LIBR 246-12: Web 2.0 and Social Networking Tools (Fall 2008)

September 8 - September 14, 2008

• Learning Objectives
• Lecture
• Readings
• Examples
• Things to Do
  

 

Learning Objectives

By the end of the week, you should:

1. Be familiar with the various ways that libraries are using blogs.
2. Identify characteristics of successful library blogs.
3. Identify best practices for libraries starting blogs.

Lecture

Quicktime video (18 minutes)

Slides (PDF)

Transcript (PDF)

Readings

Farkas, Chapter 3
Streight, S. E. (2007). “20 Reasons a Business Should NOT Blog.” Vaspers the Grate.
Blyberg, J. (2005). “Lessons Learned: AADL 3.0.” blyberg.net.
King, D. L. (2007). “Valuing Users by Allowing Comments.” davidleeking.com.
Matthews, B. (2006). “Intuitive Revelations: The Ubiquitous Reference Model.”

Examples

Public

Ann Arbor District Library AXIS Blog

Ann Arbor District Library Director's Blog

Brooklyn Book Talk

Harris County Public Library eBranch Blog

Marin County Free Library Blog

Old Bridge Library Weblog

St. Joseph County Public Library Lifeline

St. Joseph County Public Library GameBlog

Academic

Binghamton University Science Library Blog

Kansas State University Library Blogs

Reference at Newman Library

Ohio University Libraries Business Blog

Virginia Commonwealth University Library Suggestion Blog

School

Miss O's School Library

Gargoyles Loose in the Library

You can find many other examples of library blogs at the Blogging Libraries Wiki.

 

Things to Do

1. Explore the blog examples.

2. Write at least one blog post on one (or more) of the following topics (due September 13):

1. Why should libraries blog?

2. What are some of the things libraries should consider before starting a blog?

3. Write your own reflections on what you learned this week.

3. Write a blog post that includes a brief description of an article, technology, blog post, or other interesting resource outside of the classwork you've found that's related to that week's topic. Be sure to include a link to the resource (due September 13).

4. Comment on at least two other people's blog posts (due September 15).

5. Blog Critique due September 13.