Library blogging

Thinking of setting up a blog for your school, academic or public library? This book is for you!

* Learn all about the blogosphere and its place in your library.
* Learn the nitty gritty of setting up and hosting your library blog
* Find out just what you need in hardware and software to make your blog work like a charm
* See examples of groundbreaking uses for your library blog

This book is an overview of the world of blogs in libraries, including both use and technological discussions.The authors bring you the whys and how-to's of using a blog in a library context, including the different options available for a library blog, the appropriateness of each option, and the possibilities of each program or service.

• Dedications p. ii
• Table of Contents p. iii
• Table of Figures p. v
• About the Authors p. ix
• Introduction p. x
• Chapter 1 An Introduction to Blogs p. 1
• What is a Blog? p. 1
• History of Blogging p. 4
• Why Blog? p. 7
• Sociology of Blogging p. 8
• Chapter 2 Why a Library Blog? p. 11
• Blog as News Portal p. 12
• Internal Communication p. 13
• Academic Libraries p. 13
• Public Libraries p. 16
• School Libraries p. 20
• Blogging Technologies Section p. 23
• Chapter 3 Types of Blogs p. 23
• Hosted Blogging Software p. 23
• Server-based Blogging Software p. 25
• Chapter 4 Hosted Blogs p. 27
• Blogger p. 28
• TypePad p. 28
• LiveJournal p. 29
• WordPress.com p. 30
• Others p. 31
• Chapter 5 Server-Based Blogging Solutions p. 33
• WordPress p. 33
• Movable Type p. 36
• Others p. 40
• Instructions/How to Section p. 43
• Chapter 6 Wordpress.com How To p. 43
• Setting Up a Wordpress.com Weblog p. 44
• Customizing the Look and Feel p. 47
• Pointers for Posting p. 48
• Chapter 7 Blogger How To p. 55
• Introduction p. 55
• Setting Up a Blogger Weblog p. 56
• Customizing the Look and Feel p. 60
• Semi-Hosted p. 63
• Chapter 8 WordPress How To p. 65
• Chapter 9 Movable How To p. 71
• Installing Movable Type p. 72
• Blogging Basics p. 79
• Customizing the Look and Feel p. 80
• Pointers for Posting p. 82
• Chapter 10 Related Technologies p. 85
• Syndication p. 85
• RSS p. 86
• Atom p. 91
• Feedburner p. 98
• Feed Readers p. 101
• Tagging p. 102
• Mashups p. 104
• Blogging Different Types of Media p. 106
• Photoblogging p. 106
• Podcasting p. 107
• Videoblogging p. 108
• Creative Commons p. 109
• Chapter 11 What is Possible with a Blog? p. 111
• Blogs for News p. 111
• Blogs for Internal Communication p. 119
• Organizational Blogs p. 121
• Chapter 12 Blog Culture p. 127
• Blog Code of Conduct p. 129
• Community p. 130
• Being Native p. 131
• Chapter 13 Future Possibilities p. 133
• Summary p. 145
• Appendix: Blogging Tools p. 146
• Glossary p. 147
• Index p. 149