Blogs


 * Blogs (Web log): **

· Type of web site · Simple to use – very little html involved · Chronological journal entries · Comments may be made from users · Can be more than one blogger · Make it public or private
 * What is it? "A blog is a website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order." ** ([]**)**

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 * Blogs in Plain English: **

**Different kinds of postings** **[]** · News · Resources · Reviews · Tutorials · Surveys · Images

· Plan Your Writing · Create a Headline Bank · Time Yourself (Watch the Clock) · Use the “Series Approach” · Get to “the Meat of the Problem”
 * Great blog content **
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· Publish as frequently as possible · Pay attention to the headlines (blog post titles) · Send an email broadcast · Add a link in your email signature · Include multiple subscription options on your blog
 * 19 Tips for Driving Traffic to your blog **
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 * Lots of links **
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· Web site · Newsletter · Book reviews · Internal communication · Research guides · Current events and updates · Links
 * How to use it in a library setting? - **


 * Examples:**

[|Ann Arbor District Library] Library web site [|MLS] [|Falmouth Public Library] [|Dartmouth Public Libraries]
 * Web Sites:**

[|Turning the Page....] Reader's Advisory [|MADreads] Reader's Advisory [|Newton Reads] Reader's Advisory, Newton, MA [|Brockton Public Library Reader] Suggestions for reading, listening, and viewing from the staff of the Brockton Public Library System in Brockton, Massachusetts.
 * Reader's Advisory:**

[|Marin County Free Library Blog] Library news [|Lowdown from Leroy] East Longmeadow Public Library Children's Department, East Longmeadow, MA
 * News:**

[|Greening Merrimack] [|Mt. Holyoke blog] [|Springfield Technical Community College] The **//official//** weblog of the [|Springfield Technical Community College Library.]
 * Colleges:**

[|The Unquiet Library] a school library website [|Lowell Public Schools blog] [|Blogging School Libraries]
 * Schools:**