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#dawal2014. Developing Irish Online Publishing Through Blogging. Michelle Dalton / Liaison Librarian, UCD. e michelle.dalton@ucd.ie w www.michelledalton.ie t @ mishdalton. ( melissa gregg , 2006). “ conversational scholarship ”. november 2011. 300+ posts. 30+ contributors.
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#dawal2014 Developing Irish Online Publishing Through Blogging Michelle Dalton / Liaison Librarian, UCD e michelle.dalton@ucd.ie w www.michelledalton.ie t @mishdalton
(melissagregg, 2006) “conversational scholarship”
november 2011 300+ posts 30+ contributors libfocus 1500+ followers open editorial policy new voices
the same but different Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snowflake_trivets.jpg
collaborating discussing sharing creating reflecting blogging publishing writing learning thinking informing
noauthor guidelines noword counts noconventions norestrictions noformatting
freedom is not free.
“one of the most difficult things is the first paragraph…” • gabrielgarcíamárquez Source: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7075/7137490527_d69de1060a_o.jpg
on anaverage web page (593 words) users only stay long enough to read up to 28% writing for the web is different Source: HaraldWeinreichet al. (2008) “Not Quite the Average: An Empirical Study of Web Use,” ACM Transactions on the Web, vol. 2, no. 1 (Feb)
writing for yourself versus writing for an audience
develop “Most people give up on doing something new after one or two tries, but normally, six iterations of making something is enough to get you 90% of the way to understanding what it is, and how you want to make it.” Matt Locke, test.org.uk clarity
personality • can make a good blog great
thank you Michelle Dalton / Liaison Librarian, UCD e michelle.dalton@ucd.ie w www.michelledalton.ie t @mishdalton