Blogging Book

HiYa.

I hate that expression, but it is a wet Sunday and I am at work.

I have found a great book to use to start you Library Blog site. "The Corporate Blogging Book: absolutely everything you need to know to get it right". by Debbie Weil. While this book is directed towards a Corporate Blog there are many ideas and issues we can take over to our Library Blogs. I like the idea of having Internal and External Blogs - to me this is a good way to make use of the Intranet but with a much closer focus on the Library environment.

Anyway have a look and see what you think. I like the idea of not having to re-invent the complete process, or how to effectively plagiarise and publish.

Mashups

I like the idea of using mashups to create a Then and Now view of the Local area for Local Studies. This could also be done for Historical Walks etc.

Also jigsaw mashups would add interest to any Blog or Web Page, as a point of interest or offer a thinking/discussion point - famous landmarks, Book Group Discussions, and to quote ABBA - On and On and ON we go.

Mashups

Bring them ON...................

Podcasts and Audio

What a great avenue for Libraries for such things as Living Books, Local History interviews, Library introductions for the vision impaired users. In other words another extension to Library services that is limited by our time and our fears.

Also an invaluable add on for Conferences and training sessions.

Tagging

No longer is Tag a game we use to play, it has taken on a whole new meaning. Similar in concept to the game, but one that allows others to use tags we create and to share a common collection of tags.

Answer Boards and Social Networking.

As a Reference Librarian I find answer boards fascinating. People throw out their questions - and some of them are questions they would never ask another person face-to-face, and there is a body of ready people with answers. This is great.

Libraries could use this as a variation on Ask a Librarian, especially if the board is constructed as a group board - HSC Students, Local Studies People, Family Histories; the list is really endless and limited only by our (Library) collective thinking, time and approach to using the net. But what am I saying, if we did not have ideas, visions etc, we would not be doing this programme.

I also stumbled onto the WetPaint site, but that is a different entry and should be saved for another day.