Library Cataloging
An interview with Rebecca Blood, author of The Weblog Handbook, appeared on Tech TV the other night.Librarians have taken to bloggin in a big way. Steven and Greg have started a 'blog, LIS Blogsource, just to keep up with the new ones appearing. I feel, we have enough good general library 'blogs, LIS News and Library Stuff come to mind. We also have plenty of 'blogs where daily activities and incidents are described. These "diary of a librarian sites" can be interesting, if well written, but Open Stacks the Loopy Librarian and trompe le monde are enough for me. 'Blogs by a local library can be an important method of communication to the patrons and there can not be too many of those but I'll only read the ones from the libraries I use.What I'd like to see more of are topical 'blogs devoted to a professional topic. How about a site for information about acquisitions of medical journals or children's materials? How abut IM reference or WiFi in the library? The number of topics is only limited by the areas of professional responsibility we move in.There are many reasons to start a 'blog, improving writing skills, keeping in touch with friends and family, or exploring the medium, for example. While all valid reasons, I'd like to see more people consider writing that could be useful to the profession. You don't have to be the best or most respected in the area. I'd not consider myself the greatest cataloger or most knowledgeable in the field. I only try to keep up with the news and pass it on. Catalogablog has found readers and received some nice compliments. You could do the same in an area of interest to you.
- 2011 Library Blog Awards
Salem press is sponsoring the 2011 Library Blog Awards. Nominate your favorite. Blogs about libraries continue to spread across the web, with hundreds of people writing about books, libraries, and related subjects. Last year Salem Press set out on a mission...
- Library 'blog
Greg, of Open Stacks (see link at right) and the article on Web Junction fame, left a note commenting on my post about library 'blogs. In it he mentions What's Gnu, a blog of news, resources, and events of use to reference librarians. I'd...
- 'blogs
ILL News is a new 'blog, the 1st devoted to that topic that I know of, and so a welcome addition. It is part of the SLS work to use 'blogs to facilitate communication in the system. Seen on The Shifted Librarian. ...
- Library 'blogs
Blake Carver and Steven M. Cohen have teamed up to provide LISFeeds. This is a one-stop-site for library related RSS feeds. There are about 25 sites so far. Just click on the 'blog title in the left hand pane and read postings in the right. Then click...
- Career
The Information Professional?s Guide to Career Development Online by Priscilla K. Shontz urges us to have a visible presence on the Web to further our careers. Her advise is one of the reasons I began this 'blog, along with advise by Stephen King...
Library Cataloging
Blogging
An interview with Rebecca Blood, author of The Weblog Handbook, appeared on Tech TV the other night.Librarians have taken to bloggin in a big way. Steven and Greg have started a 'blog, LIS Blogsource, just to keep up with the new ones appearing. I feel, we have enough good general library 'blogs, LIS News and Library Stuff come to mind. We also have plenty of 'blogs where daily activities and incidents are described. These "diary of a librarian sites" can be interesting, if well written, but Open Stacks the Loopy Librarian and trompe le monde are enough for me. 'Blogs by a local library can be an important method of communication to the patrons and there can not be too many of those but I'll only read the ones from the libraries I use.What I'd like to see more of are topical 'blogs devoted to a professional topic. How about a site for information about acquisitions of medical journals or children's materials? How abut IM reference or WiFi in the library? The number of topics is only limited by the areas of professional responsibility we move in.There are many reasons to start a 'blog, improving writing skills, keeping in touch with friends and family, or exploring the medium, for example. While all valid reasons, I'd like to see more people consider writing that could be useful to the profession. You don't have to be the best or most respected in the area. I'd not consider myself the greatest cataloger or most knowledgeable in the field. I only try to keep up with the news and pass it on. Catalogablog has found readers and received some nice compliments. You could do the same in an area of interest to you.
- 2011 Library Blog Awards
Salem press is sponsoring the 2011 Library Blog Awards. Nominate your favorite. Blogs about libraries continue to spread across the web, with hundreds of people writing about books, libraries, and related subjects. Last year Salem Press set out on a mission...
- Library 'blog
Greg, of Open Stacks (see link at right) and the article on Web Junction fame, left a note commenting on my post about library 'blogs. In it he mentions What's Gnu, a blog of news, resources, and events of use to reference librarians. I'd...
- 'blogs
ILL News is a new 'blog, the 1st devoted to that topic that I know of, and so a welcome addition. It is part of the SLS work to use 'blogs to facilitate communication in the system. Seen on The Shifted Librarian. ...
- Library 'blogs
Blake Carver and Steven M. Cohen have teamed up to provide LISFeeds. This is a one-stop-site for library related RSS feeds. There are about 25 sites so far. Just click on the 'blog title in the left hand pane and read postings in the right. Then click...
- Career
The Information Professional?s Guide to Career Development Online by Priscilla K. Shontz urges us to have a visible presence on the Web to further our careers. Her advise is one of the reasons I began this 'blog, along with advise by Stephen King...