This document summarizes a discussion among UBC Library bloggers about blogging practices. It addresses who the bloggers are, why they blog, how they share information via blogs and other channels, who reads their blogs, and how to improve their online presence. Suggestions are made to clearly identify as UBC Library blogs, categorize content, eliminate unused blogs, and seek technical support from library staff. The goals are to distinguish blogs, improve usability, reduce redundancy, and promote blogging in the library community.

1. UBC
Library
Bloggers
Informal
Discussion
January
25,
2010

2. Introduc?on
§ We
are
all
blogging:
who
are
we?
§ are
we
blogging
personally
or
professionally
§ how
many
profiles
do
we
manage?
(blog/
twiIer/facebook/etc.)
§ The
UBC
Library
Blogsphere

13. Discussion
§ Why
are
we
blogging?
§ What
are
we
using
it
for?
§ How
do
we
share
our
informa?on
on
blogs?
§ How
do
we
share
informa?on
on
other
channels
(twiIer,
website,
etc.)
§ Who
is
reading/sharing
our
blog?

14. The
blogging
directory
With
so
many
voices
in
the
UBC
blogging
community,
there
are
simple
steps
we
can
take
to
improve
our
online
presence
§ Iden?ty
§ Iden?fy
yourself
as
a
UBC
Library
blog,
and
provide
links
to
UBC
Library
in
your
side
menu
§ This
adds
dis?nc?on
and
credibility
§ If
you
are
subject
expert,
iden?fy
yourself
as
one!
§ Usability
§ Categoriza?on
&
tagging
of
content
§ Commen?ng
§ Redundancy
§ Eliminate
old
blogs,
that
you
no
longer
use,
or
haven’t
used
in
over
a
year

15. Final
Thoughts
§ Technical
support
§ UBC
Library:
Yvonne
Chan
§ UBC
Blog
group
for
tech
support:
hIp://blogs.ubc.ca/groups/ubc-­‐blogs/
§
Promo?on
§ Jessica
Woolman
or
Glenn
Drexhage,
UBC
Library
Communica?ons
§ Discussion
§ UBC
Library
Blog
group:
hIp://blogs.ubc.ca/groups/ubc-­‐library-­‐blog-­‐squad/