1. Library Blogs
By Kaylin Boehme

2. Introduction
http://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/tw-history.html
3. Introduction
4. Why Blog?
Have a plan
What do you want to broadcast?
Who are you broadcasting to?
Whats the purpose of your blog?
Communication
Dialog
Making connections
Informing
5. Blogworthiness
Book reviews
Featuring new acquisitions
Promoting a theme
Post information about programs and events
General library news
Offering expertise
http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Newspaper_columns_and_blogs
6. Blogworthiness
Short and sweet
Journalistic approach
500 words or less
Librarian in Black = good example
Audience effects content
Observation
Surveys
7. Communicating
8. Communicating
Post at regular intervals
Commenting
Discussion questions
Decide comment policy ahead of time
Co-authoring
http://www.librarybytes.com/2005/12/now-thats-library-blog.html
9. Community
Outreach patrons and funding
Giving the library an identity and personality
Justify the librarys physical space
Newspaper columns
http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Newspaper_columns_and_blogs
10. Links and Resources
Hyperlinks
Articles
Blog itself can be a resource
Hours, location, phone number, website URL, calendar, news, OPAC, etc.
http://www.aadl.org/
11. Links and Resources
http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Blogs
12. Microblogging
http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Twitter
13. Microblogging
Short, frequent updates
Announcements
Special events
Real-time communication
Reference service
Direct Message materials alerts
Short newsletter
networking
http://lis5313.ci.fsu.edu/wiki/index.php/Twittering_Libraries
14. Microblogging
Negative aspects
Missing out on the exchange
Barriers to communication
http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2009/07/22/whither-blogging-and-the-library-blogosphere/
15. Conclusion