line of thinking[/url], it's not self-promotion as much as it is outing your professionalism as a library worker. That's a good thing!

I totally sympathize with finding the time to write blog posts. I also find that eliciting comments on a blog is totally unpredictable and hard to achieve. You're off to a great start with the [url http://keenevalleylibrary.blogspot.com/ ]Keene Valley Library blog[/url]. Many bloggers have given up quantity for quality. Have you considered getting other staffers to contribute to your blog, along the model of the [url http://www.libraryforlife.org/blogs/lifeline/ ]St. Joseph County (IN) Public Library blog[/url]? Having a group take ownership of the blog sure helps with the time crunch.
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