Blog And Pony Nov 2008

Your Blog and Pony Show: Using Blogs and RSS to Tell Your Library Story Presented by Louise Alcorn Reference Technology Librarian West Des Moines (Iowa) Public Library For the East Central Library Service Area November 21, 2008

Your Blog and Pony Show ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Blogs – What You May Have Heard ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

More “Bloggish” Words ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What is a blog? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What is a blog? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Some Librarian Blog Examples ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Some Library Institutional Blogs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Birmingham PL Blog ,[object Object]

Waterloo PL Reference Blog ,[object Object]

More Library Blogs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Ann Arbor (Michigan) District Library – http://aadl.org Their entire site is blogs! Find a list of library blogs at BlogWithoutALibrary.net Blogging Libraries Wiki: http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/links/index.php?title=Welcome_to_the_Blogging_Libraries_Wiki Public, Academic, School, Special

Why Have a Library Blog? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why Have a Library Blog? (cont.) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Other Uses for Blogs ,[object Object]

Other Uses for Blogs ,[object Object],[object Object]

Hennepin County (MN) BookSpace http://www.hclib.org/pub/bookspace/

Other Uses for Blogs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

She Said/He Said – Kankakee (IL) PL http://lions-online-shesaidhesaid.blogspot.com/

Other Uses for Blogs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Iowa City Teens Blog ,[object Object]

Library Staff Blog Examples ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Library Musings – Kankakee (IL) PL http://kpllibrarymusings.blogspot.com/

Creating a Blog ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Start a Blog – As Easy As: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Blogger.com Options ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Other Ways to Find Blogs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Blog Statistics – From Jenny Levine’s Presentation on “Blogs, RSS and Wikis in Way Too Short a Time” (2006)

Signs That You’ve Become Addicted to Reading Blogs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Questions about RSS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What is RSS? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How Does RSS Work? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Some RSS Feeds ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Benefits of RSS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

So What Can You Do With RSS? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

RSS Aggregators Or, How to Save Valuable Blog-Reading Time!

What is an Aggregator? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why Use an Aggregator? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Types of Aggregators ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Right-click a specific feed to view its Properties (at right).

Types of Aggregators ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Using Bloglines.com – As Easy As: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Another Add Option – The Subscribe Button

Bloglines Tutorials ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What was that you said about “republishing” feeds on our website to keep it fresh?

Republishing RSS Feeds ,[object Object],[object Object]

How it works Blog RSS Feed Webpage

Republishing – As Easy As: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Feed Republishing Utilities ,[object Object],[object Object]

Find the feed you want to republish. Look for the RSS logos or a “Subscribe” link.

Embed (Copy/Paste) the Script in Your Website

What Have We Learned Today? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Louise Alcorn [email_address] West Des Moines Public Library West Des Moines, Iowa 515-222-3573 Feel free to contact me!

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