Thursday
Feb092006
School-library blogging
February 9, 2006
Judith Siess is the One Person Library (aka OPL) guru.
Her latest blog post addresses the Not Enough Time to Blog comments I hear too often from school librarians. Here are some of her compelling reasons why you should have a library blog:
The reason blogs are so valuable is that they are not traditional, not print, and not likely to be dismissed by the younger generation.
You can use Blogger or another similar blogger site to host your blog and you will not need tech support—it is that easy.
Even if you do have some ‘help,’ you’ll find Judith Siess’ books, newsletter, and blog worthwhile reading.
Her latest blog post addresses the Not Enough Time to Blog comments I hear too often from school librarians. Here are some of her compelling reasons why you should have a library blog:
If your customers (or potential customers) include young people, what is called the millennial generation, you need to reach out to them in a way that they are comfortable with—and they definitely are into blogging.
There are a couple of compelling professional needs: the need to stay abreast of new trends and technologies (to avoid obsolescence) and the need to attract new customers—customers that might not be reached any other way.
Unless your web site is very hip and “with it,” I doubt that it “does the job,” especially with the younger crowd.
A librarian’s blog should be … another educational and public relations vehicle for the library.
There are a couple of compelling professional needs: the need to stay abreast of new trends and technologies (to avoid obsolescence) and the need to attract new customers—customers that might not be reached any other way.
Unless your web site is very hip and “with it,” I doubt that it “does the job,” especially with the younger crowd.
A librarian’s blog should be … another educational and public relations vehicle for the library.
The reason blogs are so valuable is that they are not traditional, not print, and not likely to be dismissed by the younger generation.
You can use Blogger or another similar blogger site to host your blog and you will not need tech support—it is that easy.
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