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Blogs and RSS feeds

Blogs and RSS feeds Kelly Alice Robinson Intro to blogs What is a blog? (n.) Short for We b log , a blog is a Web page that serves as a publicly accessible personal journal for an individual. Typically updated daily, blogs often reflect the personality of the author.

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Blogs and RSS feeds

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  1. Blogs and RSS feeds Kelly Alice Robinson

  2. Intro to blogs • What is a blog? • (n.) Short for Web log, a blog is a Web page that serves as a publicly accessible personal journal for an individual. Typically updated daily, blogs often reflect the personality of the author. • (v.)To author a Web log. http://www.pcwebopedia.com/TERM/b/blog.html

  3. Some vocab • Blogger – author of a blog • Blogosphere – a.k.a. World Live Web, the world of blogs • Photoblog – blog of photos • Moblogging – to blog using a mobile device (either PDAs or cell phones)

  4. It’s aliiiiiive! Blogs appear to be static web pages, however they are pages that are updated regularly.

  5. To blog or not to blog? Why blog? • To express one’s opinions, an outlet • To present info, happenings, links, photos • To promote or market • To communicate or discuss

  6. Bloggers, the opinionated • The opinion of the author • Most blogs have a focus or a shtick • Represents the author’s interests or profession • See the “about” or profile or bio section

  7. LibraryStuff.net Librarystuff.netis maintained by Steven Cohen, who is an editor of PubSub Concepts and a library scientist, as well as a veteran blogger for technology and librarianship

  8. ResourceShelf.com Gary Price, an electronic librarian, uses his “blog” as a newsletter to convey resource news to information professionals. He is also one of the blogosphere’s most read authors.

  9. Blogs as journals However some blogs are merely a type of diary or a scrapbook of memories.

  10. Jessamyn talks about her day

  11. A photoblog

  12. Expanding the blogosphere Either way, an author can choose to include articles or links relating to the subject of their blog or that day’s particular entry.

  13. Links, links, links

  14. Blogs are archives, too! Blogs are archives of past blog entries and are in reverse chronological order (most recent appears first).

  15. Time warp! Most recent entry Older entry Older entry

  16. Links to the Archives of past entries

  17. These things are awesome! Blogs can be interactive • Readers comment on posts • Authors/other readers can respond to the comments • The conversation begins

  18. Interactivity on blogs Original entry comments

  19. Discussion via readers’ comments comments comments comments

  20. A collaborative weblog

  21. It’s contagious! The more traffic a blog gets, the bigger the discussion usually is, thus bringing together a variety of views and resources.

  22. So what’s blogging got to do with me? • Blogs have A LOT to do with librarianship • They help you keep current • They can inform and educate • They can help you (to help others) break down that digital divide

  23. Blogs are breaking news

  24. Blogs are pushing the envelope

  25. Read blogs • To stay informed on the current trends in the profession • To read opinions • To access resources…links, articles • To be connected to other info, people, organizations, or ideas

  26. A blog for your library? Blogs can be used internally • Keep employees up-to-date • Archives as good reference material • Employees can communicate to each other • Get feedback from coworkers • Conversations are called “threads”

  27. …just like message boards

  28. Blogs for marketing your library Or externally • Announcements to the community • Library hours/special closings • New resources, subscriptions, acquisitions • Workshops, training sessions, speakers • Introduce new staff to the community • Librarians/library staff can communicate to patrons in a team blog

  29. Hear ye!

  30. Now that you’re hooked… Create a blog • Using blogging software such as Blogger • A template but is customizable • Easy as filling out an online form

  31. Blog software example Where the body of the blog is typed

  32. The Good Pros: • Timely • Gets to the point • Easy to skim • Contextualized • What’s “hot”

  33. The Bad Cons: • Redundant • Obsolete • Trivial • Misinformation in the form of rumors or bias

  34. RSS • RDF site summary, rich site summary, or really simple syndication • an XML format for syndicating Web content. A Website that wants to allow other sites to publish some of its content creates an RSS document and registers the document with an RSS publisher. A user that can read RSS-distributed content can use the content on a different site. http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/R/RSS.html

  35. Wires of news stories

  36. RSS’ relationship to blogs • Use as a tool to receive updates from blogs; content comes to subscriber • Subscribe only to the sites you want to read with a news reader or aggregator • Can utilizes web software or hard drive space

  37. Aggregator example: Kinja

  38. Aggregator example: Bloglines

  39. Aggregator example: FeedReader

  40. Aggregator example: Pluck

  41. LISFeeds One place to read library news headlines from 240 blogs

  42. What to look for Blog + Aggregator = Now what?

  43. RSS capability XML

  44. RSS capability “RSS validated”

  45. RSS capability XML - RDF

  46. RDF: Resource Description Framework

  47. It gets easier! Add to Bloglines Add to Kinja

  48. RSS feeds on your handheld • Sunrise can be downloaded for free from PalmGear and converts websites and newsfeeds for offline reading • Stand Alone, inc makes Quick News for Palm OS • Ticker is another software for PDAs

  49. Blog search engines • Daypop • Technorati • Waypath • BlogStreet, also is an aggregator • IceRocket, has a web search engine too • Blogdex, a research project run out of MIT

  50. Library Weblog Directories • By Libdex • By dmoz, the open directory project

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