SLJ on Library Weblogs
August 19th, 2005August was a popular month to discuss library weblogs. Today, Will Richardson linked to an article in School Library Journal on the topic. Alice Yucht has some good advice:
““When you begin, tread gently,” advises Alice Yucht, a veteran educator and blogger who teaches online courses in librarianship to Rutgers University graduate students in New Jersey. “A blog is a wonderful tool for marketing and communication. But it’s not for everybody. I would recommend it to those people who think they would like to try a new way of marketing their library services.”
“Yucht cautions people new to blogs to be clear about what they want to use them for. “Being a frustrated writer is not a reason to have a blog,” she says. “Who’s your audience? If you’re going to have a blog for a school, you should set up in advance some very clear guidelines for yourself. Remember that a blog is a public publication.”
The article includes a mention of Amanda Etches-Johnson at the end. BTW, Amanda will be one of our speakers at Blog-U. She’ll be talking about designing and marketing library weblogs.
October 9th, 2007 at 8:47 am
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