The Bibiloblogosphere

And YouElizabeth Dunn

Blog: a Web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer; also : the contents of such a site (Merriam-Webster online dictionary)

Libraries are using blogs◦ Site updates◦ Collections information◦ Cataloguing resources◦ General interest

What We Know About Blogs

So…what else is there?

Ethics

Collaboration

Springboard to publication

Community building

Networking

Research

Sharing ideas

The Top Fifty Librarian Blogs

There are many library-related reasons to blog!

Information Wants To Be Free

Individual librarian Personal and professional

reflections

iLibrarian Professional blog Highlights new

tools/technologies

LISNews

Multiple contributors Focus on articles, reviews,

links, etc.

Library Lovers

Community Multiple posters Support, sharing of ideas and

information

NextGen Librarians

Facebook Community-based Web 2.0 oriented

Library_MoFo

Community-based “RefGrunt” Stress relief

And it’s just the beginning….