New Library Blog

Scott Pfitzinger has a new blog. He writes on his original blog: I have decided to create a new blog. Its purpose is to contribute to the professional discussions about how technology is affecting libraries and learning. This will also allow me to keep my professional and personal blog posts separate. Not that the personal... Continue Reading →

Food for Thought

Excerpt from "Bloggers learn the price of telling too much" from CNN: "I know this very conspiracy theorist -- but I wouldn't put it past a clever criminal to warehouse different databases and wait 20 years when all the Internet youth's indiscretions can be used for surreptitious purposes," says the senior at California State Polytechnic... Continue Reading →

Educause Webcast on Blogging, RSS, and Podcasting

Educause is offering the following webcast: Narrowcasting 101: Using Blogs, Podcasts, and Videoblogs in Higher Education When July 21, 1-2 EDT. Cost: About as cheap as it gets (Free!!!) Where to Register: Follow this link right here What's it about: A key element of the new Web is narrowcasting, which includes Weblogs, podcasts, and video... Continue Reading →

Summary of Corporate Blogging

At 68 pages, I haven't had a chance to read this yet, but it does appear interesting. Back Bone Media has published a report about successful corporate blogs. From the Executive Summary: With all of the buzz around corporate blogging, we wanted to understand the real value of it for companies. Why would a company... Continue Reading →

Instructional Blogs Survey

Are you using blogs to supplement or compliment library instruction? Then take a moment to fill out this survey. The purpose of this survey is to find out how librarians are using weblogs (blogs) to interact with and teach library users. The results will be presented at the Off-Campus Library Services Conference in Savannah, GA... Continue Reading →

MIT Blog Suvey

Some info about the survey: This is a general social survey of the greater weblog community being conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Our goal is to help understand the way that weblogs are affecting the way we communicate with each other. Specifically we are interested in issues of demographics, communication behaviors, experience with... Continue Reading →

Blogs versus Message Boards

As the resident blogger in our library, I often get asked to explain the differences between a blog and a message board. People often wonder which application is better for online communication and collaboration. As with many things in technology, it just depends on the need. Lee LeFever, at Common Craft, has written a very... Continue Reading →

Yahoo Blogging Policy and Tips for New Bloggers

Yahoo! has recently developed Personal Blog Guidelines. The pdf document is definitely worth a look. Of particular note are the Best Practices Guidelines on page two of the document. While geared toward Yahoo! bloggers, the main points are valuable to other bloggers as well. Yahoo! recommends: 1. Be Respectful of Your Colleagues 2. Get Your... Continue Reading →

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